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The track was recorded and mixed in January 2021 at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren and was made available via the band's own label Victorious Music. This past February, AMON AMARTH released a standalone single, "Put Your Back Into The Oar", an ode to the epic Viking row. But with that said, it's still very much contemporary AMON AMARTH, but perhaps style-wise we have gone back to our roots a little bit." If 'Berserker' was our 'heavy metal' album, then 'The Great Heathen Army' is our 'death metal' album. Guitarist Olavi Mikkonen adds: "We've been away making new music and we're back with new darker, more death metal-sounding album. It was great to be able to work with him again." There are some dark and heavy songs that are really powerful and in your face, but we obviously have some trademark melodic AMON AMARTH songs on there as well and a few surprises too. From the noisily rabble-rousing "Find A Way Or Make One" and the pummeling, pugilistic "Get In The Ring" to the evocative fury of "Saxons & Vikings" and the cinematic squall of the title track, "The Great Heathen Army" encapsulates the essence of this legendary band, while still allowing acres of space for new ideas.ĪMON AMARTH vocalist Johan Hegg comments: "Overall 'The Great Heathen Army' is one of the heavier albums we've made.
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Recorded with esteemed studio guru Andy Sneap at the controls, "The Great Heathen Army" represents another bold leap forward for AMON AMARTH, as their trademark sound undergoes yet another skillful, evolutionary overhaul, both lyrically and musically. Who will you choose to fight with? The Vikings or the Saxons? Choose well and the Gods will decide your fate." This is the title track from the new album with a video we shot with the talented Pavel Trebukhin in Riga, Latvia. The official music video for the LP's title track, directed by Pavel Trebukhin and shot in Riga, Latvia, can be seen below.ĪMON AMARTH comments: "The armada of 'The Great Heathen Army' is at sea on the way to raid, but before we land at distant shores on August 5th, we have a new single and video for you to feast on. Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH will release their twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army", on August 5 via Metal Blade.