Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Swedish Metal band that was formed in 1988 in a suburb of Stockholm called Tumba. The band plays a melodic influenced type of Death Metal with a Viking theme in lyrics and appearance, that is why the music is called Viking Metal. Amon Amarth are one of Europe's most successfull Death Metal Bands of all time.

Band History

Most Important Record: Versus The World

Versus The World was recorded in 2002 and got the best critics in several magazines. This record was the breakthrough record for Amon Amarth. After three records the production quality finally caught up with the quality of the music. The extremey low tunings on the instruments are difficult to record but they managed to get a clear sound for this fourth record. The record is started of with the crushing opener Death in Fire with it's stomping rythm and heavy riffs it is also the heaviest track on the entire record and instantly became the band's anthem.

1. Death in fire
2. For the stabwounds in our backs
3. Where silent gods stand guard
4. Vs the world
5. Across the rainbow bridge
6. Down the slopes of death
7. Thousand years of oppression
8. Bloodshed
9. ...and soon the world will cease to be

Musical Style

Viking Theme

Discography

Studio Records

   * Thor Arise (Demo, 1992)
   * The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter (Demo, 1994)
   * Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds (MCD, 1995)
   * Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1997)
   * The Avenger (1999)
   * The Crusher (2001)
   * Versus the World (2002)
   * Fate of Norns (2004)
   * With Oden on Our Side (2006)

Music Videos

   * Death in Fire
   * The Pursuit of Vikings
   * Runes to My Memory
   * Cry of the Black Birds

DVD

   * Wrath of the Norsemen (2006)