Bathory - Hammerheart [2LP]

Prepare for battle with Hammerheart, Bathory’s epic fifth album that redefined metal’s mythic scale. This 2014 reissue on heavyweight 180-gram double vinyl delivers all the fire and fury of the original 1990 release with upgraded sonic heft.

A cornerstone of Viking metal, Hammerheart saw Quorthon evolve beyond black metal’s raw chaos into sweeping, Norse-epic storytelling. Tracks like “Shores in Flames,” “Baptised in Fire and Ice,” and the thunderous “One Rode to Asa Bay” blend crushing riffs with choral grandeur and atmospheric interludes that feel carved from stone.

This edition is essential for fans of pagan metal, blackened majesty, and those who crave their music with myth and muscle. Raise your horns—this is where legend meets vinyl.