Bathory must be considered a major influence, either directly or indirectly, on virtually every black metal band in the last decade. It was Bathory, along with Venom, who helped pioneered the raw death/black style and gutteral vocals that are now standard in the genres. Basically a one-man band (with a scattered few early-career exceptions), Bathory's work have run the gamut from more simplistic Venom-ish fare (first two albums, the debut in particular) to a more epic, Manowar-ish style, steeped in Norse mythology, on much of the middle and later albums, to a more thrash-based style on releases such as Octagon. Quorthon (the man himself) has also recorded apart from the Bathory name, releasing two albums under the name Quorthon, said to be very un-Bathory-like. The latest releases is the two part Nordland effort, with part one released in 2002 and its followup released earlier in 2003. A new album was expected to be recorded in 2004, but with Quorthon's unfortunate and unexpected passing, this would appear not to happen.
Bathory - Bathory [1984]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8569879/_1984__Bathory.rar.html
Bathory - The Return [1985]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8573211/_1985__The_Return.rar.html
Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark [1986]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8576946/_1986__Under_The_Sign_Of_The_Black_Mark.rar.html
Bathory - Blood Fire Death [1988]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8579824/_1988__Blood_Fire_Death.rar.html
Bathory - Hammerheart [1990]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8583286/_1990__Hammerheart.rar.html
Bathory - Twilight of the gods [1991]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8584497/_1991__Twilight_of_the_gods.rar.html
Bathory - Requiem [1994]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8585069/_1994__Requiem.rar.html
Bathory - Octagon [1995]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8586067/_1995__Octagon.rar.html
Bathory - Blood On Ice [1996]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8587791/_1996__Blood_On_Ice.rar.html
Bathory - Destroyer Of Worlds [2001]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8594624/_2001__Destroyer_Of_Worlds.rar.html
Bathory - Nordland I [2002]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8594225/_2002__Nordland_I.rar.html
Bathory - Nordland II [2003]
http://rapidshare.de/files/8594580/_2003__Nordland_II.rar.html
