Twilight of the Gods (album)

Twilight of the Gods is the sixth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It continues the exploration of the newly created Viking metal style, and also displays heavy epic doom and classical influences; it is titled after an opera by Wagner. It is a mid-tempo, more acoustic album than previous Bathory releases, though it follows on from the Hammerheart album. Of significance is Quorthon's total control of the album, playing all electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, and drum programming. The background vocals are a particular feature of this album, with Quorthon multi-tracking himself, as he did on the Hammerheart album, though this time in a more sophisticated way, sounding like a whole chorus at times. The song entitled Hammerheart is based on a melody from Gustav Holst's The Planets. Specifically, it is Quorthon's own "rearrangement" of the middle section of the fourth movement, Jupiter.

Twilight of the Gods
Studio album by
Bathory
Released29 June 1991
RecordedApril 1991 at Montezuma Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreViking metal
Length56:50
LabelBlack Mark
ProducerBorje Forsberg, Quorthon
Bathory chronology
Hammerheart
(1990)		 Twilight of the Gods
(1991)		 Requiem
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Quorthon, except "Hammerheart", music by Gustav Holst (excerpt of Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity) with lyrics by Quorthon.

No.TitleLength
1."Twilight of the Gods"14:02
2."Through Blood by Thunder"6:15
3."Blood and Iron"10:25
4."Under the Runes"5:56
5."To Enter Your Mountain"7:34
6."Bond of Blood"7:34
7."Hammerheart"4:40
8."Outro"0:23
Total length:56:50

The 2003 remastered edition combines tracks 1–3 as one track.

Personnel
  • Quorthon – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, production, engineering, mixing
  • Boss Forsberg – production, engineering, mixing
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References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Twilight of the Gods - Bathory : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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