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 == Unsuccessful follow-ups ==
+While Chorbo's ''Conquest'' tour of the US and UK to support ''Night on Skull Mountain'' was a measured success, fans demanded more. However, due to pressures of touring, Graham Hatman's worsening alcoholism, and creative tensions within the band, it took until 1980 to record and release their follow-up album ''Keep the Wolves at Bay''.
+=== Keep the Wolves at Bay ===
+Rod Aylesworth, the band's keyboardist, wrote a greater portion of this album. As a student of Scandinavian studies, he insisted on more Norse-inspired theming for the songs and concept art—this can be seen on the album cover as a lone rider (a warrior actually named "Chorbo" in the canon established roughly by liner notes) standing against the wolf Fenrir, a being in Norse mythology that is destined to consume the world during ragnarök.
+Despite the ambition behind the album, it was almost universally panned by critics. While Aylesworth characterized the album as "ahead of its time", heavy metal fans of the day received the album poorly. It ultimately sold less than a hundred thousand copies but today is considered a fan favorite.
 == Graham Hatman's troubled final years ==