Hammerheart

Infobox Album
Name = Hammerheart
Type = studio
Artist = Bathory


Released = April 1990
Recorded = June – August 1989 at Heavenshore Studio in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Viking metal
Length = 55:46
Label = Noise Records
Black Mark (reissue)
Producer = Quorthon and The Boss
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifyxql5ldke link]
Last album = "Blood Fire Death"
(1988)
This album = "Hammerheart"
(1990)
Next album = "Twilight of the Gods"
(1991)

"Hammerheart" is the fifth album released by Bathory. It continued Blood Fire Death's transition away from black metal to what would become recognized as viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone work of the genre.

Track listing

#"Shores in Flames" – 11:07
#"Valhalla" – 9:33
#"Baptised in Fire and Ice" – 7:57
#"Father to Son" – 6:28
#"Song to Hall up High" – 2:30
#"Home of Once Brave" – 6:43
#"One Rode to Asa Bay" – 10:23
#"Outro" - 00:52

"Tracklisting on the 2003 remaster:"
#"Shores in Flames"
#"Valhalla"
#"Baptised in Fire and Ice"
#"Father to Son"
#"Song to Hall Up High/Home of Once Brave"
#"One Rode to Asa Bay"
#"Outro"

Credits

*Quorthon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, all vocals, lyrics
*Kothaar – bass guitar
*Vvornth – drums, percussion
*Julia Schechner – album design
*Sir Frank Dicksee – cover artwork, "The Funeral of a Viking" (provided by Manchester City Art Gallery)