Amon Amarth discography
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This is a discography for the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. The band is from Stockholm and was founded in 1992. Their lyrics mostly deal with the Vikings, their mythology and their history. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Amon Amarth has released twelve studio albums, one compilation album, three EPs, one video album, and twenty three music videos.
| Amon Amarth discography | |
|---|---|
Amon Amarth live at Tuska Open Air 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 23 |
| Demos | 3 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SWE [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL [3] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9][10] |
US [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Once Sent from the Golden Hall |
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| The Avenger |
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| The Crusher |
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| Versus the World |
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| Fate of Norns |
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— | 56 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
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| With Oden on Our Side |
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21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
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| Twilight of the Thunder God |
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11 | 14 | 69 | — | 10 | 116 | 6 | 21 | 126 | 50 |
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| Surtur Rising |
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8 | 12 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 146 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 34 |
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| Deceiver of the Gods |
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9 | 7 | 44 | — | 12 | 67 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 19 |
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| Jomsviking |
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5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Berserker |
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5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Heathen Army |
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20 [16] | 4 | 36 | — | 7 [17] | — | 1 | 3 | 95 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Hymns to the Rising Sun |
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Video albums
EPs
| Year | EP details |
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| Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds |
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| Under the Influence |
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| Heathen Hammer |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
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| 2003 | "Death in Fire" | Michael Schneider | Versus the World |
| 2004 | "The Pursuit of Vikings" | Heiko Tippelt, Phillip Hirsch[22] | Fate of Norns |
| 2006 | "Runes to My Memory" | Bill Schacht[23] | With Oden on Our Side |
| 2007 | "Cry of the Black Birds" | ||
| 2008 | "Twilight of the Thunder God" | Dariusz Szermanowicz[24] | Twilight of the Thunder God |
| 2009 | "Guardians of Asgaard" | Dariusz Szermanowicz, Pawel Krawczyk[25] | |
| 2011 | "Destroyer of the Universe" | David Brodsky[26] | Surtur Rising |
| 2014 | "Father of the Wolf" | Ramon Boutviseth[27] | Deceiver of the Gods |
| "Deceiver of the Gods" | Soren Schaller[28] | ||
| 2016 | "First Kill" | Darek Szermanowicz[29][30] | Jomsviking |
| "At Dawn's First Light" | |||
| "Raise Your Horns" | Vince Edwards[31] | ||
| 2017 | "The Way of Vikings" | Grupa 13[32] | |
| 2019 | "Raven's Flight" | Roboshobo[33][34][35] | Berserker |
| "Crack the Sky" | |||
| "Mjölner, Hammer of Thor" | |||
| "Shield Wall" | Phil Wallis[36] | ||
| 2020 | "Fafner's Gold" | Jörg Maas[37] | |
| 2022 | "Put Your Back Into The Oar" | Ryan Mackfall[38] | |
| "Get In The Ring" | Dariusz Szermanowicz[39] | The Great Heathen Army | |
| "The Great Heathen Army" | Pavel Trebukhin[40] | ||
| "Find a Way or Make One" | Mikis Fontagnier[41] | ||
| 2022 | "Oden Owns You All" | Pavel Trebukhin[42] |
Demos
Summarize
Perspective
Demo 1
Demo 1 is a demo self-released in 1991/1992. It is extremely rare and only a few copies exist. The demo was released under the band's first name, Scum, as a grindcore band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Warriors of the Past" | 6:13 |
| 2. | "Epitaph" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Light of Death" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 14:35 | |
Credits
- Puppe M. – vocals
- Olli M. − lead guitar
- Vesa M. − rhythm guitar
- Petri T. − bass
- Niko K. − drums
Thor Arise
Thor Arise is a demo recorded in 1993. It was never initially released due to its low production standards. The album features "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", a cover of the Black Sabbath song. The song "Thor Arise" was re-recorded as a bonus track on the digipak version of The Avenger. "Risen from the Sea" was re-recorded on The Crusher. The entire demo was re-released with the "Viking Edition" of Versus the World.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Risen from the Sea" | 5:43 |
| 2. | "Atrocious Humanity" | 5:54 |
| 3. | "Army of Darkness" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Thor Arise" | 6:30 |
| 5. | "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover) | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 27:55 | |
Credits
- Johan Hegg − vocals
- Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
- Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar
- Ted Lundström − bass
- Niko Kaukinen − drums
The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter
The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter is a demo self-released in 1994. Its original release was limited and consisted of 1000 copies. The demo was released on three different colour tapes with different styles. The "labels" for the demo are not professionally made, and were created by the band for the release of the demo. Both "Burning Creation" and "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" were re-released on Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, "Without Fear" was re-recorded on Once Sent from the Golden Hall.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Burning Creation" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Without Fear" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 14:08 | |
Credits
- Johan Hegg − vocals
- Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
- Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar
- Ted Lundström − bass
- Niko Kaukinen − drums
References
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