BATHORY

3rd album from 1987 by the legendary Swedish BATHORY, widely regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of Black Metal. With "Under the Sign of the Black Mark", Quorthon took the sound of the band's first two releases to an entirely new level, achieving a perfect balance of ferocity, darkness and atmosphere that would help define the future of the genre throughout the following decade.

Raw production, haunting riffs, tortured vocals and intensely committed performances make the album both savage and hypnotic. While retaining its speed and aggression, BATHORY introduced a richer sense of composition and atmosphere that would profoundly influence countless Black Metal bands in the years that followed. An undisputed masterpiece whose importance in the evolution of extreme metal cannot be overstated.

Recommended for fans of: HELLHAMMER, CELTIC FROST, SARCÓFAGO, MAYHEM, DARKTHRONE.