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GenreMetal
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Albums18
Songs152
AboutBathory was essentially a one-man band, fronted by Quorthon (real name Thomas Forsberg) and filled out with an endless string of session players who usually only lasted one album.
Based in Sweden, Bathory is widely regarded as a pioneer of the modern black metal sound, and everybody who is anybody in black metal likes to quote Bathory as a big influence.
Bathory ended with Quorthon's unexpected death on 7 June 2004.
Based in Sweden, Bathory is widely regarded as a pioneer of the modern black metal sound, and everybody who is anybody in black metal likes to quote Bathory as a big influence.
Bathory ended with Quorthon's unexpected death on 7 June 2004.