HYPOCRISY on tour with AMON AMARTH & ARCH ENEMY
Prepare for a Swedish heavy metal invasion. Sweden’s heavy metal vikings AMON AMARTH are set to storm onto European shores this November and December to raid the continent with their biggest and most ambitious, must-see full production tour to date.
Joining AMON AMARTH for the full tour will be very Special Guests, Swedish titans ARCH ENEAMY and legendary Swedish death metal squad HYPOCRISY.
HYPOCRISY’s Peter Tägtgren states:
“HYPOCRISY are very much looking forward to this run and to share the stage with AMON AMARTH and ARCH ENEMY. This will be epic!”
AMON AMARTH bellows,
“We cannot wait to return to Europe with our fellow Swedish Berserkers ARCH ENEMY and HYPOCRISY. We will be bringing our biggest headling show yet and this truly is going to be an epic heavy metal party that is not to be missed!”
ARCH ENEMY’s Michael Amott adds:
“I can’t think of a better way to wrap up an intense and exciting 2019 ARCH ENEMY touring year than heading back to Europe with our Swedish friends AMON AMARTH and HYPOCRISY. This will be a celebration of everything that is awesome about heavy metal, the Scandinavian way! Skal!”
EUROPEAN TOUR 2019
AMON AMARTH, ARCH ENEMY, HYPOCRISY
14.11.2019 – Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
15.11.2019 – Zenith, Munich, Germany
16.11.2019 – MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
17.11.2019 – Tipsport Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
19.11.2019 – Samsung Hall, Zurich, Switzerland
20.11.2019 – Alcatraz, Milano, Italy
22.11.2019 – Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
23.11.2019 – Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain
25.11.2019 – Zenith, Paris, France
26.11.2019 – Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
28.11.2019 – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
29.11.2019 – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
30.11.2019 – O2 Brixton Academy, London, UK
02.12.2019 – Rockhal, Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg
03.12.2019 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
04.12.2019 – Velodrom, Berlin, Germany
06.12.2019 – Partille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden
07.12.2019 – Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
09.12.2019 – Black Box, Helsinki, Finland
11.12.2019 – Arena, Malmö, Sweden
12.12.2019 – SCC, Aarhus, Denmark
13.12.2019 – Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
14.12.2019 – König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
15.12.2019 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: www.amonamarth.com
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ARCH ENEMY announce European tour dates supporting AMON AMARTH
After touring the US together, Swedish melodic death metal masters ARCH ENEMY will be also supporting Amon Amarth on their extended European and UK Berserker tour, starting on November 14th in Vienna, Austria. Further support is coming from Swedish death metal squad HYPOCRISY.
AMON AMARTH bellows, “We cannot wait to return to Europe with our fellow Swedish Berserkers ARCH ENEMY and HYPOCRISY. We will be bringing our biggest headlining show yet and this truly is going to be an epic heavy metal party that is not to be missed!”
ARCH ENEMY’s Michael Amott adds, “I can’t think of a better way to wrap up an intense and exciting 2019 ARCH ENEMY touring year than heading back to Europe with our Swedish friends AMON AMARTH and HYPOCRISY! This will be a celebration of everything that is awesome about Heavy Metal, the Scandinavian way! Skål!”
HYPOCRISY’s Peter Tägtgren states, “HYPOCRISY are very much looking forward to this run and to share the stage with AMON AMARTH and ARCH ENEMY. This will be epic!”
AMON AMARTH “Berserker” European Tour
With Very Special Guest ARCH ENEMY
and HYPOCRISY
Nov 14- Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
Nov 15- Munich, Germany – Zenith
Nov 16- Ludwigsburg, Germany – MHP Arena
Nov 17- Prague, Czech Republic – Tipsport Arena
Nov 19- Zurich, Switzerland – Samsung Hall
Nov 20- Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
Nov 22- Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi
Nov 23- Madrid, Spain – Vistalegre
Nov 25- Paris, France – Zenith
Nov 26- Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
Nov 28- Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
Nov 29- Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Nov 30- London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy
Dec 2- Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
Dec 3- Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
Dec 4- Berlin, Germany – Velodrom
Dec 6- Gothenburg, Sweden – Partille Arena
Dec 7- Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
Dec 9- Helsinki, Finland – Black Box
Dec 11- Malmö, Sweden – Arena
Dec 12- Aarhus, Denmark – SCC
Dec 13- Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
Dec 14- Oberhausen, Germany – König Pilsener Arena
Dec 15- Amsterdam, Netherlands – Afas Live
ARCH ENEMY summer shows:
22.07.2019 Metaldays, Tolmin (SVN)
25.07.2019 Fezen Festival, Székesfehérvár (HU)
27.07.2019 Faine Misto, Ternopil (UKR)
29.07.2019 Reading 3, Tel Aviv (ISR)
Released in 2017, Arch Enemy’s tenth album was the ultimate statement of heavy metal supremacy from a band that is still growing in stature year after year. The critically acclaimed album is the first the band recorded with their current line-up: Alissa White-Gluz (vocals,) Michael Amott (guitars,) Jeff Loomis (guitars,) Sharlee D’Angelo (bass,) Daniel Erlandsson (drums). Achieving longevity is the toughest challenge that faces any band, but Arch Enemy have long since established themselves as a permanent fixture on the global metal scene and continue to uphold and celebrate the heavy metal code.
The band is currently working on their new album. More details to will be announced shortly.
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I’ve never seen AMON AMARTH without being entertained immensely. Not only is their music and their thematic universe right down my alley, they also come across as super sympathetic people who have a genuine interest in creating a party around them.
It is no different this early Saturday evening, where the sun is doing its best to scourge us. The mighty sun has a bit of competition from the onstage pyros, which are used generously throughout the set. Fire and flame, swords and battle – that’s an AMON AMARTH concert!
The set starts of with one of the evergreens of the Swedes; “The Pursuit of Vikings”. Immediately, fists are pumping, heads are banging and the first circle pits are forming. AMON AMARTH have a terribly strong catalogue of songs now, no doubt about that, and they start off with one of the strongest cards.
I don’t know if you’ve been to an AMON AMARTH gig, but if you have, you’ll probably agree that this band fuels happiness. For all their lyrical violence and bloodshed, their attitude so utterly positive and it’s downright contagious. Johann Hegg in particular is a big party bear and constantly incites more fun. And it is a party where I’m standing. There are people flying everywhere and circle pits start up constantly, whipping up more dust. And, yes, we also sit down in the imaginary longboats and do some rowing. As you do!
The parade of hits is available to dance to: “Deceiver of the Gods”, “Death in Fire” and “Guardians of Asgaard” where I finally get the confirmation for why LG Petrov is at the festival. With someone like LG on the stage, the show gets a little extra turbo, methinks. Great move to have him here to do the duet with Hegg as they did it on the Twilight of the Thundergod album!
From the two latest releases, Jomsviking and Beserker, we get three songs from each, namely “First Kill”, “The Way of Vikings”, “Raise Your Horns” (towards the end of the show, where horns really are raised by the band), “Crack the Sky”, “Shield Wall” and “Raven’s Flight”. The last three less known as yet, but still receive a warm welcome from Copenhell tonight.
The title track from Twilight of the Thunder God concludes a concert that felt much too short. I could easily have done half an hour more, and by the look of it, so could most of the people around me, but, hey, you can’t have it all and it’s better to end on a high note. Great stuff. Skol!
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ARCH ENEMY announce UK tour dates with Amon Amarth
Prepare for the Swedish invasion! Sweden’s heavy metal warlords AMON AMARTH are set to crash onto European shores this November and December to raid the continent with their biggest and most ambitious, must-see full production tour to date!
Joining AMON AMARTH for the three show UK rampage, will be special guests, Swedish titans ARCH ENEMY, touring in support of their 2017 critically acclaimed album “Will To Power” (Century Media Records) and legendary Swedish death metal squad HYPOCRISY.
AMON AMARTH bellows , “We cannot wait to return to Europe and tour the UK with our fellow Swedish Berserkers ARCH ENEMY and HYPOCRISY. We will be bringing our biggest headlining show yet and this truly is going to be an epic heavy metal party that is not to be missed!”
ARCH ENEMY’s Michael Amott adds , “I can’t think of a better way to wrap up an intense and exciting 2019 ARCH ENEMY touring year than heading back to the UK with our Swedish friends AMON AMARTH and HYPOCRISY! This will be a celebration of everything that is awesome about Heavy Metal, the Scandinavian way! Skål!”
HYPOCRISY’s Peter Tägtgren states, “HYPOCRISY are very much looking forward to this UK run and to share the stage with AMON AMARTH and ARCH ENEMY. This will be epic!”
ARCH ENEMY continues to tour in support of their 2017 chart-topping tenth full-length album “Will To Power” released by Century Media Records. “Will To Power” is available for purchase HERE.
Released in 2017, ARCH ENEMY’s tenth album was the ultimate statement of heavy metal supremacy from a band that are still growing in stature year over year. The critically acclaimed album is the first the band recorded with their current line-up: Alissa White-Gluz (vocals,) Michael Amott (guitars,) Jeff Loomis (guitars,) Sharlee D’Angelo (bass,) Daniel Erlandsson (drums). Achieving longevity is the toughest challenge that faces any band, but ARCH ENEMY have long since established themselves as a permanent fixture on the global metal scene and continue to uphold and celebrate the heavy metal code.
The band is currently working on their new album. More details to will be announced shortly.
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Watch “The Race”: YouTube
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“Crack The Sky” is the second part of a video-trilogy that Amon Amarth presents to their hungry fans that can’t await to finally hear “Berserker” in full!
AT THE GATES ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES SUPPORTING AMON AMARTH
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES announce Berserker World Tour ’19 presented by The Noise. The band will be on tour supporting headliners Amon Amarth, with direct support from labelmates Arch Enemy. The massive tour starts on September 26th in Seattle, WA and wraps on October 26th in Los Angeles. Fans can purchase pre-sale tickets from today on via Amon Amarth and Citi. Ticketmaster, Live Nation, venue, radio, and Blabbermouth (password BLABBER) pre-sales will be available on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 19th.
“Berserkers! We will lead a Swedish metal invasion of North America this September and October along with our friends Arch Enemy, At The Gates and Grand Magus,” adds headliners Amon Amarth. “Come fight and feast with us and earn your seat in the great golden hall. This raid is pure heavy fucking metal and not to be missed!”
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott states,
“Arch Enemy is very much looking forward to invading North America together with Swedish Viking kings Amon Amarth and our Metal brothers in At The Gates and Grand Magus! Miss this Swedish Heavy Metal apocalypse at your own peril!”
Last week, the band released their new music video for the track “The Colours Of The Beast” created by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media. Watch the video HERE. The track is off of the band’s highly acclaimed album To Drink From The Night Itself.
Most recently, AT THE GATES released a limited 7″ EP entitled The Mirror Black featuring the two songs ” The Mirror Black” and “Daggers Of Black Haze” off their latest LP To Drink From The Night Itself album in alternative versions that include guest vocals by Rob Miller (Amebix, Tau Cross). Remaining copies are available from CM Distro HERE.
Additionally, AT THE GATES released the digital EP With The Pantheons Blind, which contains all six bonus tracks from the To Drink From The Night Itself recording sessions. The EP is available digitally for the first time and includes the tracks “Daggers Of Black Haze” and “The Mirror Black” featuring guest vocals by Rob Miller (Amebix, Tau Cross), “The Chasm” featuring guest vocals by Per Boder (God Macabre), “A Labyrinth Of Tombs ” featuring guest vocals by Mikael Nox Pettersson (Craft), a demo version of “The Chasm” and a merciless re-recorded version of the early AT THE GATES classic “Raped By The Light Of Christ”, originally featured on the band’s sophomore album “With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness” from 1993. Get the EP HERE.
To Drink From The Night Itself is available in various formats HERE.
A new re-press of To Drink From The Night Itself as a limited edition “Tour Exclusive” transparent red with black swirls vinyl will be available for sale at the merch booth doing the tour.
AT THE GATES TOUR DATES:
April 24 – Canberra, Australia – Basement +The Haunted & Witchery*
April 25 – Brisbane, Australia – Triffid + The Haunted & Witchery
April 26 – Sydney, Australia – Manning Bar + The Haunted & Witchery
April 27 – Melbourne, Australia – Max Watt’s + The Haunted & Witchery
April 28 – Hobart/Tasmania, Australia – Odeon Theatre*
April 30 – Wellington, New Zealand – Valhalla + The Haunted*
May 1 – Auckland, New Zealand -Whammy + The Haunted*
May 31-June 1 – Antwerp, Belgium – Antwerp Metal Fest
June 5-8 – Sölvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival *
June 14 – Donington Park, United Kingdom – Download Festival*
June 28-30 – Borgholm, Sweden – Borgholm Brinnar Festival*
July 13-15 – Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield Festival*
August 2-3 – Borgholm, Sweden – Borgholm Brinnar Festival
August 7-11 – Hampshire, United Kingdom – Boomtown Fair
August 15-18 – St-Nolff, France – Motorcultor Festival *
August 18 – Malaga, Spain – Estepona Metal Meeting
September 6 – Huttikon, Switzerland – Meh Suff! Festival*
w/Amon Amarth
September 26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
September 27 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
September 28 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
September 30 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre
October 1 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
October 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 4 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
October 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
October 7 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
October 9 – Toronto, ON – REBEL
October 10 – Montreal, QC – MTelus
October 11 – Montreal, QC – Mtelus
October 12 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
October 13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
October 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
October 18 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
October 19 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
October 20 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
October 23 – Las Vegas, AZ – House of Blues
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
October 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
At The Gates is Tomas Lindberg (vocals), Jonas Björler (bass), Martin Larsson (guitar), Jonas Stålhammar (guitar), and Adrian Erlandsson (drums).
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ARCH ENEMY ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES SUPPORTING AMON AMARTH
Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy announce North American tour today supporting Amon Amarth. The massive tour starts on September 26th in Seattle, WA and wraps on October 26th in Los Angeles. Fans can purchase pre-sale tickets from today on via Amon Amarth and Citi. Ticketmaster, Live Nation, venue, radio, and Blabbermouth (password BLABBER) pre-sales will be available on Wednesday, April 17th starting. Finally, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 19th.
“Berserkers! We will lead a Swedish metal invasion of North America this September and October along with our friends Arch Enemy, At The Gates and Grand Magus,” Amon Amarth say. “Come fight and feast with us and earn your seat in the great golden hall. This raid is pure heavy fucking metal and not to be missed!”
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott adds,
“Arch Enemy is very much looking forward to invading North America together with Swedish Viking kings Amon Amarth and our Metal brothers in At The Gates and Grand Magus! Miss this Swedish Heavy Metal apocalypse at your own peril!”
Grand Magus’ JB concludes,
“I would say that epic is the most fitting word to describe this happening. It’s an honour to be part of this gathering of metal giants and we will do our damnedest to make it a memory for life for all who will bang their heads with us during this adventure!”
Arch Enemy continues to tour in support of their 2017 chart-topping tenth full-length album Will To Power released by Century Media Records. Will To Power is available for purchase HERE. A new re-press of Will To Power as a limited edition “Tour Exclusive” yellow with red swirls vinyl will be available for sale at the merch booth doing the tour. The band is currently working on their new album. More details to will be announced shortly.
Released in 2017, Arch Enemy’s tenth album was the ultimate statement of heavy metal supremacy from a band that are still growing in stature year over year. The critically acclaimed album is the first the band recorded with their current line-up: Alissa White-Gluz (vocals,) Michael Amott (guitars,) Jeff Loomis (guitars,) Sharlee D’Angelo (bass,) Daniel Erlandsson (drums). Achieving longevity is the toughest challenge that faces any band, but Arch Enemy have long since established themselves as a permanent fixture on the global metal scene and continue to uphold and celebrate the heavy metal code.
ARCH ENEMY TOUR DATES
w/Amon Amarth
September 26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
September 27 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
September 28 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
September 30 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre
October 1 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
October 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 4 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
October 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
October 7 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
October 9 – Toronto, ON – REBEL
October 10 – Montreal, QC – MTelus
October 11 – Montreal, QC – Mtelus
October 12 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
October 13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
October 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
October 18 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
October 19 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
October 20 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
October 23 – Las Vegas, AZ – House of Blues
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
October 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
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Read much more about the festival in our official COPENHELL app.
COPENHELL adds 16 new bands from a multitude of different music genres in the hard and heavy end of the spectrum to next year’s festival poster, which delivers huge musical variation all the way down from the dark underground and up to the biggest mega acts.
Get ready for a wild tour around the hard and heavy genres at COPENHELL 2016 with no less than 16 new bands on the festival poster: The iconic Guns N’ Roses guitar virtuoso Slash embarked on his exciting solo career ten years ago while still playing in the great rock band, and he is now touring regularly with Alter Bridge front man Myles Kennedy in the group SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, one of the greatest rock acts at COPENHELL 2019!
The unstoppable American rock band CLUTCH returns to COPENHELL with their hard, engaging punky/groovy blues rock, and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will visit the festival for the first time ever with a concert combining a solid dose of grunge nostalgia with modern rock!
Everyone that survived LAMB OF GOD’s mad concert at COPENHELL 2012 knows what we can expect when Randy Blythe & co. return to Copenhagen in 2019 with a monstrous blast of a metal concert: A chain explosion of musical rage from the stage – and perhaps – a whole new record for the greatest Wall of Death ever at the festival.
The wild Swedish Vikings from AMON AMARTH are one of the greatest institutions of Nordic death metal, and they will send their longboats out for a new attack on Copenhagen this summer.
Austrian BELPHEGOR channel evil incarnate with their relentless blackened death metal, which will hit COPENHELL’s audience like a musical weapon of mass destruction.
KVELERTAK serve up their Norwegian bully metal with a ferocity and intensity like few other bands! Their mix of angry black metal and groovy rock’n’roll is an incredibly entertaining and winning music combo, rumbling with energy and irresistible singalong factor.
The seminal punk band REFUSED has inspired countless other bands over the years, and COPENHELL’s audience will finally get to experience these Swedish veterans live at the festival.
The hardcore titans from TERROR will spread their aggressive and raging underground sound, while crossover thrash icons MUNICIPAL WASTE will create a wild party in the pit!
From The British Isles we have ORANGE GOBLIN who play thrashy and groovy stoner metal of the kind that will give you a sore neck for several days afterwards.
The metalcore band WHILE SHE SLEEPS will show up and beat the audience senseless with their heavy, explosive sound and crackling, infectious live energy, while Welsh SKINDRED step into the line-up with their wild and crazy ‘Ragga Metal’, pushing the metal and rock genres’ boundaries to their very limits!
We are also very happy to bid the super group THE FEVER 333 welcome to COPENHELL 2019: With the charismatic Letlive frontman Jason Butler behind the mike, Night Verses drummer Aric Improta on the cans and former The Chariot guitarist Stephen Harrison on the axe, the band delivers their riffy and groovy metal with a punchiness like Rage Against the Machine and their own special blend of hip-hop and post-hardcore.
HEILUNG is an experimental folk band based in Denmark, but with members from several different countries, which has shot up from the underground and become incredibly popular in no time.
Their live performances are reminiscent of heathen, shamanistic rituals in a holistic experience that draws the audience into a fascinating ancient spiritual universe.
The other exciting Danish band in this announcement is KONVENT, a young group from Copenhagen that plays moody doom metal and made their way to COPENHELL with a great concert at When COPENHELL Freezes Over 2018 earlier this year.
The aforementioned 16 bands join TOOL, SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE, DIMMU BORGIR, HALESTORM, DEMONS & WIZARDS, ELUVEITIE, BAEST, WHITECHAPEL og ALIEN WEAPONRY.
Read much more about the festival and all of the bands at COPENHELL.dk or in our official COPENHELL app.
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Amon Amarth ‘Deceiver Of The Gods’ and ‘Jomsviking’ LP re-issues now available for pre-order via Metal Blade Records!
To be released February 23rd! Re-issues series now complete!
AMON AMARTH has a long history with Metal Blade Records, that goes back to 1998 when they released their debut album, ‘Once Sent From The Golden Hall‘. That album, along with 1999’s ‘The Avenger‘, were the first two AMON AMARTH records that received the Metal Blade “Originals”-treatment, followed by ‘The Crusher‘, ‘Versus The World‘, ‘Fate Of Norns‘, ‘With Oden On Our Side‘, ‘Surtur Rising‘ and ‘Twilight of the Thunder God‘!
Now it’s time for the final two albums – ‘Deceiver Of The Gods‘ and ‘Jomsviking‘ – to receive the same treatment and to complete the series!
Both ‘Deceiver Of The Gods‘ and ‘Jomsviking‘ will be released with 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print), 60x60cm two-sided artwork posters and 250g inserts.
See below for an overview of all versions. Pre-order your copies now via EMP or at our eBay store!
‘Deceiver Of The Gods’ “Originals-Series” 2-LP re-issue
• 180g black vinyl• dusk-blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – ltd. 500)
• rusty marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive – ltd. 300)• flame splattered vinyl (eBay excl. – ltd. 200)
• clear vinyl (US exclusive – ltd. 200)
• transparent blue/black marbled vinyl (US exclusive – ltd. 200)
• opaque steel blue marbled vinyl (US exclusive – ltd. 100)
‘Jomsviking’ “Originals-Series” 1-LP re-issue
• 180g black vinyl• sky-blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – ltd. 500)
• clear grey-brown marbled vinyl (EMP excl. – ltd. 300)
• flame splattered vinyl (eBay excl. – ltd. 200)
For fans planning to collect all of the releases, a limited, specially designed slipcase-box is available (exclusively at EMP) that fits the complete AMON AMARTH back catalog! Get it while supplies last.
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]]>For God Dethroned fans I have a fine message; it is still the music they are used to receiving from the Dutch death metal army. Like on the predecessor Passiondale, the lyrics have World War I as subject. Besides Henri Sattler, drummer Michiel van der Plicht was the only other member playing on their last album. Mike Ferguson (Detonation, Picture) on guitar and Jeroen Pomper (Icons of Brutality, Absorbed) now complete the quartet. After the intro, ‘Annihilation Crusade’ immediately sets off in furious tempo and leaves no prisoners. Henri spits his guts in his typical grunting style, although I have the idea that his growls are a bit lower than before. On other albums the band almost never slowed down. That has been my biggest problem with their music. Lucky for me, there is more variety in tempo this time. The title track is an example, as the band easily switches from supersonic blasting speed to a mid-tempo melodic piece. The songs have always been rather catchy, and that’s no different here. Next up are songs where Bolt Thrower influences pass by and some Swedish (old) death metal influenced riffs (‘Close To Victory’) can be recognized. After a short resting point called ‘Konigsberg,’ the music continues in a catchy slow marching tempo.
All in all, this is a comeback a lot of God Dethroned fans will welcome for sure. Could it be a coincidence that the release date is on our national Liberation Day (WW II)? One thing is sure, the title A World Ablaze is a bit to up to date.
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