Hammerheart

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Hammerheart
Studio album by Bathory
Released	April 1990
Recorded	June – August 1989 at Heavenshore Studio in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Viking metal
Length	55:46
Label	Noise Records Black Mark (reissue)
Producer	Quorthon and The Boss
Professional reviews
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Bathory chronology
Blood Fire Death (1988) Hammerheart (1990) Twilight of the Gods (1991)

Hammerheart is the fifth album released by Bathory. It continued Blood Fire Death's transition away from black metal to what would become recognized as viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone work of the genre.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Shores in Flames" – 11:07
2. "Valhalla" – 9:33
3. "Baptised in Fire and Ice" – 7:57
4. "Father to Son" – 6:28
5. "Song to Hall up High" – 2:30
6. "Home of Once Brave" – 6:43
7. "One Rode to Asa Bay" – 10:23
8. "Outro" - 00:52

Tracklisting on the 2003 remaster:

1. "Shores in Flames"
2. "Valhalla"
3. "Baptised in Fire and Ice"
4. "Father to Son"
5. "Song to Hall Up High/Home of Once Brave"
6. "One Rode to Asa Bay"
7. "Outro"

[edit] Credits

• Quorthon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, all vocals, lyrics
• Kothaar – bass guitar
• Vvornth – drums, percussion
• Julia Schechner – album design
• Sir Frank Dicksee – cover artwork, The Funeral of a Viking (provided by Manchester City Art Gallery)

v • d • e Bathory Quorthon Freddan · Jonas Åkerlund · Vvornth · Kothaar · The Animal Studio albums Bathory · The Return · Under the Sign of the Black Mark · Blood Fire Death · Hammerheart · Twilight of the Gods · Requiem · Octagon · Blood On Ice · Destroyer of Worlds · Nordland I · Nordland II Compilations Jubileum Volume I · Jubileum Volume II · Jubileum Volume III · Katalog · In Memory of Quorthon Music videos One Rode to Asa Bay