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''In Memory of Quorthon'' is a
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of three audio CDs and one
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with remastered material from Bathory,
Quorthon Thomas Börje Forsberg (17 February 1966 – 3 June 2004),Date stated in the death notice for Ace Börje Forsberg that his family put in the swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on 23 June 2004, the death notice also included the lyrics to the Batho ...
's solo efforts, and the Jennie Tebler project. The track list was selected by "Boss" Forsberg. The album cover was drawn by
Kristian Wåhlin Kristian Wåhlin (born 4 December 1971) is a Swedish musician, singer, graphic designer and album cover artist for many bands in the extreme metal scene worldwide. He is often credited under his pseudonym Necrolord. Biography Wåhlin's interes ...
and was meant to be the artwork for Bathory's last album which was never released. All songs were remastered. A poster of Quorthon breathing fire taken from the 1987 session in London's Railway Bridge of London was included. Text written by Quorthon personally appears in italics. Besides lyrics, the book features Bathory's history, discography, background on the first recordings – with titles, years, studios, covers – and even a couple of photographs. Nearly all of this is from Quorthon's and Boss's own private archives. The fourth disc is a DVD containing the 11-minute video for "
One Rode to Asa Bay ''Hammerheart'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It continued the previous album '' Blood Fire Deaths transition away from black metal to what became recognized as Viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone w ...
", as well as the MTV interview Quorthon did in London for the release of ''
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Track listing

All tracks are performed by Bathory, except where noted.


Disc 1

# "Song to Hall Up High" (from ''
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'') # "Oden's Ride Over Nordland" (from ''
Blood Fire Death ''Blood Fire Death'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 8 October 1988, through Music for Nations sublabel, Under One Flag. The album, although mostly black metal, includes some of the first exa ...
'') # "Twilight of the Gods" (from '' Twilight of the Gods'') # "Foreverdark Woods" (from '' Nordland I'') # "A Fine Day to Die" (from ''Blood Fire Death'') # "The Woodwoman" (from ''
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'') # Quorthon – "I've Had It Coming My Way" (from '' Purity of Essence'') # "Armageddon" (from '' Bathory'') # "Born to Die" (from ''
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'') # Quorthon – "
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cover, previously released on the ''Black Mark Tribute vol. 1'' compilation) # "The Sword" (from ''Blood on Ice'') # "For All Those Who Died" (from ''Blood Fire Death'') # "Call from the Grave" (from ''
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'') # "Born for Burning" (from ''
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'') # Quorthon – "Boy" (from ''
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Disc 2

# "One Rode to Asa Bay" (from ''Hammerheart'') # "The Lake" (from ''Blood on Ice'') # "The Land" (from '' Nordland II'') # "Raise the Dead" (from ''Bathory'') # "
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cover, previously released on the ''Black Mark Tribute vol. 2'' compilation) # "Enter the Eternal Fire" (from ''Under the Sign of the Black Mark'') # "Blood Fire Death" (from ''Blood Fire Death'') # "Ring of Gold" (from ''Nordland I'') # "War Machine" (from ''
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'') # "War" (from ''Bathory'') # "
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cover, previously released on the ''Black Mark Tribute vol. 1'' compilation) # "Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son" (from ''Nordland II'') # "The Ravens" (from ''Blood on Ice'')


Disc 3

# "The Wheel of Sun" (from ''Nordland II'') # "Apocalypse" (from ''Requiem'') # " Black Diamond" (
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cover, previously released on the '' A Tribute to the Creatures of the Night'' compilation) # "Woman of Dark Desires" (from ''Under the Sign of the Black Mark'') # "Destroyer of Worlds" (from '' Destroyer of Worlds'') # "Sea Wolf" (from ''Nordland II'') # "
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cover, from ''
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'') # "The Return of Darkness and Evil" (from ''The Return……'') # "Day of Wrath" (from ''Destroyer of Worlds'') # Quorthon – "
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cover, previously released on the ''Black Mark Tribute vol. 2'' compilation) # "Ode" (from ''Destroyer of Worlds'') # "Hammerheart" (from ''Twilight of the Gods'') # "Heimfard" (from ''Nordland I'') # "Outro" # Quorthon – "You Just Got to Live" (from ''Purity of Essence'') # Jennie Tebler – "Silverwing" (music and all instruments by Quorthon, previously released on Jennie Tebler's ''Silverwing'' single) # Jennie Tebler – "Song to Hall Up High" (instrumental tracks by Bathory with new vocals by Jennie Tebler, previously released on Jennie Tebler's ''Silverwing'' single) {{Bathory (band) Bathory (band) compilation albums Albums with cover art by Kristian Wåhlin 2006 compilation albums 2006 video albums Compilation albums published posthumously