Bathory: One Rode To Asa Bay

The music video was filmed in Norway to complement the story idea of the song. The video contains scenes of the band performing and a back story of settlers bringing a new religion to the land. The singer / guitar player for Bathory, Quorthon, paid $5,000 out of his own pocket to film the music video.[citation needed] Quorthon explained, "I have never seen it and I didn't get to see any of the 60 hours of film we had worked on for several weeks."[citation needed] He elaborated, "the guy who was responsible for the whole filming just went on holiday once the last shot was made and he was unheard from and impossible to reach." After several months later "he eventually did send us something," but it was 18 minutes of the 60 hours that were filmed. Meanwhile, it was assumed "the rest of the material is probably erased" and the final product was to remain the edited video that did not represent Quorthon's song idea. Ultimately, it became the first and last video Bathory would make. Even so, the video received play of MTV's Headbanger's Ball, which got Quorthon interviewed on MTV and introduced the band to American audiences. The video has only been available as a bootleg until 2006, when Black Mark Records released a tribute to Quorthon which contains a DVD with Quorthon footage and the video itself.

Hailsa, Quorthon!

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[Doodooma]

i've always known about bathory, but i've never really took the time to listen to them. Big mistake by me, cause this is honestly amazing music, and an even more amazing band! RIP Quorthon indeed!

[Zarithra]

R.I.V* (Rest in valhall)

[przesborn]

@exorder2005

For example Nordic Mythology is one of the originals "religion" And Christianism is just "agglomerated" from other religions...same things in different views , it's a plague :)

[exorder2005]

@Takatalvi777 Shut up with the church burning you lunatic, and listen to the fucking music. What do you hope to achieve by burning down churches? Are you fucking retarded? If you believe so vehemently that Christ doesn't exist what makes you believe that Odin does? People live too well in Sweden and Norway, I guess all that high fucking living get's boring sometimes so you gotta do something crazy. Retards...

[TheKelticKowboy]

Not Thrash- Bathory is of the 1st generation of True Black metal. People just consider it to be "Thrash metal" due to today's standards of BM.

[willamsf1]

Sempre achei o Quorthon um cara bem criativo e que sabia explorar como ninguem a sua cultura através de belas canções, não é atoa que o bathory e o seu fundador jamais sairá dos nossos ouvidos e mente. Salve, Quorthon!

[mengele47]

fucking religion!!fucking Christians!!burn them,burn them all!!!Mighty Odin,annihilate all Christians!

[an147]

RIP Quorthon, the best warrior in this earth. He's now drinkin' with Odin and the valkyries inthe Hall up High. May the Northern Wind takes his voice and songs around this world.

[wachaufeuropa]

Bastard religion : Christianity !

But dont blame just Christianity ! Blame its mother Judaism and all Semitic shit !

Shit that must be purged off this earth !

[MySwordForPaganGods]

@Zarithra Incorrect... Quorthon isn't resting in Valhalla my friend.. he is fucking ruling in Valhalla with an iron fist and with Mjolnir in his hand..

[Takatalvi777]

The last line "It's only just begun..." is so haunting cause not long after this song was released the good ol' boys over in Norway started their movement. Too bad that the Black Metal ideology has since died. Over it's course it about 50 churches were attempt to be burned, many of which actually were brought down. There needs to be more. The Christians have destroyed the lands Honor. To all of you Nords or those of Norden decent, remember your ancestors, remember our past, our honor!!