Bathory - Destroyer of Worlds
Considering that Quorthon is supposed to have lost much of his hearing due to an unfortunate incident involving Deicide, the Animal Militia and a bomb, this is a surprisingly good album. I wouldn’t call it his greatest achievement yet but it isn’t a dog by a long shot. The material on this album skirts the edges of Hammerheart / Blood on Ice and the Requiem / Octagon eras and includes songs that could fit in on any of those albums - at least musically. The thing that makes this such a mixed bag is that there is really no unifying theme in the musical department. On Blood on Ice, it was a concept album with all the Viking mythos and atmosphere from Hammerheart and a more epic theme. Requiem and Octagon were more Thrash / Death Metal oriented and contained more guitar-based songs. Destroyer of Worlds seems to have a concept but it doesn’t have a story involved. All of the lyrics are war related and explore different eras of warfare, from the old sword and axe carnage to the current guns and cruise missiles. As a whole, Destroyer of Worlds may not satisfy the “ancient Bathory is better” and the “Twilight of the Gods fucking rules, you’re just too stupid to understand it” crowds. It’s good music and it’s still Bathory. That’s enough for me.
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