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Quorthon
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Thomas Börje Forsberg (17 February 1966 – 3 June 2004), better known by the stage name Quorthon, was a Swedish musician. He was one of the founders, as well as the sole songwriter, of the band Bathory, which pioneered the black metal genre and is credited with creating the Viking metal style. A multi-instrumentalist, Quorthon wrote the music and lyrics on all of Bathory's albums and performed vocals and guitars.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1966
- Active to
- 2004
Discography
- Album1994
- Purity of Essence1997
- When Our Day Is Through1997
Member of
- Bathory1983–2004
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Thomas Börje Forsberg born in Stockholm, Sweden (1966-2004) was the frontman and creative force behind the influential swedish band Bathory, in which he went by his stage name Quorthon - a name he claims he picked out of a list of demons. In 1993 Quorthon set Bathory aside and recorded and released two albums under the name "Quorthon". The first was Album released in 1994, and Purity of Essence followed in 1997. The albums were more Grunge/Rock oriented than Bathory's Black Metal/Viking Metal
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Quorthon
- Musical artist.image
- Quorthon - Young.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Quorthon in 1990 during the Hammerheart promo tour
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Thomas Börje Forsberg
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Musical artist.death_place
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Musical artist.years_active
- c. 1980–2004
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Bathory
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Black Mark Production | Official Black Mark Records Site
Official Black Mark Production site for Black Mark Records, Bathory, Quorthon, Swedish metal releases, album guides, and catalog information.
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Quorthon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Career
- Death and tributes
- Legacy
- Discography
- As [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
- As Quorthon
- References
- External links
Thomas Börje Forsberg (17 February 1966 – 3 June 2004), better known by the stage name Quorthon, was a Swedish musician. He was one of the founders, as well as the sole songwriter, of the band Bathory, which pioneered the black metal genre and is credited with creating the Viking metal style. A multi-instrumentalist, Quorthon wrote the music and lyrics on all of Bathory's albums and performed vocals and guitars.
== Career ==
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