Under the Sign of the Black Mark by Bathory

Pros: Perfect dark and heavy album, from go to screaming woe.

Cons: None; Nothing could make it better. Its everything I wanted and expected.

The Bottom Line: For me this the first 'classic' Bathory album. The sound is deep, dark, timeless and enveloping.

Review: This was the trump card Bathory album for me. This is heavy metal with a dark purpose. Of all the heavy, deathy albums in my collection I think I've listened to this one the most. Under the sign unleashed 8 new and far more polished tracks onto a ...

Pros: Sure is evil! And fast. And noisy.

Cons: Same old formula as the previous two. Same old language issues, as well.

The Bottom Line: A third and final serving of bloodthirsty countesses, brain-strewn battlefields, and flaming Satan hijinks. It was medieval horned helmet stuff from here. Quorthon, as always, bleeds his throat silly.

Review: So this is what the enlightened socialist paradise known as Sweden has contributed to the world of culture- a one man horrorshow named after a dead Hungarian countess. Well, all I can say is this- what have you done, Cambodians? How about you, the ...