Amon Amarth Premiere First-Ever Acoustic Single "Upphaf"

Melodic death metal band Amon Amarth have unveiled their first-ever acoustic song, “Upphaf.” The stripped-down track offers a different side of the band as they continue building anticipation for their upcoming thirteenth studio album. The new single was produced by Jacob Hansen (Aborted, Katatonia).

A music video directed by Pavel Trebukhin (Imminence, thrown) accompanies the new single and is available below.

A press release described the track as follows:

‘Iconic Swedish heavy metallers Amon Amarth approach a new way of songwriting on their first-ever acoustic excursion ‘Upphaf‘. The song strips away the fury of modern melodic heavy metal to reveal the ancient, skeletal frame of a Norse epic. Reimagined for the gathering space of a longhouse hearth, the song features hypnotic melodies and mesmerising quires.

The stripped-back composition carries the solemnity of an oral history whispered under the shadow of the Allfather, proving the band’s interest in Oden cuts just as deep by firelight as it does on epic global stages. The single serves as the quiet moment to what lies ahead, before the fury of their next studio album.’