Bathory in MRSOTY

Bathory have been featured in MRSOTY 2 times: in 1984 and 1990. Bathory's best performance was 18th place in 1990. Bathory came last 1984 with the song Reaper gathering only 45 points, 52 points less than the 2nd worst performing song that year which was The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Bathory were a Swedish black metal band formed in Vällingby in March 1983 by Tomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, Frederick Melander and  Jonas Åkerlund. Named after Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory, they are considered pioneers of black metal and Viking metal. Quorthon was the only constant member and at times the sole member of the band, playing all instruments. Lords of Chaos described Bathory's first four albums as "the blueprint for Scandinavian black metal." Acts influenced by their early records include Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Emperor, Dark Funeral, Enslaved, Marduk, Moonsorrow and Dimmu Borgir. The band released 12 albums and 5 compilation albums. Bathory ended when Forsberg died from heart failure at the age of 38 in 2004.