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Hammerheart is the fifth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It continued the previous album Blood Fire Death's transition away from black metal to what became recognized as Viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone work of the genre.[1] A music video was made for "One Rode to Asa Bay."

Hammerheart
Studio album by Bathory
Released	16 April 1990
Recorded	June – August 1989
Studio	Heavenshore Studio in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Viking metal
Length	55:46
Label	Noise
Producer	Boss Forsberg and Quorthon
Bathory chronology
Blood Fire Death (1988) Hammerheart (1990) Twilight of the Gods (1991)

Background and composition

Quorthon dedicated the song One Rode to Asa Bay, about the christianization of Scandinavia, to C. Dean Andersson, who had earlier sent some of his books to Quorthon. The village's name in the song, Asa Bay, comes from pseudonym Asa Drake which Andersson used in some of his books.[2]

Track listing

The 2003 remastered edition combines tracks 5 and 6.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[3]

AllMusic called the album an "unqualified triumph for the pioneering Swedish act."[1]

Personnel

Bathory

• Quorthon – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, special effects
• Kothaar - bass guitar
• Vvornth - drums, percussion

Production

• Black Mark Production - executive production
• Quorthon - arrangement
• Quorthon and Tomas "Boss" Forsberg - production, recording, mixing
• Black Mark Production - publishing
• Julia Schechner – album design
• Sir Frank Dicksee – cover artwork, The Funeral of a Viking (provided by Manchester City Art Gallery)

Cultural impact

HammerHeart Brewing Co. is a brewery located in Lino Lakes, Minnesota whose name and branding was influenced by the album. According to co-founder Nathaniel Chapman, “All of our beer names are inspired by Norwegian lore and we want to keep that attitude.”[4] The themes of the brewery and its beer are focused on Norse and Celtic mythology, and heavy metal music.[5]

References

External links

• Hammerheart at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] Hammerheart

Hammerheart ist das fünfte Album der schwedischen Band Bathory. Es erschien im April 1990 als Faltcover-LP. Hammerheart führt den Weg vom Black Metal fort, den Bathory mit dem Vorgänger Blood Fire Death eingeschlagen hatte, und gilt als Meilenstein des späteren Viking Metal.

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- [en] Hammerheart

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[es] Hammerheart

Hammerheart es el quinto álbum lanzado por Bathory en 1990. Continuó la transición desde el álbum Blood Fire Death alejándose del black metal para ser reconocido como viking metal, y es considerado el primer álbum del género.[1]

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[ru] Hammerheart

Hammerheart — пятый альбом, выпущенный шведской группой Bathory. Он продолжил переход, начатый на Blood Fire Death от блэк-метала к тому, что впоследствии станет известно как викинг-метал[2].

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