AMON AMARTH - Put Your Back Into The Oar (single), The Great Heathen Army (album, 05 aout 2022)

par Pietro Dim 20 Fév 2022, 17:26

Acclaimed Viking overlords and modern masters of heavy metal AMON AMARTH have today revealed their brand new, pulverizing single "Put Your Back Into The Oar", an ode to the epic Viking row. The standalone single was recorded and mixed in January 2021 at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren. Released via the band's own label Victorious Music, the track was exclusively premiered on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal yesterday and was subsequently played every hour throughout the day. Find "Put Your Back Into The Oar" on streaming platforms and watch the accompanying music video below.

AMON AMARTH comments: "We've been quiet over the last two years, but we've been at home in Sweden hard at work behind the scenes.

"Much has been said about fans coming to our shows to have fun and doing the 'epic Viking row.' Well we thought it was a good idea to write a
song about it!

"This one is for you, the fans, wherever you are — and may Odin guide you as you row to your destiny in uncharted seas! Enjoy the song and video while we continue to work on a new album. We can't wait to see all you heathens soon."

The "Put Your Back Into The Oar" video was shot in England over three days in October 2021. The atmospheric, cinematic clip was produced by Twin V and directed by Ryan MackFall at Crashburn Media.

In conjunction with this epic new song, AMON AMARTH has also announced the release of a limited-edition 12-inch picture disc and a range of special merchandise available from the band's Victorious Merch store and EMP.

AMON AMARTH will team up with MACHINE HEAD for the "Vikings And Lionhearts" co-headlining European arena tour in September and October.

AMON AMARTH's latest album, "Berserker", was released in May 2019 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, URIAH HEEP and STONE SOUR.

AMON AMARTH enlisted a session drummer, Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY, CUT UP), during the recording sessions for 2016's "Jomsviking", following the departure of longtime drummer Fredrik Andersson. The band tapped OCTOBER TIDE drummer Jocke Wallgren as Andersson's permanent replacement six years ago.

AMON AMARTH stands tall and unassailable: 30 years into a career that has seen them evolve from humble origins in the dark, dank rehearsal rooms of their native Tumba to their current status as explosive festival headliners and one of the metal world’s most widely adored bands.

Formed in 1992, AMON AMARTH became modern metal greats the hard way. Ruthlessly dedicated to creating new music and taking it out on the road, the Swedes steadily built a formidable reputation as a ferocious live band and, as the years passed, were increasingly recognized for their recorded achievements too. Since the dawn of the millennium, AMON AMARTH has been unstoppable.

Breakthrough releases like 2006's "With Oden On Our Side" and its now-legendary follow-up, 2008's "Twilight Of The Thunder God" further cemented their popularity throughout the metal world, while the band's stage show evolved with each successive tour, transforming into one of modern metal's truly great spectacles. "Berserker" brought with it an epic, history-making trek across North America with fellow Swedes ARCH ENEMY, AT THE GATES and GRAND MAGUS and saw multiple sell-outs.

par **eudus** Dim 20 Fév 2022, 19:08

Que c'est nul pitié
Allez plutôt écouté le nouveau single de Manegram !

par **Sven** Dim 20 Fév 2022, 21:33

J'ai l'impression d'assister à la même trajectoire que Arch Enemy. Ça tourne en rond, ça n'évolue pas vraiment et c'est terriblement convenu. J'attends le chant clair pour très bientôt... :lalala:

par **TheDecline01** Dim 20 Fév 2022, 22:08

Ben quand même tourner en rond et ne pas évoluer, c'est leur recette. Sauf qu'ils étaient ultra doué dans cette niche.

par **Sven** Dim 20 Fév 2022, 23:16

Bah jusqu'à Deceiver Of The Gods, la formule était souvent similaire mais les morceaux étaient efficaces. À partir de Jomsviking ça commençait à être lassant, mais quelques morceaux tenaient la route, le suivant je l'ai totalement oublié...

par Pietro Sam 26 Fév 2022, 12:21

Pareil, malheureusement...

par Pietro Dim 05 Juin 2022, 12:06

Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH will release their twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army", on August 5 via Metal Blade.

Today's announcement is highlighted by the release of brand new track and accompanying music video, "Get In The Ring", which was written for AEW pro-wrestling star Erick Redbeard, who also stars in the music video.

Recorded with esteemed studio guru Andy Sneap at the controls, "The Great Heathen Army" represents another bold leap forward for AMON AMARTH, as their trademark sound undergoes yet another skillful, evolutionary overhaul, both lyrically and musically. From the noisily rabble-rousing "Find A Way Or Make One" and the pummeling, pugilistic "Get In The Ring" to the evocative fury of "Saxons & Vikings" and the cinematic squall of the title track, "The Great Heathen Army" encapsulates the essence of this legendary band, while still allowing acres of space for new ideas.

AMON AMARTH vocalist Johan Hegg comments: "Overall 'The Great Heathen Army' is one of the heavier albums we've made. There are some dark and heavy songs that are really powerful and in your face, but we obviously have some trademark melodic AMON AMARTH songs on there as well and a few surprises too. It's a really well-balanced album. It sounds great. Andy Sneap is awesome. It was great to be able to work with him again."

Guitarist Olavi Mikkonen adds: "We've been away making new music and we're back with new darker, more death metal-sounding album. If 'Berserker' was our 'heavy metal' album, then 'The Great Heathen Army' is our 'death metal' album. But with that said, it's still very much contemporary AMON AMARTH, but perhaps style-wise we have gone back to our roots a little bit."

On the release of new single "Get In The Ring", Mikkonen continues: "I really like 'Get In The Ring' which was written for our friend Erick Redbeard the pro wrestler as an 'entrance' song for him. The lyrics are obviously written to fit both Viking and wrestling themes, and you can also see Erick as the lead character in the new video for the song. We shot the video in Wroclaw, Poland with our friends Grupa 13 and they helped us create this dark and epic Mad Max meets Viking underground super brutal fight club for the video clip."

"The Great Heathen Army" track listing:

01. Get In The Ring
02. The Great Heathen Army
03. Heidrun
04. Oden Owns You All
05. Find A Way Or Make One
06. Dawn Of Norsemen
07. Saxons And Vikings
08. Skagul Rides With Me
09. The Serpent's Trail

This past February, AMON AMARTH released a standalone single, "Put Your Back Into The Oar", an ode to the epic Viking row. The track was recorded and mixed in January 2021 at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren and was made available via the band's own label Victorious Music.

The "Put Your Back Into The Oar" video was shot in England over three days in October 2021. The atmospheric, cinematic clip was produced by Twin V and directed by Ryan MackFall at Crashburn Media.

AMON AMARTH will team up with MACHINE HEAD for the "Vikings And Lionhearts" co-headlining European arena tour in September and October.

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par Pietro Lun 11 Juil 2022, 10:48

Deuxième extrait plus convaincant (même si tout le monde a l'air de s'en foutre) avec un clip qui rend hommage à une certaine série :

par Pietro Lun 08 Aoû 2022, 09:34

L'album est sorti !

Pour fêter ça le groupe a donné un concert "secret" au Wacken sous le nom Guardians of Asgaard :

par Pietro Mar 30 Aoû 2022, 18:22

Bon c'est toujours pareil mais s'il faut vraiment avoir un avis l'album semble meilleur que le précédent, un peu plus death et moins "heavy mélodique avec du growl".

Par contre j'ai adoré le dernier morceau, épique comme il se doit.

Et le duo avec les mecs de Saxon est sympa (Biff au chant bien sur et les gratteux font les solos) :

par Pietro Dim 11 Déc 2022, 23:08

par Pietro Sam 05 Aoû 2023, 22:55

Nouveau clip :

Mais le Goat Remix est encore mieux ! :lol:

par Pietro Jeu 14 Déc 2023, 16:33

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