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Amon Amarth
Death Metal

Amon Amarth is a viking-themed melodic death metal band from Sweden founded in 1992 in Tumba, named after a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The name means "Mount Doom" in Sindarin. The five Swedish musicians are known for basing their songs around Norse Mythology, with such tunes as The Arrival of The Fimbul Winter and Versus the World.



Formed under the name Scum, they switched to the name Amon Amarth in 1992 and released a demo recording, The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter, in 1994, selling all 1000 demo discs in less than 12 hours. With the release of th ...read more

Amon Amarth is a viking-themed melodic death metal band from Sweden founded in 1992 in Tumba, named after a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The name means "Mount Doom" in Sindarin. The five Swedish musicians are known for basing their songs around Norse Mythology, with such tunes as The Arrival of The Fimbul Winter and Versus the World.



Formed under the name Scum, they switched to the name Amon Amarth in 1992 and released a demo recording, The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter, in 1994, selling all 1000 demo discs in less than 12 hours. With the release of the album Once Sent From the Golden Hall in 1998 their popularity rose on an international level and since has brought four multiple U.S. tours, two music videos and appearances in over 100 metal magazines.



Amon Amarth is:

Johan Hegg - vocals

Johan Söderberg - guitar

Olavi Mikkonen - guitar

Ted Lundström - bass

Fredrik Andersson - drums « hide

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Twilight of the Thunder God
09/30/2008

3.8
325 Votes
With Oden On Our Side
2006

4
379 Votes
Wrath of the Norsemen
2006

4
40 Votes
Fate of Norns
2004

3.8
203 Votes
Versus the world
2003

3.9
193 Votes
The Crusher
2001

3.5
71 Votes
The Avenger
1999

3.5
63 Votes
Once Sent from the Golden Hall
1998

3.6
73 Votes
Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds (EP)
1996

3.2
24 Votes
The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter
1994

2.9
7 Votes
Thor Arise
1993

3
11 Votes

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