The 1990 release of “Hammerheart” saw Bathory shed themselves completely of their image as a “satanic” band, firmly establishing the Viking metal tendencies shown on “Blood, Fire, Death.” This, in my opinion, was a Good Move ™ by Quorthron and the boys. While their earlier works do have a certain immature charm about them, they can never really live up to the much more focused efforts put out later in the bands career.