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Bathory β€” Twilight of the Gods

  • intothewellsabyss
  • Jun 29, 2023
  • 2 min read

π…π‘πŽπŒ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π‚π‘π˜ππ“π’ - π‚π„π‹π„ππ‘π€π“πˆππ† 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 π€π‹ππ”πŒ 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐧 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π‡πˆπ’π“πŽπ‘π˜ 𝐨𝐟  𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 π‘πŽπ‚πŠ & π‡π„π€π•π˜ πŒπ„π“π€π‹β€¦


32 years ago today, Bathory’s second Viking Metal opus was released!



On this day (June 29) in 1991, Bathory released their sixth full-length studio album β€œTwilight of the Gods” via Black Mark Productions.



Overview:

β€œTwilight of the Gods” continues the exploration of the newly created Viking Metal style, and also displays heavy Epic Doom and Classical influences; it is titled after an opera by Wagner. It is a mid-tempo, more acoustic album than previous Bathory releases, though it follows on from β€œHammerheart”. Of significance is Quorthon's total control of the album, playing all electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, and drum programming. The background vocals are a particular feature of the album, with Quorthon multi-tracking himself, as he did on β€œHammerheart”, though on this album he sounds more like a chorus than he had previously. The song "Hammerheart" is based on a melody from Gustav Holst's β€œThe Planets”; specifically, it is Quorthon's own rearrangement of the middle section of the fourth movement, β€œJupiter”.



Critical Reception:

In his review for AllMusic, Eduardo Rivadavia states; β€œOnce again a stellar outing for Bathory, β€œTwilight of the Gods” would close yet another chapter in the group's varied history, as Quorthon decided to pause and reflect on his past achievements with a series of retrospective collections, after which Bathory veered toward new horizons once again.



Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:

Click this link to listen to β€œTwilight of the Gods” via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/twilight-of-the-gods/290064196


Click this link to listen to β€œTwilight of the Gods” via Spotify: Twilight of the Gods https://open.spotify.com/album/0FmBbJxLRihQoFsTi3cxg7


Click this link to follow the Bathory fan page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vikingbathory


Note: The reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. β€” E.N. Wells


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