My World of Music – est. 2013
Amon Amarth announce The Allfather Awakens - a ten-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the Swedish metal titan's spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching melodic aural power. The Allfather Awakens sees its release October 2 via Metal Blade Records. For Amon Amarth, a new album marks the beginning of a new world. As with previous records, Oden, the Norse... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Haugesund is a small city located almost halfway between Stavanger and Bergen. The city is also home to the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer, who were founded in 1993. Since then, the band has released nine studio albums, with a longer gap in the early 2000s when the band disbanded for four years. Since their... Continue Reading →
Ready your oars as the Allfather Awakens! Sweden's Viking metal titans Amon Amarth are pleased to share a huge string of live dates that'll see them splitting oceans and rowing their way through the UK and EU in Autumn 2026. The all-Swede invasion includes ransacking support from modern death metal up and comers Orbit Culture... Continue Reading →
Unleashed is a band that has been around for a long time. The band's roots go back to 1989. The band that became a forerunner of Swedish death metal was started by him after Johnny Hedlund and Nihilist parted ways. The four-piece premiered in 1991 with an album called “Where No Life Dwells”, marking the... Continue Reading →
Sweden's Viking metal titans Amon Amarth are pleased to release their new single, "We Rule The Waves," and its accompanying video. With "We Rule The Waves," Amon Amarth returns with its first new song in years and unleashes a war cry worthy of the gods - an unstoppable surge of galloping riffs, wave splitting melodies,... Continue Reading →
Ereb Altor are certainly no newcomers to metal. The band was founded in 2003 and their first album was released in 2008. You can't really say that the band rushed into it at the beginning, because five years between foundation and debut album is quite a long time. However, what took some time back then... Continue Reading →
There are different kinds of ballads. There are the soft and often cheesy love songs being a tearjerker for people. Besides that, ballads also have a history, and the term goes back to Middle Age with ballads often being a narrative set that is strengthened by music. The latter is the interpretation of ‘ballad’ when... Continue Reading →
Sweden's iconic musical vikings Amon Amarth began in 1992 in Tumba and have become a prominent force in heavy metal over the past 30 years. After signing a deal with Metal Blade, the guys were able to release a strong debut album, 'Once Sent From the Golden Hall'. This record was the gateway to a... Continue Reading →
Stockholm meets Oakland, at least looking on the touring package that will roll over Europe in late summer / early autumn 2022. Metal vikings Amon Amarth and thrash metal icons Machine Head will embark on the 'Vikings and Lionhearts Tour 2022' with stops in many European countries. Some tour/concerts might be cancelled or postponed due... Continue Reading →
If you visit Markus' Heavy Music Blog more frequently, you know that Folk/Viking Metal is not my particular area of expertise. But there are exceptions and among them are certainly Ensiferum from Finland. Since 1995 the quintet has been one of the protagonists of a style that combines Death Metal, Folk Metal and Viking Metal... Continue Reading →
(8/10) ‘True North’, that’s the title of Borknagar’s next album the band add to the books. Three years after ‘Winter Thrice’ has been released it’s the new album being the second one after having inked a deal with Century Media. Borknagar, started in 1995 and are one of the many Norwegian bands hailing from Bergen... Continue Reading →
14.11. Wien, Gasometer 15.11. München, Zenith 16.11. Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena 17.11. Prag, Tipsport Arena 19.11. Zürich, Samsung Hall 25.11. Paris, Zenith 26.11. Brüssel, Forest National 28.11. Birmingham, O2 Academy 29.11. Manchester, O2 Apollo 30.11. London, O2 Brixton Academy 02.12. Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal 03.12. Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 04.12. Berlin, Velodrom 06.12. Göteborg, Partille Arena 07.12.... Continue Reading →
Metal vikings Amon Amarth will release their next album 'Berserker' on May 3rd through Sony Music. The album will feature twelve new songs and this is the track listing: Fafner's GoldCrack the SkyMjölner, Hammer of ThorShield WallValkyriaRaven's FlightIronsideThe Berserker at Stamford BridgeWhen Once Again We Can Set Our SailsSkoll and HatiWings of EaglesInto the Dark... Continue Reading →
Markus' Heavy Music Blog 