Amon Amarth, a Swedish rock band with a mellow sound can be described as the sound of a Viking warship sailing through your city The band's Nordic battle cries sound like a caw from the horns that roar from hell their concerts are a masterclass in top-quality metal The group is made up of Johan Hegg as singer, Olavi Mikkonen on guitar, Ted Lundstrom, and Jocke Wallgren, who replaced Nico Kaukinen, the founding member, in 2016 The current album, 'The Great Heathen Army' marks their 12th studio release In 1992, under the name Scum, Amon Amarth shed that moniker and radically transformed their sound from grind metal to melodic death metal with a strong focus on Viking mythology Metal Blade Records picked up the band after recording an album demo which was never released due to its poor quality Amon Amarth became more popular in the following years and is now one of Sweden's top metal bands In the early 2000s, they played with the legendary power metal group Iron Maiden, Dimmu Borgir and Sanctuary as well as other acts Their debut album, Once Sent from the Golden Hall was a huge success and they've never ever looked back since Their music is full of enthusiasm, energy and Norse inspired lyrical themes The songs are catchy but have the hard edge that metal lovers seek AMON AMARTH are also receiving one of the biggest endorsements that metal bands can receive The God of Thunder himself, Thor, is seen rocking an Amon Amarth T-shirt from the Marvel comic book Heroes Reborn Johan Hegg, his brothers and sisters are now the ultimate representation of the Viking metal genre The latest Amon Amarth release 'Twilight of the Thunder God' is an excellent record that demonstrates the band's growth and maturity as writers The songs show more diversity and show an openness to trying out new styles Johan Hegg says "Working again with Jens provided us with new ideas and perspectives on music writing and sound Jens Bogren was the perfect person to create our most recent album" Amon Amarth has a long tradition of spectacular live shows featuring stunning Viking ships and even real battle scenes The band's fans are devoted and come in large crowds to their shows AMON AMARTH's Nordic metal is set to continue in the future We are eager to see AMON AMARTH at a concert or at a festival near you Browse our huge range of t-shirts and vinyls for all their albums if you're looking for ways to add amon amarth merchandise to your collection of metal On our site, you can see all the dates of tour of the legendary metal band Amon Amarth have been in the same band for the last 30 years and are never slowing down In 2021, they will perform live on their 12th album "The Great Heathen Army" with Arch Enemy Children of Bodom Alestorm https//wwwamonamarthmerchcom/ got a brand new lineup and a brand-new live album on the way