Formed: 1992
From:
Stockholm,
Sweden
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Amon Amarth News
Below is our complete Amon Amarth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Dimmu Borgir Brings Invaluable Darkness To UK
After the release of the new album “In Sorte Diaboli” this spring, and performances at this years Download Festival and the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, DIMMU BORGIR are coming to the UK for a full tour. Keeping the name of their US tour with Unearth, Devildriver and Kataklysm, the UK leg will feature special guests AMON AMARTH and HATESPHERE.
Dimmu Borgir's The Invaluable Darkness Tour 2007 UK dates are as follows:
September 28 London Forum
September 29 Nottingham Rock City
September 30 Manchester Academy
October 1 Glasgow Garage/QMU
October 2 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Headline News
SOTU 2007 Lineup and Tour Dates Announced
Sounds of the Underground has announced the lineup for their annual tour. Following two straight appearances in the middle of the day, the event will be closed most nights by splatter metal champions, GWAR; ensuring that fans will remain blood and gore-free until the closing hours of the show. Three other bands will rotate in the headlining position prior to GWAR: a block-buster artist yet to be announced, face-shredding metal pugilists Chimaira, and experimental noisemakers Every Time I Die.
The day will be completed with a bill including Necro, Darkest Hour, Amon Amarth, The Acacia Strain, The Devil Wears Prada, HeavyHeavyLowLow, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Goatwhore, This Is Hell, and 2 Cents. Expect additional special guest headliners to join the bill on select dates.
The touring festival launches in July and runs into August. More...
Armored Saint Schedules California Concert
Legendary California metallers ARMORED SAINT will play at Viper Room in Hollywood on May 19. This will be a warm-up gig for the band's appearance at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, which will be held May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Other bands scheduled to perform at the Rock Hard Festival include AMON AMARTH, DARK FUNERAL, DEATH ANGEL, GRAVE DIGGER, HAMMERFALL, PAUL DI'ANNO, ROSS THE BOSS and THIN LIZZY.
ARMORED SAINT played a number a European and U.S. dates last summer, some of which were taped for the band's upcoming live DVD. It is not presently clear if plans exist for the group to begin work on a new studio album. ARMORED SAINT's last CD, "Revelation", came out in 2000 on the Metal Blade label.
Dimmu Borgir To Tour Europe With Amon Amarth
Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Dubbed "The Invaluable Darkness Tour 2007", the trek will feature Sweden's AMON AMARTH in the direct-support slot. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Sep. 23 - Amsterdam - Paradiso (NL)
Sep. 24 - Tilburg - 013 (NL)
Sep. 25 - Cologne - E-Werk (DE)
Sep. 26 - Brussels - AB (BE)
Oct. 04 - Paris - Elysee Montmartre (FR)
Oct. 06 - Marseille - Le Moulin (FR)
Oct. 07 - Barcrelona - Razzmatazz 2 (ES)
Oct. 09 - Lisbon - Coliseum (PO)
Oct. 10 - Madrid - Joy Eslava (ES)
Oct. 11 - Bergara - Sala Jam (ES)
Oct. 13 - Pratteln - Z7 (CH)
Oct. 14 - Milan - Alcatraz (IT)
Oct. 15 - Ljubljana - Exhibition Hall (SI)
Oct. 16 - Vienna - Planet Music (AT)
Oct. 17 - Budapest - Petofi Csarnok (HU)
Oct. 19 - Prague - Retro (CZ)
Oct. 20 - Warsaw - Progresja (PO)
Oct. 21 - Berlin - Columbiahalle (DE)
Oct. 22 - Hamburg - Docks (DE)
Oct. 23 - Wiesbaden - Schlachthof (DE)
Oct. 25 - München - Georg Elser Halle (DE)
Oct. 26 - Leipzig - Werk II (DE)
Oct. 27 - Stuttgart - Nuclear Blast Festival (DE)
Oct. 29 - Copenhagen - Store Vega (DK)
Oct. 30 - Lund - Mejeriet (SE)
Nov. 01 - Helsinki - House Of Culture (FI)
Nov. 02 - Oulu - Tearia (FI)
Nov. 04 - Stockholm - Arenan (SE)
Nov. 05 - Gothenburg - Tragarn (SE)
Nov. 06 - Oslo - Sentrum Scene (NO)
Amon Amarth Posts “Cry of the Blackbirds" Video
Amon Amarth has posted the second music video, “Cry of the Blackbirds”, from their 2006 release With Oden on Our Side. “Cry of the Blackbirds” was directed by Bill Schacht for Aestheticom (www.aestheti.com).
Amon Amarth Posts "Cry of the Blackbirds" Video
Amon Amarth has posted the second music video, “Cry of the Blackbirds”, from their 2006 release With Oden on Our Side. “Cry of the Blackbirds” was directed by Bill Schacht for Aestheticom. You can check out “Cry of the Blackbirds” here.
Amon Amarth Finish 'Cry Of The Black Birds' Shoot
Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have checked in with the following update:
"Yesterday we completed the filming of the new video for 'Cry Of The Black Birds', directed by William C. Schacht. It took 20 hours of blood, sweat and pain, in minus 14 degrees celsius, to get the video done. All that remains now is the editing of the filmed material. We would like to thank the production team, for a job well done. But especially we would like to thank the generous people of Baldur's Hird. Without their dedication and professionalism this video would not have been possible."
'Cry Of The Blackbirds' is lifted from the band's new album, With Oden On Our Side, available via Metal Blade.
Amon Amarth Confirmed For Three Summer Festivals
The Swedish Viking Metallers have posted the following on their official site:
No doubt we will have a very busy summer this year, and we can now reveal the names of three of the festivals we will be appearing at this summer. We'll be at Bang Your Head Open Air, With Full Force Open Air and Summer Breeze Open Air. For more details click this link.
Headline News
Metalunderground.com's Best of 2006 Awards
Having wrapped up a truly landmark year in metal, we are going to reflect on what made it such a good year by announcing the Metalunderground.com staff picks from 2006. As in previous years, I’ve polled the entire staff here at metalunderground.com about their favorite albums of last year. This year we've also added a new category for “Best DVD of 2006”
Here are the Metalunderground.com staff picks for the following categories: Best Metal Album of 2006, Best Metal DVD of 2006, Best Metal Newcomer of 2006, Best Live Act of 2006, and Most Anticipated Release for 2007. More...
Vreid Confirmed For Slovenia's Metalcamp Festival
VREID, the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar), has been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2007 festival, set to take place July 16-21, 2007 in Tolmin, Slovenia. More than 80 bands will perform on two stages over the course of five days of live music. VREID will play on the main stage on July 18. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: More...
Johan Hegg: 'We Keep Going Forward'
Jeffrey Easton of metal-exiles.com recently conducted an interview with Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg.
Jeffrey: How is the tour with Children of Bodom going?
Johan: As the support act you never really expect the tremendous response but we have been getting a great reaction.
Jeff: How do you think you are going over with Bodom’s crowd?
Johan: It is kind of weird but I do believe some of their fans like us. I can see why some would not like us but seem to enjoy it and get into it.
Jeff: You have been over here a few times but your biggest fan base is in Europe. What is the difference between touring here in the States and touring in Europe?
Johan: In Europe we can headline, we are not in that position yet. Going on this tour is a big step in the right direction. The crowds are the same everywhere and the venues on this tour are standard to us. The similarities are pretty big.
Jeff: A metal fan is a metal fan everywhere.
Johan: That is true but sometimes American fans go to extreme lengths to talk to you.
Jeff: How is that?
Johan: At one of our stops some fan wanted to talk to me so he waited until I was done with the other fans and all he wanted to do was just hang out with me.
Read the full article at The Metal Exiles.
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Children Of Bodom, Amon Amarth Live Report
Nights like this one only confirm that Euro-metal is steadily on the rise in New England. Judging by the number of excited fans attending the Palladium on Dec 16th, you would think that we were graced with not one but two headliners. It was a year ago, almost to the day that the two cohorts of Scandinavian merry men strolled through town and now they brought along France's beloved Gojira. Keeping chronological order, Sanctity took the stage first. They were greeted surprisingly well for an opening act. I haven't seen these guys before but kudos for their fervor on stage. Some of the fans were familiar with their stuff and even managed to form the beginnings of a mosh pit.
Highly acclaimed but alas, largely unknown in US, Gojira were up next. The quality of their music and the level of passion they played with were enchanting. This is a band that effortlessly fuses serene imagery with formidable riffs in an exceedingly refined manner. Grimacing vocalist Joe Deplaned was remarkably dynamic in his performance, interacting on stage and proving that Death metal bands can actually be eye-pleasing to watch. Mario's drum solo was an unexpected but gratifying treat. The set list revolved around their latest album: Ocean Planet, Heaviest Matter, Flying Whales and Backbone. The crowd looked a bit perplexed but displayed support with spontaneous cheers. More...
Finntroll Confirmed For Summer Breeze Festival
FINNTROLL has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):
AMON AMARTH
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
COMMUNIC
CREMATORY
DARK FUNERAL
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
DORNENREICH
DORO
EISBRECHER
FEAR MY THOUGHTS
FINNTROLL
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
HELRUNAR
HEVEIN
ILLDISPOSED
IMMOLATION
IN EXTREMO
KEEP OF KALESSIN
KRYPTERIA
MOONSORROW
NECROPHOBIC
SAMSAS TRAUM
SECRETS OF THE MOON
SIRENIA
TANKARD
TANZWUT
Crematory Confirmed For Summer Breeze Festival
German gothic metallers CREMATORY are the latest act confirmed for the 10th Anniversary of Germany's Summer Breeze Festival, which scheduled for August 16th - 18th in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Acts now confirmed for Summer Breeze 2007 include: More...
Amon Amarth Reschedule Swedish Dates
Sweden's AMON AMARTH has rescheduled the Swedish dates that it was forced to cancel in late Novemebr/early December in order to join the CHILDREN OF BODOM North American trek. The new dates are as follows (venue details to follow):
Jan. 31 - Göteborg, SWE @ TBA
Feb. 01 - Malmö, SWE @ TBA
Feb. 02 - Huskvarna, SWE @ TBA
Feb. 04 - Stockholm, SWE @ TBA
AMON AMARTH's latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", entered the national album chart in Sweden at No. 21 and in Austria at No. 27. The album has also debuted on the German national chart at position No. 21. This is the highest chart entry in Germany of any band on the Metal Blade roster, according to a posting on the group's web site.
Just For Fun
Hot Topic Lets You Create Your Own E-card
Hot Topic has put together an interactive e-card creator. With it you can create a Halloween E-card for a friend while listening to some of the hottest releases from Red Distribution bands at HotTopic.com! Featuring:
Amon Amarth
Boys Like Girls
Bullet For My Valentine
Chiodos
GoatWhore
HeavyHeavyLowLow
In Flames
Mushroomhead
My Chemical Romance
Suffocate Faster
Suffocation
The Sleeping
Unearth
Valencia
War of Ages
You can create your own e-card here.
Amon Amarth Break Onto Billboard Charts
Amon Amarth's seventh release (sixth for Metal Blade), "With Oden on Our Side", hit the Billboard charts for first week’s sales reaching #15 of the Heatseakers/New Artist Chart, #26 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, and #42 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart. Overseas, "With Oden on Our Side" entered the German charts at #21, Swedish Charts at #21 and the Austria charts at #27!
Amon Amarth, as previously reported, will be embarking on a month-long European tour in support of "With Oden on Our Side" and will follow-up with a U.S. tour as direct support to Children of Bodom starting on the 1st of December in Detroit, MI.
Tune into MTV2’s Headbangers Ball tonight to catch the premier of Amon Amarth's first video off of "With Oden on Our Side" for the track "Runes to My Memory". Amon Amarth's video for "Runes to My Memory" was directed by Bill Schacht.
Vote For Amon Amarth's Tour Setlist
Amon Amarth have decided to let you decide which songs will make their setlist for their upcoming European and North American tours. You may choose your favourite 15 songs, and the 15 songs with the most votes at the end will become the new setlist for Europe, whilst the 10 most popular will make the grade for North America. To have your say, simply go here and vote.
Hear Entire Amon Amarth, Evanescence CDs Online
AOL Music has a couple of new rock/metal CDs streaming in their entirety:
Amon Amarth Post New Video Online
AMON AMARTH's video for the song "Runes to my Memory" has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). The track comes off the Swedish metallers' latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", which was issued through Metal Blade Records in the following formats: limited-edition red vinyl LP, standard CD, limited-edition two-CD digipack, and standard LP.
An exclusive media player for "With Oden On Our Side", featuring two songs from the album, can be accessed here. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren.
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