𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…
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 “Twilight of the Gods” via Black Mark Productions.
Overview:
“Twilight 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 “Hammerheart”. 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 “Hammerheart”, 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 “The Planets”; specifically, it is Quorthon's own rearrangement of the middle section of the fourth movement, “Jupiter”.
Critical Reception:
In his review for AllMusic, Eduardo Rivadavia states; “Once again a stellar outing for Bathory, “Twilight 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 “Twilight of the Gods” via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/twilight-of-the-gods/290064196
Click this link to listen to “Twilight 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
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