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Quorthon - vocals
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Genre: Black Metal
Origin: Sweden
Label: Black Mark Records
Status: Hiatus
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In a realm where the scale of influence far outweighs commercial success, Bathory rank among the most important European metal acts of the 80's and 90's. Few originators of the extreme metal arts evoke such hushed, reverential tones of admiration as Sweden's Bathory, who along with England's Venom and Switzerland's Celtic Frost can lay claim to seriously affecting the evolution of the genre over the next two decades. Essentially a one-man operation helmed by the mysterious Quorthon, Bathory's development from the rawest form of embryonic Black Metal to thrash, death, and back to Viking-themed Black Metal, which, in its modern incarnation owes more to Bathory than possibly any other group.
The Swedish born multi-instrumentalist Quorthon, also known as Black Spade and/or Ace Shoot (his real name is still the subject of debate) formed Bathory in 1983 with sidemen Han
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