Tag: Bathory

One of the corner stones of the Swedish Black Metal scene, Bathory took their name from the Hungarian Princess Elizabeth Bathory. Formed in 1984 and having a 20 year run, their fifth studio record “Hammerheart” stepped away from the genre with the Viking Metal elements of Amon Amarth present in the sound as the band

What if we told you that a Black Metal band were influenced by Welsh Metallers Bullet For My Valentine? Well laugh you might but here’s some evidence for you that might just make you laugh harder. Originally going by the name Shadowed, Finnish Black Metal outfit Horna (Finnish for “Abyss” or “Hell“) have been plying