Destroyer of Worlds (album)

For other uses, see Destroyer of Worlds (disambiguation).

Destroyer of Worlds
Studio album by Bathory
Released	9 October 2001
Recorded	June 2001
Genre	Viking metal thrash metal
Length	65:57
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Borje Forsberg, Quorthon
Bathory chronology
Blood on Ice (1996) Destroyer of Worlds (2001) Nordland I (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	7.5/10

Destroyer of Worlds is the tenth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 9 October 2001 through Black Mark Production, over five years after the previous album Blood on Ice (1996), marking the longest period between studio albums by Bathory. Quorthon performs all instruments on this album, similarly to how he did on Twilight of the Gods and all albums after Destroyer of Worlds.

Background

The album's title is taken from a famous quote by J. Robert Oppenheimer about the atomic bomb: "I am become death, destroyer of worlds", which was itself quoted from verse 32 of chapter 11 in the Bhagavad Gita, spoken by Vishnu.

Stylistically, Destroyer of Worlds is a cross between the Viking metal of Bathory's 1988–1991 period and the thrash metal style of Requiem and Octagon. It is Bathory's longest studio album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Quorthon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lake of Fire"	5:43
2.	"Destroyer of Worlds"	4:51
3.	"Ode"	6:27
4.	"Bleeding"	3:55
5.	"Pestilence"	6:50
6.	"109"	3:36
7.	"Death from Above"	4:35
8.	"Krom"	2:50
9.	"Liberty & Justice"	3:52
10.	"Kill Kill Kill"	3:09
11.	"Sudden Death"	3:19
12.	"White Bones"	8:35
13.	"Day of Wrath"	8:15
Total length:		65:57

Personnel

• Quorthon – All instruments