Blood Fire Death
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| Studio album by Bathory | ||||
| Released | 8 October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | February 1988 at Heavenshore Studio in Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Black metal, Viking metal | |||
| Length | 45:41 | |||
| Label | Under One Flag | |||
| Producer | Quorthon and Boss Forsberg | |||
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Blood Fire Death is the fourth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 8 October 1988, through Music for Nations sublabel, Under One Flag. The album, although mostly black metal, includes some of the first examples of Viking metal.[1]
Background and recording
The lyrics to "For All Those Who Died" were taken from a poem by Erica Jong, first published in her book Witches (1981),[2] while first three verses of "A Fine Day to Die" are taken from "Cassilda's Song" of Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow".
The front cover comes from the painting Åsgårdsreien (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Quorthon.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Odens Ride Over Nordland" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "A Fine Day to Die" | 8:35 |
| 3. | "The Golden Walls of Heaven" | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Pace 'Till Death" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Holocaust" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "For All Those Who Died" | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Dies Irae" | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Blood Fire Death" | 10:28 |
| 9. | "Outro" | 0:58 |
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Total length:
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45:41 | |
Note: The "Outro" is not listed on the cover, and is not included on the cassette release.
Critical reception
In 2009, IGN included Blood Fire Death in their "10 Great Black Metal Albums" list.[3]
Credits
- Quorthon – guitar and vocals
- Vvornth – drums
- Kothaar – bass
- Peter Nicolai Arbo – album cover painting, The Wild Hunt of Odin (Åsgårdsreien)
- Pelle Matteus – sleeve photography
