Swedish metal powerhouse Amon Amarth has completed work on its long-awaited new studio album. The full-length release, titled Twilight Of The Thunder God, will see a September 30 North American release date via Metal Blade Records.
Twilight Of The Thunder God was recorded at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden. The album will feature 10 ravaging tracks of Amon Amarth’s menacing battle metal replete with swarming riffs and searing percussion that provides a monolithic backdrop for vocalist Johan Hegg's wracked howls and lyrics rife with Nordic mythology. Known for seamlessly combining the key attributes of death, black and power metal to create "fantasy-fueled sonic mayhem", Amon Amarth (Elven-speak for "mountain of doom" in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings) has eclipsed its previous efforts with Twilight Of The Thunder God, creating an album that places the band amongst metal’s elite.
Twilight Of The Thunder God also features several high-profile guest appearances including Entombed singer L.G. Petrov (on "Guardians of Asgaard"), Children of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala (who shreds a fierce solo on the track "Twilight Of The Thunder God") and Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica (a guest appearance on "Live For The Kill").
The final track listing for Twilight Of The Thunder God is as follows:
01. Twilight of the Thunder God
02. Free Will Sacrifice
03. Guardians of Asgaard
04. Where is Your God?
05. Varyags of Miklagaard
06. Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags
07. No Fear for the Setting Sun
08. The Hero
09. Live for the Kill
10. Embrace of the Endless Ocean
In support of Twilight Of The Thunder God, Amon Amarth has announced a fall, 2008 North American headlining tour. The scheduled 3 week trek will kick off on October 1 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Support on the Amon Amarth tour will be provided by Helsinki folk-metal act Ensiferum, Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor and Tampa, Florida melodic death metal troupe The Absence.
On the topic of the headlining tour, the band states, "It's time again for us Vikings to make our way across the Atlantic. It's now official; we will be heading over for a North American headlining tour in support of our new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God." Joining our venture will be Ensiferum, Belphegor and The Absence, all solid and outstanding bands that we are honored to make part of our tour. We are excited to perform in front of our North American fans and cannot wait until then. Since "Twilight of the Thunder God" will be released on September 30th, look for new songs to be played! We're expecting a good proper horde, so hope to see as many of you out there as possible!"
Amon Amarth tour dates: North American Twilight Of The Thunder God Tour (w/ support from Ensiferum, Belphegor and The Absence):
10/01 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues (w/ Ensiferum only)
10/02 - Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
10/03 - San Francisco, CA Slim's
10/04 - Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
10/05 - Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/06 - Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
10/08 - Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
10/09 - Calgary, AB The Warehouse
10/10 - Regina, SK Riddell Centre
10/11 - Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
10/12 - St. Paul, MN Station 4
10/13 - Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15 - Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/16 - Montreal, QC Le Medley
10/17 - Quebec City, QC Theatre Imperial
10/18 - Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/19 - Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
10/20 - New York, NY The Fillmore
10/21 - West Springfield, VA Jaxx
The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III' European Tour (w/ Slayer, Trivium, Amon Amarth, Mastodon):
10/27 - Manchester, England Manchester Arena
10/28 - Birmingham, England NEC
10/30 - London, England Hammersmith Apollo
10/31 - London, England Hammersmith Apollo
11/02 - Cardiff, Wales CIA 7000
11/03 - Glasgow, Scotland SECC Hall 3
11/05 - Offenbach, Germany Stadthalle
11/06 - Köln, Germany Palladium
11/07 - Amsterdam, Holland Heineken Music Hall
11/09 - Stuttgart, Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
11/10 - Winterthur, Switzerland Eishalle Deutweg
11/11 - Paris, France Le Zenith
11/12 - Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena
11/16 - Wein, Austria Gasometer
11/18 - München, Germany Zenith
11/19 - Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
11/22 - Gothenburg, Sweden Lisebergshallen (Amon Amarth as direct support to Slayer, Mastodon opens)
Amon Amarth’s "Bloodshed Over Bochum" (* The band will play one of the first four albums in its entirety each night along with a "best-of" mix from "Fate Of Norns" (2004), "With Oden On Our Side" (2006) and the upcoming album *):
12/28 - "Once Sent From The Golden Hall" (1998) Bochum, Germany Zeche
12/29 - "The Avenger" (1999) Bochum, Germany Zeche
12/30 - "The Crusher" (2001) Bochum, Germany Zeche
12/31 - "Versus The World" (2002) Bochum, Germany Zeche
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