Amon Amarth - Viking Heavy Metal Band From Sweden

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Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth are a Heavy Metal (Viking Metal) band from Sweden who use Viking mythology and imagery in their lyrics and artwork.

Amon Amarth formed in 1988 and were originally called "Scum"!

In 1992 they changed their name to Amon Amarth (Amon Amarth is the Elvish name for "Mount Doom" from Tolkein's "Lord Of The Rings").

Their debut EP Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds was released in 1996.

Amon Amarth then signed with Metal Blade Records and released their full-length debut Once Sent From The Golden Hall in 1998. This was followed by The Avenger in 1999, The Crusher in 2001, Versus The World in 2002, Fate Of Norns in 2004, With Oden On Our Side in 2006 and Twilight Of The Thunder God in 2008.

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Amon Amarth On Video - Twilight Of The Thunder God
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Amon Amarth On Video - Twilight Of The Thunder God

From the album Twlight Of The Thunder God 2008

Amon Amarth "Twilight Of The Thunder God" official video

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History of Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Viking-themed melodic death metal band from Tumba, Sweden, founded in 1992 and named for Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Currently with Metal Blade Records, the group has released seven studio albums, one EP, one DVD, and five music videos as of 2008.

History Of Amon Amarth
Formed under the name Scum in 1988, the band was originally a grindcore group formed by Themgoroth (Dark Funeral), Olavi Mikkonen (guitar), and Ted Lundström (bass guitar). When Johan Hegg joined the band, their music changed towards death metal. After a 1991 demo, they changed the band's name to Amon Amarth in 1992 then recorded their first demo Thor Arise under the name in 1993 following a demo, The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter, in 1994, selling all 1000 demo discs in less than 12 hours. They signed with Pulverised Records, on which they released in 1996 their first MCD, Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, which sold 6000 copies. They then signed with Metal Blade Records, and with the release of the album Once Sent from the Golden Hall in 1998, their popularity rose internationally. Since then they have done multiple Canada and US tours, festival appearances, five music videos, and appearances in over 100 metal magazines. In early January 2008, their first tour of Australia and New Zealand took place, along with supporting Dimmu Borgir, after finishing a US and Canadian tour with Sonic Syndicate and Himsa.

Amon Amarth extended their record deal with Metal Blade Records for three more albums. After extending their record deal, the band released Twilight of the Thunder God, which featured guest appearances by Lars Göran Petrov of Entombed, Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom, and the cello metal band Apocalyptica. Accompanying the release of the album was an eight-page comic strip based on Norse mythology which was released by magazines from all over Europe.

Amon Amarth has embarked on a North American headlining tour in October 2008, with support from Ensiferum, Belphegor, and a melodic death metal band from Tampa named The Absence. The band are also touring as support for the thrash metal band Slayer throughout Europe on the Unholy Alliance Chapter 3.

Musical style and lyrical themes
The band base most of their songs on Norse mythology, the Viking Age, and the pre-christian world. This mythology is an element that originally emerged as an ideological off-shoot of black metal in a genre known as Viking metal in the early 1990s, made popular by such bands as Bathory and Enslaved. Lead singer Johan Hegg's sister sometimes contributes lyrics for the band.

When asked to comment on the band's genre, vocalist Johan Hegg remarked:

" We play death metal. We write about vikings so, therefore, some refer us to viking metal, but I have no idea what that is. I can't imagine the viking's [sic] veer into metal at all except on the swords and stuff. And musically, I guess they only played these strange lip instruments and some bongos or whatever.

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Amon Amarth On Video - "Death In Fire"

From the album "Versus The World" 2002

Amon Amarth - Death In Fire

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Amon Amarth Discography

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1996 Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds (Pulverised)

1998 Once Sent From The Golden Hall (Metal Blade)

1999 The Avenger (Metal Blade)

2001 The Crusher (Metal Blade)

2002 Versus The World (Metal Blade)

2004 Fate Of Norns (Metal Blade)

2006 With Oden On Our Side (Metal Blade)

2008 Twilight Of The Thunder God (Metal Blade)

Amon Amarth - Viking Heavy Metal Band From Sweden

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Amon Amarth - Table of Contents

Amon Amarth - Swedish Heavy Metal band

Amon Amarth On Video - Twilight Of The Thunder God

From the album Twlight Of The Thunder God 2008

Amon Amarth "Twilight Of The Thunder God" official video

Amon Amarth Biography

History of Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth On Video - "Death In Fire"

From the album "Versus The World" 2002

Amon Amarth - Death In Fire

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