Blood on Ice

Blood on Ice

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Blood on Ice

3. Man of Iron

4. One Eyed Old Man

5. Sword

6. Stallion

7. Woodwoman

8. Lake

9. Gods of Thunder of Wind and of Rain

10. Ravens

11. Revenge of the Blood on Ice

Tracks:

Intro
Blood On Ice
Man Of Iron
One Eyed Old Man
The Sword
The Stallion
The Woodwoman
The Lake
Gods Of Thunder Of Wind And Of Rain
The Ravens
The Revenge Of The Blood On Ice

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Save us from the wrath of the northmen
The ultimate Norse metal album
Epic Metal
Battles in the North...
Epic BM of the Northland

Blood on Ice
Bathory
Manufacturer: Black Mark Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hammerheart
Blood Fire Death
Nordland I
Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark
The Return......

ASIN: B000001H3C
Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

Intro
Blood on Ice
Man of Iron
One-Eyed Old Man
This Sword
The Stallion
The Woodwoman
The Lake
Gods of Thunder of Wind and of Rain
The Ravens
The Revenge of the Blood on Ice

Customer Reviews:

Save us from the wrath of the northmen.......2006-07-26

Bathory made their name via some of the blackest bile ever recorded, beyond metal to something more infernal. They certainly pushed boundaries and were also quite obviously not quite right in the head bless 'em. Main man Quorthon chose his name because it was hard to pronounce and people mucking it up would stop him from getting a big head - well at least that was one of his explanatory stories. Like I said, not quite right upstairs....

Well Quorthon seems to have been pretty much the entire band at this point and his style and vision are stamped all over this release. It should be noted that in Quorthons liner notes that he states the lengthy gestation period of this material - from being written in '88 and '89 to being finally mixed in '96.

But enough of the history lesson then - what's on the disc! Well nothing as heavy as some of Bathorys prior releases. And this is a concept album - the synopsis of the story is;

# Cliched small boy sees village wiped out. A la Conan the Barbarian
# Cliched boy lives in forest - remembering that closeness to nature etc was a regular motif of Scandinavian extreme metal. Not a la Spinal Tap and Stonehenge relics.
# Cliched boy meets old mystic dude. Kinda like Karate Kid or maybe Quorthons vision of some Scandinavian Viking Obi Wan Kenobi.
# Enter inevitable magic sword along with babble about prophecies, mighty steeds and a magic lake and keeping mean spirited gods happy.
# After suitable adventures the bad guy is slain yea verily and forsooth.

Kinda looks like the plot of every other self important 'epic' concept album huh? Well that's cos it is. Though at least Bathory did it in one album unlike Rhapsody who went on and on with. Dodgy concept aside this isn't a bad album. From the awesome cover art that directly relates to the story to Quorthons informative liner notes this was a well thought out project, exuding confidence and a purity of mission.

The musical problems are the quite average production qualities. Bathory and their ilk were well known for this but seriously, your supposed to grow up at some stage. Much of the riffing is dull though it cuts nicely on some tracks, such as One Eyed Old Man and The Lake. A plethora of bells and whistles and other studio tricks are thrown in when appropriate but the vocals are so darn unexpressive. And they sound like they were sung in one studio while the actual recording equipment was in the studio down the hall.

This was a good idea and could really have broadened the bands appeal but it just doesn't live up to the packaging.

The ultimate Norse metal album.......2001-09-13

This album is the epitome of Viking Metal, and one of the most majestic pieces of music in creation. Recorded by Quarthon at the height of epic metal journey, it contains 10 tracks of rousing and powerful Viking metal hymns that make my heart pump faster, even 5 years after my first listen. The story is pieced together masterfully from various bits of Norse mythology and folklore, with added twists by the mastermind of Bathory. From slow acoustic songs like "Man of Iron" and "The Ravens" to the thundering heavy metal, and possibly best song of all time, "Gods of Thunder, of Wind and of Rain" this is an album every true metal fan should own.

Epic Metal.......2001-06-17

Continuing in the vein of Twilight of the Gods, Bathory releases another album of epic Viking metal that far surpasses anything he has previously done, and can safely be labeled as the best example of Viking metal yet to be released. The songs are grand, sweeping, utilizing a full choir to enhance the music. Hardcore fans of Bathory's more straightforward Black Metal approach may disapprove, but in truth the Viking metal approach-with it's more complex arrangements and clean vocals-is more powerful than the most fast paced metal record out there-and is easier to listen to.

Battles in the North..........1998-05-06

Quorthon has dominated Scndinavian black metal for more than a decade, even though he has publicly admitted that his music is most of the time low quality. After the "Twilight of the Gods" I did not expect to see another epic album from Bathory, but the man behind them surprised me with the release of this material, which is well out of the black metal norms he has gotten us used to. Epic metal ladies and gentlemen (maybe only gentlemen.) The recording is awful (I thought I heard an aircraft pass by during a song) but the music is something else. Think of this album as something that a friend of yours recorded at the basement of his house. The rest is left to the melodies from the northern provinces...

Epic BM of the Northland.......1997-04-22

Though recently released, Quorthon claims this material hails from the era of "Blood, Fire Death" and his masterpiece "Hammerheart". The music is more Folk/Black with obvious old school Punk influences. As usual, the recording quality is not the best, but it does boast some nice samples and catchy rythmns. The vocals are all clean, with a few variations, and on "The One-eyed Old Man" a neat sort of narration is given by Mr. Tim Earl in verse. The whole CD, if you are not familiar with the Epic music, tells a story, in this case a story of a boy whose village is razed in the intro and first song. Each song thereafter tells a part of his quest for vengence all across the Northland and even the realms of the Gods. A good album, but not as good as Quorthon's earlier "Hammerheart". The book with the CD is VERY nice and lyrics are given in both English and German. END

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Blood on the Snow
Fire And Ice
Manufacturer: Fremdheit company
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Product Description

Fire & Ice is Ian Read (ex Current 93 & Sol Invictus). This is a 3 track CD single is on his own Fremdheit company and is credited to BM Sorcery (UK) and Asafoetida (USA). Tracklist: 1) Corpus Christi (Mix II) 2) Michael (Live '92) 3) Blood On The Snow.

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Blood on Ice
Bathory
Manufacturer: Black Mark/Spv
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QW0N
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Average customer rating:

Viking metal at its finest!

Blood on Ice
Bathory
Manufacturer: Black Mark/Spv
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QKAP
Release Date: 2002-10-23

Tracks:

Intro
Blood on Ice
Man of Iron
One Eyed Old Man
Sword
Stallion
Woodwoman
Lake
Gods of Thunder of Wind and of Rain
Ravens
Revenge of the Blood on Ice

Customer Reviews:

Viking metal at its finest!.......2006-04-20

if you are a fan of Bathorys Hammerheart,you need this NOW.apparently Quorthon shelved this at the time,not being satisfied with the results.Wow,so fortunate for us that he finally saw fit to release!Truly grand,epic tunes fill this release in my opinion more-or-less where Hammerheart had left off.Even if you are totally unfamiliar with Hammerheart and/or Bathory I think this would be a good introduction to his "Viking" phase as its great music!

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