Swedish Viking, black metal pioneers BATHORY have been inducted into the 2021 SWEDISH MUSIC HALL OF FAME.
Founded in the late 80's, BATHORY is considered the forefathers of black and Viking metal.
BATHORY main man QUORTHON (THOMAS FORSBERG) passed away 6/7/2004 at 39 from heart failure.
QUORTHON'S father and owner of BLACK MARK PRODUCTION, BORJE "BOSS" FORSBERG passed away in 2017.
BATHORY unleashed a career spanning boxed set "IN MEMORY OF QUORTHON" (VOLUME I, II and III), unleashed 6/3/2006 via BLACK MARK PRODUCTION.
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