Amon Amarth | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Tumba, Sweden |
Genres | Melodic death metal |
Years active | 1992-present |
Labels | Metal Blade |
Members | Johan Hegg Johan Söderberg Olavi Mikkonen Ted Lundström Fredrik Andersson |
Past member(s) | Anders Hansson Nico Kaukinen Martin Lopez |
Website | Official Website |
Amon Amarth is a melodic death metal band from Tumba, an outer quarter of Stockholm, Sweden. They signed a recording contract with the US-american label Metal Blade Records. The band was founded in 1996.
Their lyrics are mostly about viking battles and viking gods, but they do not want to be called a "Viking Metal band".[1]
Their most recent album, The Great Heathen Army, was released on August 5, 2022. It was #1 on the music charts in Germany.