---
title: "Quorthon"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/quorthon-bf348cda"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1966
disbanded: 2004
---

# Quorthon

**Quorthon** is a black metal band, from Sweden, active 1966 to 2004.

Thomas Börje Forsberg, 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorthon

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Quorthon |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Formed | 1966 |
| Disbanded | 2004 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Viking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/viking-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1994 | [Album](https://themetalnet.com/album/760c5849-856a-3147-a835-7b427f8bd875) | Album |
| 1997 | [Purity of Essence](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ec98493-bd31-379a-8a93-39157204a946) | Album |
| 1997 | [When Our Day Is Through](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbcc218e-60b4-3688-8940-26b3d909457c) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Jennie Tebler](https://themetalnet.com/band/jennie-tebler) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Quorthon/715

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/quorthon-bf348cda](https://themetalnet.com/band/quorthon-bf348cda). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt