BATHORY — Bathory (review)

BATHORY — Bathory album cover Album · 1984 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
1/5 ·
AtomicCrimsonRush
1984 saw the beginning of many genres and here is the continuing story of the rise of black metal began by Venom. I listened to this album a grand total of one time. It was a gruelling experience to get through. Not that I hate black metal, I just like a bit of production and some brutal metal riffs occasionally. None will be found here.

There are just a bunch of passionless screechy vocals accompanying droning distortion. The sonic noise and screeching vocals are unnerving at first and then it becomes a nuisance. Some of this stuff is unintentionally funny, a mockery these days such as In Conspiracy With Satan or Armageddon. I kind of liked the crawl metal of Raise the Dead and it's growling pleading lyrics - 'I'm so tired, grant me the eternal sleep'. It all seems a bit contrived now but at the time this was as dark as it got. I would never return to this darkness. I can manage a star for sheer balls that Bathory would create this dark music with sincere conviction.
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