It's been 39 years since the release of Bathory's self-titled album, and it has left an everlasting mark on the world of extreme metal. With its raw and evil sound, it is considered one of the most influential metal albums in history. Forever wrapped in darkness, let us hail Quorthon and his masterful creation!
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127. Bathory - Bathory (Black/Viking Metal, 1984)
Art by Joseph A. Smith, 1981 - out of the book "Witches" by Erica Jong
The goat was originally meant to be printed in gold. However, this was too expensive to use, so Quorthon asked for it to be as near to gold as possible; the result was a bright yellow color. Quorthon thought it looked "awful", and after the first 1000 pressings it was switched to black-and-white. The yellow cover has become a collector's item, and is now well known as "Gula Geten" ("The Yellow Goat").
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Quorthon of Bathory (on Headbangers Ball, 1990)
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this is the funniest shit ive ever found on pinterest. cant image some person listening to whitney houston and being like "fuck this bitch, bathory is so much better" & making this
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a rainbow shirt at target won't make u gay but quorthon will
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