AMON AMARTH

Release Year: 2009
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: powerful expressive dynamic death metal

eight chunks of powerful Swedish death metal on this debuting longplay [1998] of nowadays acclaimed viking-image-loyal entity catch them just tuning their majestic sound in, and actually being more direct, imaginative and sincere than ever after: this remains their rawest record to date, where Johan still growls with a much deeper voice, and music, recorded at The Abyss with Peter Tägtgren on board, is filled with complex riffs and great solos, featuring structures rich in drama, strong dynamics, and relentlessly developed aggressive force, reinforced by a massive percussion barrage, allowing each track to stand out with a clear, dominant character, still free of excessive epic elements, while ferocious direction remains natural, combative, and striking without detours; recent European edition comes with a remastered sound, upgraded design and German version of Victorious March in addition, renamed into Siegreicher Marsch