Hegg replaced Mäkitalo on vocals, Anders Hansson replaced Meriläinen on rhythm guitar and Ted Lundström replaced Tarvainen on bass, before recording its first demo Thor Arise in 1993. Early recordings (1992–1997) Īfter a 1991 demo, Scum broke up and Amon Amarth formed in 1992. The band emerged from the previous grindcore band Scum, founded in 1988 by Paul "Themgoroth" Mäkitalo ( Dark Funeral) on vocals, Olavi Mikkonen on lead guitar, Petri Tarvainen on bass and Vesa Meriläinen played on rhythm guitar. Five more albums, Surtur Rising, Deceiver of the Gods, Jomsviking, Berserker, and The Great Heathen Army followed in 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2022 respectively. Five more studio releases followed, before the band saw its breakthrough with the 2008 album Twilight of the Thunder God, which debuted at No. Their first studio album, Once Sent from the Golden Hall, debuted in 1998. Amon Amarth has released eleven studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, one video album, and ten music videos. The band is composed of lead guitarist Olavi Mikkonen, vocalist Johan Hegg, bassist Ted Lundström, rhythm guitarist Johan Söderberg, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Their lyrics mostly deal with Viking mythology and history, and so they have been sometimes erroneously labeled " Viking metal", although the band insists they play melodic death metal. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. Amon Amarth performing live at Reload Festival 2017 in GermanyĪmon Amarth ( / ə ˈ m ɒ n ə ˈ m ɑːr θ/) is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992.
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