Octagon [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Bathory

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 17, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Black Mark Germany
• ASIN: B000001H3Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306,948 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Bathory's rediscovered love for power & brutality continued onto this album from 1995. A first in that it deals with modern topics. It's a crossover styled release offering a brutal yet clean cut of that jugular vein. Black Mark.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ok, December 29, 1999

By	"[e-mail]" (mi) - See all my reviews

After trailblazing through black metal, death metal, and viking metal, Bathory for the first time takes on an already established style - Pantera-style aggro metal. Unfortunately, Bathory doesn't get a good enough production job to pull it off. A weak drum sound and awkward sounding vocals just make this seem like a watered down version of Pantera. Quorthon can scream, and he's even proved that he can sing, but he's not too good at the hardcore-style shout. The underlying songs aren't too bad, but they just don't come across.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fully rebel. This is Bathory in thrash mode., August 18, 2007

By	Electro-Industrial madness "80's electro 4 ever" (where else, infront of PC) - See all my reviews

This is the only Bathory album with such a rebel filled sound. It kinda sounds like slowed down thrash. I had this album many years ago and then sold it because I didn't like it. But recently I remembered how different this album sounds from their other albums and I decided to pick it up once again. And I'm glad I did because it is a really great thrash/black metal album. Listen to it when you're drunk, it's the best.
Quorthon you rebel.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Thrashed Bathory., December 22, 2006

By	SpacegrassMan (Insane Land of Words & Music) - See all my reviews

If you listen to classics like, the first Bathory or The Return and then throw on Octagon, it doesn't sound like the same band. The most wicked one man band strayed away from the early sound that made Bathory a must in any Black Metal freak's collection. On this one you still have that shrewd Bathory guitar sound, the drumming is like old school thrash and speed metal, the singing reminds me of something like old Sacred Reich. Basically, it's not like the early stuff, but still good enough to listen to. I wouldn't listen to this one time and then chuck it: come on, it's Bathory! I gave it 3 stars as a decent thrash outing; an extra star for four because it's Bathory man!