Amon Amarth

[Talvi]

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update:

 

The last couple of months we have been busy working on our follow-up to 'Twilight Of The Thunder God'. Ten songs were written and on October 1 we started tracking drums for the album in Park Studios. After a short trip to Tokyo, which included our first-ever show in Japan at the renowned Loud Park festival, we continued tracking bass and guitars at Fascination Street studios. Recordings have been going well and we are now more than half way through and the album starts to take shape. We'll keep you updated with more info soon!

[Mita]

uh uh

[Oak]

Znachi bice pochetkom sledece godine, ako ne izadje na zimu izdali su scenu.

[oʞɾoƃ]

Kapiram da će biti neki februar/mart.

[oʞɾoƃ]

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have set "Surtur Rising" as the title of their eighth studio album, due on March 29, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. Frontman Johan Hegg told Terrorizer magazine, "Obviously the songs are going to be AMON AMARTH, that's what we've always done, but we wanted to put a little more edge to our sound, so hopefully that's going to come out after the mixing and everything. We've laid down ten tracks, and as is usual for us, every one of them is going to end up on the album."

 

The drums for "Surtur Rising" were recorded at Park Studios in Stockholm while the rest of the instruments are being laid down at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden.

 

Surtur is a jötunn, a giant in Norse mythology; according to Wikipedia, "Surtur is foretold as being a major figure during the events of Ragnarök; carrying his bright sword, he will go to battle against the Æsir, he will do battle with the major god Freyr, and afterward the flames that he brings forth will engulf the Earth."

[Black Label]

"but we wanted to put a little more edge to our sound"

Hajde i to da cujemo

[oʞɾoƃ]

Vidiš, promakao mi taj momenat. Nadajmo se, valjalo bi malo da omaste zvuk.

[Talvi]

Ja ne bih imao ništa protiv ni da nastave u maniru prethodnog. U svakom slučaju, kontam da oni neće podbaciti, a bilo bi lepo i opet ih videti uživo jer bih rado ponovo video ono savijanje od prošlog puta.

[Mita]

i mene golog priznaj

 

ako malo zamaste bice pun pogodak

a i ako ne zamaste kapiram da ce biti tipicno AA izdanje

[ZheX]

Ovaj album jedva cekam, a jos vise mi se svidja sto sam siguran da ne mogu da zajebu stvari.

[Lord Iffy Boatrace]

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have set "Surtur Rising" as the title of their eighth studio album, due on March 29, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. Frontman Johan Hegg told Terrorizer magazine, "Obviously the songs are going to be AMON AMARTH, that's what we've always done, but we wanted to put a little more edge to our sound, so hopefully that's going to come out after the mixing and everything. We've laid down ten tracks, and as is usual for us, every one of them is going to end up on the album."

 

The drums for "Surtur Rising" were recorded at Park Studios in Stockholm while the rest of the instruments are being laid down at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden.

 

Surtur is a jötunn, a giant in Norse mythology; according to Wikipedia, "Surtur is foretold as being a major figure during the events of Ragnarök; carrying his bright sword, he will go to battle against the Æsir, he will do battle with the major god Freyr, and afterward the flames that he brings forth will engulf the Earth."

 

Ovo jedva cekam!Poprilicno sam siguran da ce biti remek delo kao i predhodni!

[Patient]

Opa!!!

Ko ce ovo docekati?

Jedva cekam! Ocekujem da album pokida!

[Night Prowler]

Countdown do objavljivanja omota novog albuma: http://www.amonamarth.com/ Omot proslog albuma je jedan od najboljih omota ikada sto se mene tice, valjda ce i ovaj biti dobar.

Edited January 13, 2011 by Night Prowler

[Svart]

Mozda su ta odbrojavanja dobar marketinski potez ali mene to jako nervira.

[Mita]

necu nista da ocekujem!!!tako je najbolje

[DBrave]

necu nista da ocekujem!!!tako je najbolje

 

od omota albuma ?!?!?

 

ja ocekujem mnogo

[Mita]

ma od celog albuma jebo vas omot

[DBrave]

evo tracklist :

 

01. WAR OF THE GODS

02. TÖCK'S TAUNT – LOKE'S TREACHORY PART II

03. DESTROYER OF THE UNIVERSE

04. SLAVES OF FEAR

05. LIVE WITHOUT REGRET

06. THE LAST STAND OF FREJ

07. FOR VICTORY OR DEATH

08. WRATH OF THE NORSEMEN

09. A BEAST AM I

10. DOOM OVER DEAD MAN

[Night Prowler]

Odakle ti ovo? Rekose da se album zove Surtur Rising po pesmi, a ovde nema takve pesme.

[DBrave]

sumnjas u mene

 

http://www.stormbringer.at/news.php?id=22432

[Grobodan]

1. WAR OF THE GODS

 

Amon have a bit of a habit of knowing how to kick off an album, and 'War Of The Gods' is no exception. This is more gung ho than a cowboy with a missile launcher, and once again those outrageously catchy hooks sound fucking huge thanks to Jens Bogren's smart production. This band just don't do low-key, do they?

 

 

 

2. TÖCK'S TAUNT – LOKE'S TREACHORY PART II

 

A sequel to 'Hermod's Ride To Hell' from their awesome 2006 full-length, 'With Oden On Our Side', this is a slightly more measured number, with a menacing, imperial stomp that forms the backbone of most of the song.

 

 

 

3. DESTROYER OF THE UNIVERSE

 

Aaaaaaand we're back up to fifth gear. Amon Amarth are hardly known for their shredding, but this has a couple of vaguely widdle-tastic moments weaved into the pacey riffing and those ever-soaring melodies, and there's a nice if brief bit of NWOBHM-style duel guitar shenanigans.

 

 

 

4. SLAVES OF FEAR

 

“They feed on your anxieties/To build a dead society” growls Johan. There's a delightful bit of bile and cynicism lying under this track, and the riffs are far less accessible than the rest of the album so far. Of course, there is inevitably an epic, harmonic climax, but this is still a pretty gnarly number by Amon's own standards.

 

 

 

5. LIVE WITHOUT REGRET

 

This is also marginally less instant than much of Amon's recent material, recalling more of their 2001 album 'The Crusher' than their last two releases. Johan sounds completely bad ass by taking his 'Demonic Cookie Monster' grumble even lower than normal. Lovely stuff.

 

 

 

6. THE LAST STAND OF FREJ

 

This is pretty epic, in a “'Gerard Butler's death in '300'” kinda way. The slowest track on the album so far, and hugely anthemic as a result, with some nice, chunky, vaguely doomy intersections.

 

 

 

7. FOR VICTORY OR DEATH

 

For just a brief second this one threatens to bolt off into Eurovision metal territory with its fantasy metal opening hook, but it's okay, because Johan arrives just in time to lend that much-needed gruff and growl. A fairly light addition to what is generally a heavier beast overall, but another indication that precious few other metal acts can have catchy and heavy living in such effortless cahoots.

 

 

 

8. WRATH OF THE NORSEMEN

 

Johan is sounding more disgustingly disgruntled as this album wears on! Another brooding number that is initially similar in pace and style to 'Töck's Taunt...', but climaxes in an up-tempo and addictively singable (growlable?) chorus. “Somebody save meeeeee!” bellows the singer. Mate, if you can't deal with it, we're all fucked.

 

 

 

9. A BEAST AM I

 

Yes, yes he is. And as if to confirm it, he starts this one off with a nice big meaty heavy metal scream. Awesome. This is probably the closest that these Swedes ever come to straight-up death metal – which isn't saying much, granted, but it's still nice to see that they can bust out a proper gnarly riff within all that melodic business.

 

 

 

10. DOOM OVER DEAD MAN

 

Time for the big finale! There's a bit of suspect synth creeping in at the start, but things quickly get back on track. Yup; slow, brooding intro gives way to another epic bout of Norse-themed metal majesty. Job done.

 

 

 

FINAL VERDICT:

 

Fucking hell, it's Amon Amarth; you knew whether you were going to like this or not as soon as the title was announced. But, for what it's worth, they've certainly dabbled in some heavier arts this time around, while those all-important hooks are as big and mighty-sounding as ever. Here's hoping that 'A Beast Am I' makes it into their setlist come Spring.

[Fapril ethereal]

to the arms!

[Mita]

9. A BEAST AM I

 

:rockdevil: :rockdevil: :rockdevil: :rockdevil:

[DBrave]

evo kako izgleda omot, meni je odlican

 

[Svart]

Dobar je, prosli je bio bolji.