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Death metal act Bathory presents OCTAGON featuring 11 tracks including "Born to Die" and "Schizianity."
The Swedish black metal band Bathory have won a lot of respect over the years for their uncompromising style of music, and the harsh sound and extreme lyrics of Octagon pack plenty of shock value. A couple of the numbers deal with such serious issues as world politics and pollution, and "Deuce" is probably the most worthwhile track of the lot. Octagon is probably best suited for hardcore Bathory fans. ~ David Peter Wesolowski
The Swedish black metal band Bathory have won a lot of respect over the years for their uncompromising style of music. However, a little bit of compromise would have gone a long way on this particular release. Even seasoned metal fans might find Octagon tough to digest. Sure, its harsh sound and extreme lyrics pack plenty of shock value. But most of the tunes are too chaotic, failing to make any sort of a connection even after a good number of spins. In fact, several of them are downright painful. A couple of the numbers try to deal with such serious issues as world politics and pollution, but their message is lost amidst all that chaos and noise. "Deuce" is probably the most worthwhile track of the lot, but that doesn't mean it's anything special. No doubt about it, Octagon is one for the hardcore Bathory fans. ~ David Peter Wesolowski
Bathory's rediscovered love for power & brutality continued onto this album from 1995. A first in that it deals with modern topics. It's a crossover styled release offering a brutal yet clean cut of that jugular vein. Black Mark.
Contains 11 tracks.
Bathory includes: Quorthon. Bathory Octagon Songs | 1. | Immaculate Pinetreeroad Number 930 |
| 2. | Born to Die |
| 3. | Psychopath |
| 4. | Sociopath |
| 5. | Grey |
| 6. | Century |
| 7. | 33 Something |
| 8. | War Supply |
| 9. | Schizianity |
| 10. | Judgement of Posterity |
| 11. | Deuce  |
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Purchase Octagon CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Bathory Blood On Ice CD (1996)
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Most of the songs on BLOOD ON ICE were recorded in 1988 and 1989, and remained unreleased for several years. Bathory remastered the original tapes and added some new material for this 1996 album.
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