Album
Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
1987 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Under The Sign Of The Black Mark is a Metal album by Bathory, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 82 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
Unleashed upon a very discriminating audience in 1987, Bathory’s third album became one of the primary building blocks for the Scandinavian black metal movement of the early ‘90s. Essentially the solo project of then 21-year-old Swedish musician Tomas “Quorthon” Forsberg, the record has an uncompromising attitude, cavernous atmosphere, and demonic vocal style that made Bathory one of the most extreme bands in the land. Along with the early works of Celtic Frost and Venom, it inspired the legion of corpse-painted firebrands that followed.
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Tracklist
- 1Noctunal Obeisance (Intro)1:27
- 2Massacre2:37
- 3Woman of Dark Desires4:07
- 4Call from the Grave4:54
- 5Equimanthorn3:40
- 6Enter the Eternal Fire6:57
- 7Chariot of Fire2:46
- 813 Candles5:14
- 9Of Doom3:42
- 10The Winds of Mayhem (Outro)0:23
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Black Metal
- raw
- aggressive
- occult
Recorded in September 1986 and released on 11 May 1987.
It was a key album in the development of the black metal genre, and greatly influenced the Norwegian black metal scene that emerged in the early 90s. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked it as 81st on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.
The photograph on the cover was by Gunnar Silins, from a photograph in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. The model used was Leif Ehrnborg, a then-top class Swedish bodybuilder.
"Woman of Dark Desires" is a tribute to the band's namesake, Elizabeth Báthory 1560-1640.
"Enter the Eternal Fire" was the band's first epic, reaching nearly seven minutes in length, with lyrics referring to a deal with the Devil.
"Equimanthorn" makes references to Hell as well as to Norse mythology, including Odin's "eight-legged black stallion" Sleipnir.
"Of Doom......" - dedicated to You!
"Outro" introduced on 2003 remastered edition.
Vinyls:
1987
Aston Clinton (opens in a new tab) I Aston Clinton (opens in a new tab) I UK (opens in a new tab)
France (opens in a new tab)
US (opens in a new tab)
1993 Korea (opens in a new tab)
1995 Brazil (opens in a new tab)
2003
red (opens in a new tab)
clear (opens in a new tab)
black (opens in a new tab)
2007 picture (opens in a new tab)
2010 blue (opens in a new tab)
2012 500 gold (opens in a new tab)
2014
black (opens in a new tab)
500 picture (opens in a new tab)
2018
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Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- QuorthonLEAD VOCALS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 82 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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