Bathory
Bathory was a Swedish extreme metal project formed in Vällingby, Stockholm on
March 16, 1983 by Tomas Forsberg, known professionally as Quorthon. Initially a
power trio, the group took its name from Erzsébet Báthory. The project's
breakthrough came in 1984 with contributions of the songs "Sacrifice" (1984) and
"The Return of the Darkness and Evil" (1984) to the compilation album
Scandinavian Metal Attack (1984). The self-titled debut album Bathory (1984)
followed later that year, starting a prolific discography that includes Under
the Sign of the Black Mark (1987) and Blood Fire ...
