>>127016731
Not even bait, the riffs are literally an endless stream of boring paraLEL fifths, with the main draw being his vocals driving the song.

Take Equimanthorn for instance, this riff with any other vocalist is sleep inducing:
https://youtu.be/Bqc1y9uhAas?t=95
Apply Quorthon to it and suddenly its:

AAAAAAAAAHRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUGH

I LET THE BODIES LIE IN SHAME
I LET MIGHTY EARTH DRINK THEIR BLOOD
I TURN MY FACE TO ETERNAL SKY
AND PRAAAAAISE MY ELDEEEEERS' GOOOOOOD