AMON AMARTH

Release Year: 2016
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: powerful aggressive viking death metal

first ever entirely concept album by the mighty AA deals with a semi-legendary order of Viking mercenaries or brigands of 10-11th century, yet it is perhaps the only major difference from their past catalog - well familiar bloodshed and revenge awaits the listener not just through the intricate story line, but in bombastic music as well, with all trademark qualities of notorious ensemble, especially highlighting narrative coherence and clearly articulated dynamics - energy, harmony and intricacy aplenty, with dynamic tempo changes helping to maintain a cohesive yet never dragging character, eleven track offer is also enriched by quite unexpected guest vocal performance by Doro Pesch on A Dream That Cannot Be, crowning this rampageous feast; German edition comes with Vengeance Is My Name bonus