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"In the twilight I stand and cry … we..ve lost the very best." Dedicated to Quorthon
Lineup Quorthon (Tomas Forsberg, Black Spade, Quorthon Seth) - Guitars, Vocals, Music and Lyrics
Equipment : Ibanez Destroyer I Gibson electric guitars Gibson electric bass guitars Dean Markley Strings Jim Dunlop picks Marshall amps
Hold high our banner black, the three flames in red Brothers and sisters Hail, proudly raise your heads Through you we've reached out to just every nation You kept us alive with your love and dedication Bathory Hordes is the united force, we are all born of one womb The mightiest of hordes born through faith and belief Hail now the sign of the black mark and of doom..... You kept your faith, you mailed us your Hails You spread our name and commotion You are the ones who believes and supports and that's called shear bloody f*cking devotion The creature with red eyes, the symbol we've chosen To guide us or fool us but together we can't lose Brothers and sisters under black moon Hail high the sign of the black mark and of doom..... Wearing our name B.A.T.H.O.R.Y., on T-shirts and badges, we salute thy You thrashing f*cking lunatics forever you'll live in our hearts Hail high sign our faith the black mark" - Quorthon....
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Influences
Folk, Classical, Kiss, Motorhead, GBH, punk, Black Sabbath
FOREVERDARK WOODS
WAR PIGS,br>
Hails to Lord Pryderi for this video......m/
Sounds Like
BOY-QUORTHON
RIP QUORTHON, GREATLY MISSED, UP IN HALL UP HIGH.....
RING OF GOLD
THE RAVENS
NO POLITICAL COMMENTS, THIS IS A MUSIC PAGE, NOT A PLACE FOR EXTREMISM. ANY COMMENTS SUCH AS 14/88 WILL BE DENIED. APOLOGIES, BUT WE CANNOT HAVE SUCH COMMENTAGE ON A QUORTHON PAGE. HAIL THE HORDES.
ADD AND SUPPORT BATHORY FIRST ERA
Ace Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg (February 17, 1966 – June 7, 2004) was the founder and song writer of the pioneering Swedish black metal band Bathory. He is credited with largely helping in the creation of Black Metal, and evolving it from its thrash origins into what is identified as black metal today, and also creating the genre Viking Metal, the latter having a more evolved and operatic style. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Bathory's albums.
Quorthon formed Bathory in 1983 when he was 17 years old. Always underfunded, his albums had a rough quality which many black metal bands would later emulate, and which would come to characterize this genre of music. He recorded in a garage, on a 4 track recorder, with mechanics working around him, and neighbors mowing their lawns, also known as Heavenshore Studios.
Quorthon also personally paid for the production of Bathory's music video for "One Rode to Asa Bay" in 1990. The video was shown on MTV's Headbanger's Ball, though he had not yet seen it at the time he was interviewed for the program.
Beginning in the 1990s, he took full control of Bathory, choosing to forego performing live in order to spend time recording music with hired musicians. He also played a bass guitar on almost all of his albums, and mostly used a drum machine or a session drummer.
In 1993 Quorthon set Bathory aside and recorded and released two albums under the name "Quorthon". First was called Album released in 1994, and Purity of Essence in 1997. The albums were more rock oriented than Bathory's black/viking metal style. While working on these albums he found new inspiration to continue composing music for Bathory.
Bathory's next albums were in a retro-thrash metal style, unlike previous releases. But in 1996 Quorthon released Blood on Ice, a concept album which he began recording in 1989 but didn't finish. Blood on Ice returns to Bathory's viking metal style. His next albums followed in that vein as did the Nordland saga. It was planned as a four-album set, but only two were finished.
He was found dead in his apartment on 7 June 2004, apparently from heart failure. He was 38 years old and was known to suffer from heart problems.
His father, Börje "Boss" Forsberg, is the owner of Black Mark Productions, an independent record label that Quorthon founded.
Discography
With Bathory
Bathory (1984)
The Return (1985)
Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1986)
Blood Fire Death (1988)
Hammerheart (1990)
Twilight of the Gods (1991)
Requiem (1994)
Octagon (1995)
Blood On Ice (1996)
Destroyer of Worlds (2001)
Nordland I (2002)
Nordland II (2003)
As Quorthon
Album (1994)
Purity of Essence (1997)
In Memory of Quorthon (2006)
3 CDS, DVD of 'One Rode To Asa Bay', plus interview and Promotion of 'Hammerheart', Poster and Detailed Book on Bathory with history, Discography, tributes and photos (Contained in Box Set), Compiled by Quorthon and Boss
Various Tribute Albums, including:
BETHOR- 'The Return of Darkness and Evil-Tribute to Quorthon' (2007)
BATHORLORD- 'A Tribute To The Hordes From Bathory' (2006)
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Hey i just wanted to say thanx for that bulletin. It's needed nowadays. Too much of these bullshit 14/88 ideas. Hey people please respect Quorthon! Don't discredit what he have done.
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