Language: English
Genre: Black Metal
Label Number: BMCD 666-3
AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
☠: Selected by Buccaneer
© 1987-1991 Black Mark ProductionAllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
With their third album, 1986's Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark (which, as you may have guessed, provided the name for their future record label), Sweden's Bathory
took a major step forward in their development -- most notably when it
came to the improved quality of the actual recording. Whereas their
first two, technically challenged efforts had benefited from all the
class and precision of a plane crash, this album's clearer, more
professional sound finally allowed Seth Quorthon's fast-maturing songwriting skills to shine through the murk. This did not, however, mean that Bathory
was forgetting their roots. Quite the contrary, for, while original
fans unwilling to let go of the band's inaccessible past could content
themselves with full-throttle thrashers like "Massacre," the shrill
"Equimanthorn," and the downright furious "Chariots of Fire," those
willing to grow along with the group could appreciate less-frenetic,
more diversified numbers such as "Call From the Grave" and "Enter the
Eternal Fire." In the latter, Bathory achieved their first bona fide epic, and this more than any other track here suggests the future glories soon to come. Quorthon's raspy, anguished croak remains an ever-present reminder of Bathory's
primitive origins, but his increasingly musical guitar solos, usage of
the occasional eerie synthesizer intro or accent (see the excellent
"Woman of Dark Desires"), and gutsy decision to print his lyrics
demanded a greater level of respect for what Bathory was trying to achieve beyond those simplistic first LPs. Finally, interesting closer "Of Doom" offers a Judas Priest-styled rave-up (thanking the fans for supporting the group, helping them rock out, etc.) and quotes the riff of Metallica's "For Whom the Bells Toll" to boot. In short, though clearly transitional (which of their albums wasn't?), Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark remains a career highlight for Bathory and a crucial LP for all lovers of extreme metal.
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