Bathory "Destroyer Of Worlds"

Destroyer of Worlds is the tenth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 9 October 2001, through Black Mark Production.

The album's title is taken from a famous quote by J. Robert Oppenheimer about the atomic bomb: "I am become death, destroyer of worlds", which was itself quoted from verse 32 of chapter 11 in the Bhagavad Gita, spoken by Vishnu.

Stylistically, Destroyer of Worlds is a cross between the Viking metal of Bathory's 1988–1991 period and the thrash metal style of Requiem and Octagon. It is Bathory's longest studio album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Quorthon.

1. "Lake of Fire" 5:43
2. "Destroyer of Worlds" 4:51
3. "Ode" 6:27
4. "Bleeding" 3:55
5. "Pestilence" 6:50
6. "109" 3:36
7. "Death from Above" 4:35
8. "Krom" 2:50
9. "Liberty & Justice" 3:52
10. "Kill Kill Kill" 3:09
11. "Sudden Death" 3:19
12. "White Bones" 8:35
13. "Day of Wrath" 8:15

Total length: 65:57

The tracklist on the back cover is incorrect. Tracks 4 and 5 are switched, and tracks 8 and 10 are switched.