The Swedish black metal band Bathory have won a lot of respect over the years for their uncompromising style of music.
However, a little bit of compromise would have gone a long way on this particular release.
Even seasoned metal fans might find Octagon tough to digest.
Sure, its harsh sound and extreme lyrics pack plenty of shock value.
But most of the tunes are too chaotic, failing to make any sort of a connection even after a good number of spins.
In fact, several of them are downright painful.
A couple of the numbers try to deal with such serious issues as world politics and pollution, but their message is lost amidst all that chaos and noise.
"Deuce" is probably the most worthwhile track of the lot, but that doesn't mean it's anything special.
No doubt about it, Octagon is one for the hardcore Bathory fans.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immaculate Pinetreeroad #930Quorthon | Bathory | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Born to DieQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | PsychopathQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | SociopathQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | GreyQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 01:15 | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| 6 | CenturyQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | 33 SomethingQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | War SupplyQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | SchizianityQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Judgement of PosterityQuorthon | Bathory | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | DeuceGene Simmons | Bathory | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 274 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathory | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Rex Lufer | Engineer |
| 3 | Rex Luger | Engineer |
| 4 | Tom Mueller | Mastering |
| 5 | Quorthon | Artwork, Composer, Cover Design, Layout Design, Photography, Producer |
| 6 | Gene Simmons | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |