BLOOD FIRE DEATH

'''Blood Fire Death''' is the fourth album by Bathory, which continued the transition towards more epic songwriting begun on the band's previous album. It is often considered to be the first work in the Viking metal genre, and it is also considered by many fans to be Bathory's finest work. The ninth track is not included on the cassette release.
The lyrics to "The Golden Walls of Heaven" and "Dies Irae" are acrostics: the first letters of each line form phrases, namely "SATAN" (repeated 8 times) and "CHRIST THE BASTARD SON OF HEAVEN," respectively.
The 1999 re-issue of the album ''In The Nightside Eclipse'' by Emperor contains a cover of "A Fine Day to Die", recorded during the ''Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk'' sessions.

Contents

Track listing

Credits

Track listing

# "Odens Ride over Nordland" – 2:59
# "A Fine Day to Die" – 8:35
# "The Golden Walls of Heaven" – 5:22
# "Pace 'till Death" – 3:39
# "Holocaust" – 3:25
# "For All Those Who Died" – 4:57
# "Dies Irae" – 5:11
# "Blood Fire Death" – 10:28
# "Outro" – 0:58

Credits

★ Quorthon - vocals, guitars, percussion, effects

★ Kothaar - bass

★ Vvornth - drums

★ Recorded at Heavenshore Studio, Stockholm, Sweden

★ Produced by Boss & Quorthon

★ Mastered by Andy Dacosta at the CBS Studios London, Great Britain

★ Album cover painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo The Wild Hunt of Odin - (Åsgårdsreien), 1872, National Gallery, Oslo, Norway

★ Album fold-up photography by Pelle Matteus

★ All titles by Quorthon for the Black Mark 1988