Octagon (Bathory album)
Octagon is the eighth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released in May 1995, through Black Mark Production. It continues the retro thrash metal style of the previous album, Requiem. It was reissued in 2003, with the first two tracks combined and "Winds of Mayhem" outro added.
| Octagon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 30 January – 10 February, 13 February – 23 March 1995 | |||
| Studio | Hellhole Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | Black Mark | |||
| Producer | Borje Forsberg, Quorthon | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Quorthon, except "Deuce", written by Gene Simmons.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Immaculate Pinetreeroad #930" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Born to Die" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Psychopath" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Sociopath" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Grey" | 1:14 |
| 6. | "Century" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "33 Something" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "War Supply" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Schizianity" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Judgement of Posterity" | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Deuce" (Kiss cover) | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 39:40 | |
2003 Re-Issue
All tracks are written by Quorthon, except "Deuce", written by Gene Simmons.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Immaculate Pinetreeroad #930 / Born to Die" | 6:45 |
| 2. | "Psychopath" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Sociopath" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Grey" | 1:14 |
| 5. | "Century" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "33 Something" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "War Supply" | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Schizianity" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Judgement of Posterity" | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Deuce" (Kiss cover) | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Winds of Mayhem (Outro)" | 0:23 |
| Total length: | 40:03 | |
References
- Wesolowski, David Peter. "Octagon - Bathory : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- Filicetti, Gino (1 October 1995). "CoC : Bathory - Octagon : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
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