Described as 'a compelling fusion of buzzsaw riff work, melodic harmonies and soul-crushing rhythms punctuated by Hegg's callous black/death roar and accounts of Norse battles and treachery' it made sure Amon Amarth's popularity rose internationally. They then signed with Metal Blade Records which released the debut album Once Sent from the Golden Hall. In 1996, they signed with Pulverised Records, on which they released their first MCD, Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, which sold 6000 copies.

In 1994 another demo entitled The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter was recorded this time 1,000 copies were indeed issued. Raw and uneven in sound and execution, it was never officially released due to low quality standards, but the band caught the attention of extreme metal fans with its own 'infectious brand of epic-sounding brutality and unadorned conviction'. Hegg replaced Mäkitalo on vocals, Anders Hansson joined on guitar, and Ted Lundström replaced Tarvainen on bass, before recording its first demo Thor Arise (1993). The band emerged from the previous death metal band Scum, founded in 1988 by Paul 'Themgoroth' Mäkitalo ( Dark Funeral) on vocals, Olavi Mikkonen on lead guitar, Petri Tarvainen on bass and Vesa Meriläinen rhythm guitar.Īfter a 1991 demo, Scum broke up and Amon Amarth formed in 1992. Four more albums, Surtur Rising, Deceiver of the Gods, Jomsviking, and Berserker followed in 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2019 respectively.

Five more studio releases followed, before the band saw its breakthrough with the 2008 album Twilight of the Thunder God, which debuted at No.

Their first studio album, Once Sent from the Golden Hall, debuted in 1998. Amon Amarth has released eleven studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, one video album, and ten music videos. The band is composed of lead guitarist Olavi Mikkonen, vocalist Johan Hegg, bassist Ted Lundström, rhythm guitarist Johan Söderberg, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Their lyrics mostly deal with Viking mythology and history, and so they have been sometimes erroneously labeled “ Viking metal,” although the band insists they play melodic death metal. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. Amon Amarth ( / ə ˈ m ɒ n ə ˈ m ɑːr θ/) is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992.

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