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Amon Amarth - Thor Arise (1993)

2012-11-15T17:30:38Z

Amon Amarth - Thor Arise (1993)


01 - Risen from the Sea
02 - Atrocious Humanity
03 - Army Of Darkness
04 - Thor Arise
05 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Musicians:
Johan Hegg - Vocals
Olavi Mikkonen  - Guitars
Anders Hansson - Guitars
Ted Lundström 	- Bass
Nico Kaukinen – Drums

"Thor Arise" is a demo recorded in 1993 but was only released remastered in 2002 with the Viking Edition of the "Versus The World" album. It was never initially released due to its low production standards. --- metal-archives.com

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Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)

2010-05-24T15:08:04Z

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God (2008)


   1. Twilight of the Thunder God - 4:09
   2. Free Will Sacrifice - 4:09
   3. Guardians Of Asgaard - 4:23
   4. Where Is Your God? - 3:11
   5. Varyags Of Miklagaard - 4:18
   6. Tattered Banners And Bloody Flags - 4:30
   7. No Fear For The Setting Sun - 3:52
   8. The Hero - 4:02
   9. Live For The Kill - 4:10
  10. Embrace Of The Endless Ocean - 6:44

    * Johan Hegg - vocal
    * Ted Lundström – bass guitar
    * Olavi Mikkonen - guitar
    * Fredrik Andersson - drums
    * Johan Söderberg – guitar

If extreme metal existed back in the days of Vikings, Sweden's Amon Amarth would undoubtedly be the musical choice of vessels sailing rough and treacherous seas. And on the seventh full-length studio effort overall by the quintet, Amon Amarth sticks closely to the same sound and approach that got them this far in the first place. But unlike their prior studio efforts, several renowned names within the metal community drop by to lend a heavy hand, including Entombed vocalist Lars-Göran Petrov on "Guardians of Asgaard." Children of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala provides a guitar solo on the title track, while Apocalyptica is heard on "Live for the Kill." As evidenced by such ditties as "Varyags of Miklagaard" and "Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags" (how's that for two snappy song titles?!), technically demanding musicality, Godzilla-like growls, and rhythms/tempos compared to horses galloping into war are all proudly on display throughout Twilight of the Thunder God. --- Greg Prato, allmusic.com

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Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side (2006)

2010-05-24T14:21:50Z

Amon Amarth - With Oden on Our Side (2006)


   1. "Valhall Awaits Me" – 4:44
   2. "Runes to My Memory" – 4:33
   3. "Asator" – 3:04
   4. "Hermod's Ride to Hel - Lokes Treachery Part 1" – 4:41
   5. "Gods of War Arise" – 6:03
   6. "With Oden on Our Side" – 4:35
   7. "Cry of the Black Birds" – 3:50
   8. "Under the Northern Star" – 4:17
   9. "Prediction of Warfare" – 6:37

Personnel:
    * Johan Hegg − vocal
    * Olavi Mikkonen − guitar
    * Johan Söderberg − guitar
    * Ted Lundström − bass guitar
    * Fredrik Andersson − drums

With Oden On Our Side is straight out melodic stuff. The album starts off with Valhall awaits me, which in itself is a pretty good opener. The vocals on this album are the death grunts that you get in death metal. Although not as extreme as a traditional death metal growl. Hegg uses the grunt all throughout this album, and although sometimes it may become repetitive and boring after a few listens, im pretty sure his voice suits the music. There are basically no standouts from Hegg as he does nearly the same thing for every song.

Most of the songs on this album has tremolo picked riffs (if im not wrong). Again, too much of it may not be really good, but it does give the songs that melodic edge that this band is known for. I dig it. But of course, Soderberg and Mikkonen do come up with some non-tremolo but yet still outstanding riffs, like the one in Cry of the black birds and With Oden on our side...the title track. Like what you'd expect from a melodic death band, there are some solos here and there, but not on every song. There is a good solo in the opening track Valhall awaits me and another on the less melodic but more brutal Asator. The guitarists do not really shred on here, but they still solo well, concentrating more on melody and emotion. The guitar has a good tone to it, and they've done what they intended to well - that is to craft good melodic riffs. Every song is memorable in itself because of the ever-present melody.

The bass is generally not heard most of the time...(like well, duh?). Or it maybe due to my headphones, i dont really know. But anyway, Lundstrom may not be the best bassist in the world. Heck, he may not even be one of the top 30, but he still contributes to the band. Plays well in co-operation with the drums and guitars. But then again, i would have loved to have him had more exposure and show off some of his skills. The drums, courtesy of Andersson is good, if not excellent. Double bass drumming can be heard virtually on most of the songs, and there are some odd but awesome fills here and there. The fact that he is also consistent as well, just does more good to the album. Again, he may not be the most technically skilled of the drummers, but unlike Andersson, he sometimes showcases his talent with some blast beats? and quick-fire like double bass.

The production on this album is crisp and clean. The guitars, drums and vocals can all be heard really clearly, and although the bass is sometimes drowned out, the production is still pretty kick-ass.

Overall, this album is a strong one. Comprising of the more melodic side of death metal and sometimes even, i dare say emotional, which you can find in songs like Runes to my memory...which btw sounds really epic when it reaches that 1:40 mark and that awesome melodic, yet simple riff is played. Another "emotional" song on here would obviously be the slower paced song of the album, Under the northern star and maybe even Cry of the black birds. ---loathed, sputnikmusic.com

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Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods (2013)

2013-11-13T16:55:22Z

Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods (2013)

CD1 Deceiver of the Gods
01 – Deceiver Of The Gods
02 – As Loke Falls
03 – Father Of The Wolf
04 – Shape Shifter
05 – Under Siege
06 – Blood Eagle
07 – We Shall Destroy
08 – Hel
09 – Coming Of The Tide
10 – Warriors Of The North

CD2 Under the Influence
11 – Burning Anvil Of Steel
12 – Satan Rising
13 – Snake Eyes
14 – Stand Up To Go Down

Musicians:
    Johan Hegg − lead vocals
    Johan Söderberg − guitars
    Olavi Mikkonen − guitars
    Ted Lundström − bass
    Fredrik Andersson − drums
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    Messiah Marcolin (ex-Candlemass) − guest vocals on "Hel"

What a letdown. Amon Amarth have exploded in popularity over the last few years, bolstering an already impressive discography of solid albums with 2011’s Surtur Rising. One of the better albums to have been recently released within the melodic death metal genre, it also saw Amon Amarth triumphantly trek across North America and the rest of the world, garnering legions of new fans.

Well, you can pretty much forget about any notions of progression, because Deceiver Of The Gods has “playing it safe” all over it. Sure, you wouldn’t expect any big change in format or anything like that from a genre band such as Amon Amarth, but listless and lifeless are really the only ways to describe Deceiver Of The Gods.

Any sense of weight or power has been excised from Amon Amarth’s delivery on Deceiver Of The Gods. The album’s ten songs are nearly interchangeable with similar riffing, mid-paced tempos that occasionally uptick to a mild gallop, plenty of guitar solos, you name it. None of the tracks stand out and, perhaps even worse, virtually none of the tracks present the listener with any sort of epic sweep (ok, maybe “We Shall Destroy” comes close), a genre necessity when your entire lyrical message glorifies the heathen gods of old.

Usually a reviewer can find at least a couple of positive things to say about a new album from such a veteran band, but, sadly, Deceiver Of The Gods is devoid of such. Even a guest appearance from Messiah Marcolin (ex-Candlemass) on “Hel” falls flat.

If I’m being overly harsh in my assessment of Deceiver Of The Gods, so be it, but my reasoning is twofold. First, although stylistically identical, I found Surtur Rising to be highly enjoyable with great songwriting, so much so that Deceiver Of The Gods was highly anticipated.

Second, I cannot help but now compare Amon Amarth to Ensiferum, a similar band that made the exact same mistake with recent albums that could only be described in a similar manner; that is, listless and lifeless. Some bands reach a plateau and become content to coast. That’s exactly what has happened with Amon Amarth on Deceiver Of The Gods. --- Dave Schalek, heavymetal.about.com

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