Hammerheart

Hammerheart

Track Listings

1. Shores in Flames

2. Valhalla

3. Baptised in Fire and Ice

4. Father to Son

5. Song to Hall Up High

6. Home of Once Brave

7. One Rode to Asa Bay

Tracks:

Shores In Flame
Valhalla
Baptised In Fire And Ice
Father To Son
Song To Hall Up High
Home Of Once Brave
One Rode To Asa Bay
Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Hammerheart = Epic Masterpiece.......2007-07-23

I listened to this album a few years ago so I should spread the word...

This album is full of heart it's also raw, heavy and epic. The production is terrible but I don't think it is a bad thing when it comes to this piece of art. I have never heard anything like this in my life and I don't think I ever will again. So if you have an open mind about music and especially metal pick this up. If you dont like it thats a shame, this album has a very special place in my heart. RIP Quorthon

Hammerheart hammers away..........2007-05-28

This album is a nearly perfect metal record. It is thunderous, haunting, furious. If you are a fan of powerful metal sound then you cannot pass this one up. I think it is even better than Metallica's Master of Puppets. The theme centers around Norse concepts but that doesn't detract at all from the content of the songs, all of which are very good, important contributions to this record. Buy this one immediately if you don't already have it!

#1 of the EPIC Viking Metal Trilogy.......2007-02-23

Actually, all three of his Viking albums are excellent! With Hammerheart we are treated to a wonderful array of acoustic, symphonic, bombastic, and metal delights. What Quorthon did with the Viking metal is immeasurable. To take the heritage and meld it with the various musical elements this album became a tribute to OUR ancestors. If I can use one word to describe this album it would be SINCERE, and the workmanship of the music and the journey this album takes you on is proof of Quorthon's desire to present us with something worth treasuring. With Bathory's prior release: Blood Fire Death, there is more of the old black metal influences, and subsequently after Hammerheart, Twilight of the Gods presents us with more of an overt ambient quality. This is why I recommend to YOU, the reader that you go with Hammerheart first if you're not sure which album to choose. However, if you're like me you'll love each one for it's attributes and get all three. If you don't "get" Viking Metal, you never will, and this music is not for you. If you enjoy black metal influences combined with a cultural/ethnic/Heathen elements you'll enjoy this wonderful album for the rest of your life.

Perhaps the BEST Metal Recording of All Time!.......2007-02-05

Make no mistake, Bathory's "Hammerheart" is one of the best metal recordings EVER! When I first heard "Hammerheart" it utterly blew me away. I bought a copy for a friend and didn't see him again for four months; he said he listened to it EVERY DAY of those four months -- it's that good! This recording is simply the quintessential realization of metal's potential.

Bathory is, for the most part, a one-man "band" masterminded by 'Quorthon', a pseudonym for Thomas Forsberg from Scandanavia. Forsberg released a total of 12 legitimate Bathory albums and a handful of Bathory compilations (as well as two hard rock recodings under the name 'Quorthon'). The music on these recordings ranged from black/speed/punk metal to epic/moody/doom/power metal, obviously depending upon Forsberg's mood. "Hammerheart" is definitely his magnum opus. Please DO NOT judge this album by his other works like the first two satanic/horror/speed platters or the one-dimensional "Octagon" (which was Slayeresque but with lousy production and non-memorable ditties). Trust me, "Hammerheart" stands alone.

The songlist includes:

(1.) "Shores in Flames," a blow-by-blow account of a savage Viking village-raid.
(2.) "Vahalla" which shares the basics of Norse mythology in an epic way.
(3.) "Baptised in Fire and Ice" which features fitting punkish-styled verse vocals and a brilliantly implemented low-tuned bridge.
(4.) "Father to Son" which starts out calm enough until a startling and crushing metal guitar riff speedily kicks in.
(5.) "Song to Hall Up High," the debut Bathory ballad; Quorthon can't sing, of course, but all his vocals strangely fit the music, passionately and naturally.
(6.) "Home of Once Brave" an emotional slow-paced juggernaut marred only be Forsberg's inexplicable rip-off at the end of the song of the closing riff for "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (still, I admit, it totally fits!).
(7.) lastly, there's the hallowed "One Rode to Asa Bay" a potent historical relating of how Christianity was introduced to the Viking culture, which was the death-knell of fantastical Norse religion.

"One Rode to Asa Bay" is a long but simple song; it's also one of my favorite metal pieces, a masterpiece, in fact. It stands up there with the very best metal songs you can possibly cite (e.g. "Hallowed Be Thy Name," "A Dangerous Meeting," "Crown of Sympathy," "The Cry of Mankind," "A Celebration for the Death of Man/In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion," "Wings of Time," etc.).

The production isn't the greatest; in fact, it was literally recorded in a garage in suburban Stockholm (the so-called "Heaven's Shore Studio" -- yeah, right); but it in no way mars this work of genius.

I strongly encourage fans of all styles of metal to add "Hammerheart" to your listening arsenal, unless of course you only prefer bands like Poison and Warrant (giggle).

Personally, I won't even take calls from people that don't own "Hammerheart" and hold it dear.

Hammerheart.......2006-12-12

First and foremost, I must address the fact that I was almost retired from writing reviews for this site. The only thing that stopped me from doing so was this album, plain and simple. It's very important that if a piece of music exists that is, well, this important, then it is your absolute duty as a listener to help make others aware! This album is honestly that good. Those of you that have heard very little of Bathory's work probably know that Bathory was, at first, a black metal project. Their self-titled debut showcased great talent and basically gave birth to the black metal style (shreiking vocals, thundering drums, tremolo guitar picking, etc.). As many have noted, throughout releases Quorothon progressed as a songwriter and eventually took a huge turn in his songwriting. This is most noted with "Blood Fire Death", an album that has been noted as the very first "Viking Metal" album. Though "Blood Fire Death" was epic in its own right, I still feel it had the "black metal" feel that was presented most notably in previously albums. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying "Blood Fire Death" was a black metal album, I'm simply saying that he was still a little early in the transitional period. After "Blood Fire Death" comes "Hammerheart". I can't say enough good things about this album. Most of the vocals are done clean and sound magnificent. I'm not saying that Quorothon is a great singer. As a matter of fact, he's actually a little below average with his range, but the fact remains that he puts so much passion in what he's saying, you'll barely notice the lacking vocals. All instruments play their parts perfectly. I believe that there is only one word that can do justice to the songwriting in this album, that word is epic. Another element that sets this album apart from many many others, past, present and future, is the lyrics. The lyrics are absolutely stunning and are included in the booklet. I could go on and on about how great this album is, but I highly doubt any of you fellow shoppers have the time to read about it. Basically, I'm just going to say that if you're lucky enough to be looking at this page and don't own this album, do yourself a favor and pick it up!

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A criminally overseen band!

Phobos and Deimos
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A criminally overseen band!.......2006-02-13

Satariel is one of the best melodic death metal bands, period! It's a shame these guys don't get more exposure because they are far more superior to the likes of Soilwork and In Flames. This album is everything a melodic death metal fan could ever ask for. Powerful production, incredible lyrics, melodies that make your spine shiver, industrial styled synth work, and vocals that shift from gutteral growls to black metal-esque screeching to beautiful clean singing. Overall, this album smokes and should be added to any metalhead's swedish metal collection. Oh yeah...a few Devin Townsend moments are laced within the music too. Listen to the chorus on track 3 and tell me that doesn't sound like Devy. Buy this album now !!@!!

...and all this for a mere $0.01 is a steal. I ordered my copy from here and the shipping was more than the cd itself. It was brand new and still in the shrink wrap too. I don't understand how an album of this quality was so cheap. I would pay 20 bucks for this masterpiece. Oh, well...saves the money.

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Customer Reviews:

Immense...unique..........2007-06-17

the only music i`ve heard where i`m transported to earlier times ,preparing a dragon ship ,crashing over cold waves, distant lands on the horizon. This has an atmosphere all to itself,cold,haunting, melodic,passionate.Thankyou Quorthon , you,ve gave me something special...

A stunning metal record.......2007-05-29

This might be the best metal album I've ever heard. Only drawback, if this is one, happens to be that the theme is centered around Viking and Norse mythos. The music pummels and the lyrics are clever. If you are a fan of metal music then buy this one immediately. It is one of the most potent metal compilations I've ever heard, perhaps even better than Metallica's "Master of Puppets." I realize that is saying a lot, but "Hammerheart" is so powerful I thought the comparison had merit.

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BATHORY LIVES.......2007-06-28

AS A DIE HARD BATHORY FAN SINCE THE BEGINNING.OF THE BLK METAL MOVEMENT 1ST WAVE WHAT A BETTER WAY TO NOW PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR FALLEN HERO QUORTHON...MY FAV BANDS ON THE CD ARE MARDUK AND DRK FUNERAL.BUT THE OTHER BANDS HOLD THERE OWN AS WELL...IF YOUR NEW TO BATHORY THIS IS A NICE INTRODUCTION IN THE PURE GENIOUS OF QUORTHON!! THIS CD.RULES HANDS DOWN..ALL I CAN SAY IS BUY THIS CD...YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU LIKE IT GO BACK AND CHECK OUT THE MASTER WHO STARTED IT ALL ALL BLK METAL BANDS NOW KNOW WHO STARTED IT ALL.HE LOVED VENOM AND THAT ONLY COMES OUT IN HIS MUSIC...BATHORY WILL NEVER DIE BECAUSE THE FANS LOVE HIM SO MUCH AND HIS MUSIC AND THESE BANDS TAKE HIS MUSIC TO THE NEXT LEVEL METAL METAL EXTREMEISM AT ITS BEST....

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Glorious, chaotic, black metal at its finest !.......2005-10-29

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