Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark

Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark

Track Listings

1. Nocternal Obeisance

2. Massacre

3. Woman of Dark Desires

4. Call from the Grave

5. Equimanthorn

6. Enter the Eternal Fire

7. Chariots of Fire

8. 13 Candles of Doom......

9. Of Doom

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Full title 'Under The Sign Of The Black Mark'. 1986 release for Scandinavian black metal act. Nine tracks including, 'Nocturnal Obeisance', 'Massacre', 'Woman of Dark Desires' & 'Call from the Grave'.

Tracks:

Nocternal Obeisance
Massacre
Woman of Dark Desires
Call from the Grave
Equimanthorn
Enter the Eternal Fire
Chariots of Fire
13 Candles of Doom......
Of Doom

Album Description

Full title 'Under The Sign Of The Black Mark'. 1986 release for Scandinavian black metal act. Nine tracks including, 'Nocturnal Obeisance', 'Massacre', 'Woman of Dark Desires' & 'Call from the Grave'.

Customer Reviews:

4.6 Their (his) best.......2006-12-13

The best Bathory cd... Classics. 13 candles, Equimanthorn, Massacre, Call from the grave. Classics! Quorthon stepped it up big time on this release after the haunting "the Return". This is still the best sounding Bathory disc and it slays from start to finish. Also great cover art.. Better now than ever.. RIP quorthon..

Split-your-head-open harsh!.......2006-08-21

I am a newcomer to Bathory. I rank 5 stars here for honestly being one of the nastiest, skull-splitting brutal, clanking loud pieces of recorded music I have ever heard. The vocals are just plain scary. The music sounds like welded steel slaughter house machinery caked in dried blood and running on top gear. This album is that freakish weird insect under the rock that you picked up playing as a kid. It startles you initially and then you want to go back and look at it carefully again and again. At a loud volume this album rattles dental work and revisits ice hockey concussions. It's like being checked on the ice without a helmet by Cromagnon Man.

(damn)

Bathory? does it need any more reviews?.......2006-08-20

I believe that lots of people have been reviewing Bathory's works for years, and I believe that everyone who enjoys metal music knows how great and important Bathory is. So, in case you don't know it yet, or you don't like it....well too bad for you!

Classic Old School Black Metal.......2006-04-15

This is what pure Black Metal is. This cd is is just killer and any Metal fan would really enjoy this. Ace was a true pioneer in this form of metal. Even though Venom and Celtic Frost were very influential to Black Metal Bathory was the very first 100% Black Metal Band. Come to think of it Venom and Bathory music wise have simularities but Ace was the first to use the Black Metal Vocals (aka Linda Blair Shrieks) and the guitar white noise feed back which is commonly used in Black Metal.

I own the first 3 Bathory albums but this by far my favorite and in my opinion Bathory's best.

If you are just getting into Bathory or Black Metal this album is a great starting place.

R.I.P
Quorthon

Now the life you have lived have comed to light and unfold is your perversity........2005-11-30

Think of your favorite Black metal vocalist, album or band. There is a very good chance that Bathory inspired them. This was one of the first "real" Black Metal album's and so many years later, it is still one of the best. Between Quorthon's dark lyrics and throat ripping (incredible as well) vocals. That alone would make the album worth a BM fan's purchase. The drums are what you would exspect from Bathory, having ok production on them but keeping a really raw sound to them. The guitar work is also raw but a little more technical than the BM that would be released in the few years followed. The type of song range from the truly dark "Woman of Dark Desires" and "Enter the Eternal Fire" to songs which are short amounts of chaos "Chariots of Fire" and songs like "Equimanthorn" which has elements of both. All in all, this a great classic Black Metal album. It is my second favorite Bathory album behind only "Blood, Fire Death" Enjoy.

Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark

Average customer rating:

OK, but not Bathory's best.
Chapter III: Hail the Sign of the Black Mark and of Doom...
Classic Bathory

Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark
Bathory
Manufacturer: Black Mark/Spv
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005QC6D
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

Nocternal Obeisance
Massacre
Woman of Dark Desires
Call from the Grave
Equimanthorn
Enter the Eternal Fire
Chariots of Fire
13 Candles of Doom......
Of Doom

Customer Reviews:

OK, but not Bathory's best........2002-10-19

This one simply isn't as enjoyable as the self-titled debut LP or "Blood Fire Death."

"Woman of Dark Desires" is cool, but most of the other tracks don't grab me. ... The production on "Under The Sign Of THe Black Mark" isn't as solid as the aforementioned albums, although early Bathory discs aren't known for their sound clarity...

Chapter III: Hail the Sign of the Black Mark and of Doom..........2001-12-02

On 'Under the Sign of the Black Mark', everyone's favorite Swedish meatball Quorthon combines the dark, nightmarish monotone of 'The Return...' with a new, industialized percussive sound (he insists it's not a drum machine) and generally tighter playing, creating an almost robotic-sounding death metal that doesn't even seem tangible; something completely outside of even traditional underground metal music. In addition to this are Quorthon's vocals; he sounds a lot more vitriolic and bloodthirsty this time around, while at the same time, you can make out the lyrics on even the ultra-fast tunes without the liner notes.

Which brings me to another point: before the advent of the (stupid) blastbeat grindcore scene, Bathory were the fastest thing on the dragstrip by FAR. Take for example track 7, "Chariots of Fire" (no, not a Vangelis cover!). Anyone remember the blindcore joke "Hang the Pope" by Nuclear Assault? Try to picture an ENTIRE verse/chorus/verse/chorus/lead/verse/chorus song played THAT FAST with PERFECT precision. Yeah, I thought that might get your attention...

Elsewhere however, Quorthon slows down and delivers doom par excellence on "Call From The Grave" and the epic "Enter the Eternal Fire"...an early precursor to the "melodic death metal" so popular these days. "Woman of Dark Desires", "Equimanthorn", "Massacre"...this whole thing is just immense. There's even a cool song about Bathory fans here, so what more could you want?

Perhaps the most ironic thing about 'Under the Sign...' is that Quorthon himself claims to absolutely hate it. Why? I have no idea. But it's an album that those in the black metal scene still holds close to their black hearts. And the best was still yet to come...

Classic Bathory.......2001-11-24

Ahhh, Nocturnal Obeisance . . . classic Quorthon before all the operatic powermetal stuff (What the hell was that "One Rode to Asa Bay" video about?). This album was a great influence upon Mayhem, Burzum and Dark Throne. "Woman of Dark Desires" is still one of the greatest metal tracks ever laid down.

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