Album Info
| Artist: | Bathory |
| Album: | Hammerheart |
| Released: | Sweden, 2013 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Shores In Flames | 11:10 |
| A2 | Valhalla | 9:32 |
| B1 | Baptised In Fire And Ice | 7:58 |
| B2 | Father To Son | 6:31 |
| C1 | Song To Hall Up High | 2:30 |
| C2 | Home Of Once Brave | 6:44 |
| D1 | One Rode To Asa Bay | 10:25 |
| D2 | Outro | 0:23 |
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Description
Those oarbeat toms in Shores in Flames lean forward and recede like the sea, and suddenly Quorthon’s Viking vision clicks into focus. Hammerheart is Bathory’s grand pivot from first-wave ferocity to patient, windswept epics. Across this 2LP, the spread gives the choirs and acoustics room to breathe; low end sits deeper. Valhalla rides a gallop that feels heavier here, while the clean vocal stack sits just right rather than crowding the guitars. One Rode to Asa Bay still chills, the mid-song lull brightening before that final surge. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Bathory records online with us. File it next to Celtic Frost on your shelf, but really it belongs to the early 90s moment where black metal’s fire met saga-sized storytelling. Side breaks actually help the pacing, letting the long forms feel intentional rather than indulgent. In Melbourne, this is the Bathory LP we reach for when someone asks where Viking metal really began. Collectors chasing the epic phase over the feral early records will be happy with this cut. Buy online now with fast shipping across Australia, or pick it up in our Preston record store.
