Call from the Grave is surely my favorite song on Under the Sign of the Black Mark. And Dark Funeral did a mighty fine job of covering it. That main riff is just unstoppable; as well at the lyrics.
Nothing against anybody, but those who complain that is not as good as Bathory's original should create a band and cover it for themselves to see how it would sound to you or see if you can do better. Quit the bitchin' people, it's only a cover track, and a damn good one at that. Long time Bathory fan here.
@DarthKrattus I think u have the right perspective and opinion and any band that wants to love this song enuf to cover it is worth listening to i think! what if i played it keyboards only w/ vocals? Im sure it would get respect
Although Venom's Black Metal, released in 1982, was the first record to coin the term, it was Bathory's early albums, featuring Satanic lyrics, low-fi production and an inhuman vocal style, that defined the genre. Bathory formed in 1983 and apparently quorthon heard of Venom after his first album was released. no point in arguing who started it , let venom have black metal , and give bathory viking metal.They are both outstanding influential bands.
@JimmyLaVey its only meant to be a tribute not an imitation, but yes bathory is inimitable, what would be the point ov covering a song and making it exactly like the original
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When Bathory was doing their 'Black Metal' thing in the early 80's, the guys in Mayhem were probably listening to Michael Jackson or top 40 music at the time, or probably weren't even born!
@JimmyLaVey I think it's better in some cases that a band try to play covers in their own style, instead of mimicking another band's sound just for the cover. I think it would have been retarded if DF had dumbed down the production just to try and sound more like bathory, instead of themselves.
timing way off, vocals no where near, BUT the guitar tone is even eviler than the original, maybe bcuz the recording quality is a little clearer but I like Bathory's recording style way better!
@swordarmleadstheway No way, bathory is creator of two genres. I dont understad why the fuck does everybody give credit to Venom. So you name a song which later on gives the name to a new genre and all of a sudden you become the inventor of the genre, no fucking way. Venom is not even thrash metal, its really dirty heavy metal and musically does not sound at all like black metal. Although bathory were the first, they were not the only at that time, check south american bands like Parabellum.
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If you truly "came to Jesus" you would not be listening to satanic music. There are many people who checked out if "Christianity" can give them a buzz and left unfulfilled and bitter. If you are a seeker then you and I need to talk.
Dude, go take a walk, go to Facebook, chat with some friends, drink some water or something, You don't know (and probably never will) this type of music. You weren't there when it happened. I don't hate God or Jesus Christ...but, just leave it alone. You don't understand. The guy who created this type of music, Quorthon died some years ago. He was a great musician and a really cool person, not what you make it out to be.
C'mon all BM bands from darkthrone on, withthe sole exclusion of Mayhem and Burzum, are all Bathory clones. They should really know better. Poor renditions
