Beyond the Gates 2024 unveils Blood Fire Death: Tribute to Quorthon and Bathory’s Musical Legacy

Beyond the Gates Festival organizers are raising the flames for the 2024 edition. The event will now include an exceptional tribute titled Blood Fire Death: A Tribute to Quorthon and the Music of Bathory. This all-star homage will feature former members of Bathory along with current and past members from Aura Noir, Darvaza, Emperor, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Primordial, Satyricon, Watain, and Whoredom Rife. The epic four-day metal event, scheduled from July 31 to August 3, 2024, in Bergen, Norway, promises performances by Behemoth, Satyricon, Watain, Venom, Trelldom’s first concert ever, and more.

Beyond the Gates comments:

“2024 marks 20 years since the passing of Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg. Quorthon is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians and composers in the world of extreme metal. It’s safe to say that Black Metal as we know it today would never have been the same without the music of Bathory. The trademark riffing, the production and all over aesthetic is omnipresent in all the bands that has later made their mark on the genre. On the final day of Beyond the Gates 2024 a massive lineup featuring members and ex members from bands like Aura Noir, Bathory, Darvaza, Emperor, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Mayhem, Primordial, Satyricon, Watain and Whoredom Rife will gather in Grieghallen to pay tribute to Quorthon’s legacy and the music of Bathory. The concert will be rounded off with a spectacular production, elevating the music and the imagery of the legendary band like you’ve never seen before. Gather, Bathory hordes!”