Amon Amarth - Complete Work On New Album
Swedish veterans Amon Amarth have completed work on their next studio album, the follow-up to 2016' Jomsviking. The outing was tracked at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour) and is expected to hit streets this spring through Metal Blade Records. Stay tuned for more details.
In the recent interview with Revolver Magazine, frontman Johan Hegg had the following to say about the new record: "With the last record, Jomsviking, I wrote a complete fucking movie script and we turned it into an album. This time around, I didn't have any of those ideas but we also didn't want to do a concept thing, either. Jomsviking turned out so well, so if you then start working on another concept album and try to top that, it would almost be impossible - unless you have a really great story lined up that you can do that with. But I didn't, so it didn't make sense. I was a bit lazy on this one - I waited for the music to be done, so I could see where it would take me."
In the recent interview with Revolver Magazine, frontman Johan Hegg had the following to say about the new record: "With the last record, Jomsviking, I wrote a complete fucking movie script and we turned it into an album. This time around, I didn't have any of those ideas but we also didn't want to do a concept thing, either. Jomsviking turned out so well, so if you then start working on another concept album and try to top that, it would almost be impossible - unless you have a really great story lined up that you can do that with. But I didn't, so it didn't make sense. I was a bit lazy on this one - I waited for the music to be done, so I could see where it would take me."
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| The Melting Snow Posts: 676  |
That's hardly an update
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| The Entity Posts: 545  |
"I was a bit lazy on this one - I waited for the music to be done, so I could see where it would take me." Not the most exciting words of promotion  I just hope they pull out a more solid effort then the last 2.
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| WorpeX Made of Metal Posts: 1353  |
I like how this update talks up Jomsviking way more than it does the new album! That said, with them not trying to push some narrative into the music the album will probably sound like Surtur Rising/Deceiver Of The Gods which im totally fine with.
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| MyNameJeff Posts: 438  |
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| SatanicBlood Posts: 185 |
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| IBlackened Posts: 479  |
You don't need to wait for this album. Just shuffle the last one and you'll have it.
---- Their old stuff is better.
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| Opethian Posts: 1758  |
Written by MyNameJeff on 08.01.2019 at 16:30 Too much attention from casual flakes who only crave catchy shit.
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| FYA Destroyer Posts: 827  |
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| MyNameJeff Posts: 438 |
Written by Opethian on 08.01.2019 at 21:52 can't argue with that, even my (lame) sister started liking them a couple of years ago
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| SoUnDs LiKe PoP Posts: 1060 |
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7573  |
In the last 3 output, Joms probably is one of the weakest. Keeping my hopes low, if new record achieves half of "With Oden On Our Side", I think AA has done the job.
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| nikarg Staff Posts: 7356  |
Written by SoUnDs LiKe PoP on 09.01.2019 at 00:47 I second that.
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| Feng Posts: 108  |
While I agree with a lot of the above comments I must admit its quite nice to see a truly honest update from a band about a new album rather than the usual marketing spiel like "THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR BEST ALBUM YET!!!!1111"
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| WorpeX Made of Metal Posts: 1353 |
Written by SoUnDs LiKe PoP on 09.01.2019 at 00:47 And "Raise Your Horns" is a fantastic drinking song!
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| EricAxel36 Posts: 164  |
I know they will never sound like their debut, which was my favourite, but I hope they can take it a notch back to WOOOS instead of TOTTG and beyond... I know it's very unlikely but crossing my fingers!
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| s_t_s Posts: 1208  |
Written by WorpeX on 08.01.2019 at 16:20 I like most of their albums even though the first one now sounds a bit too raw imo. Yet Jomsviking was such a f*cking letdown ! Up to mid album it sounded like tired Amon Amarth (and that awful duo with Doro's vocalist !). I don't have many expectations but I used to like them a lot and wish to like them again soon (or not !).
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| SatanicBlood Posts: 185 |
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62038  |
I have no high hopes here
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Darkside Momo Retired Elite Posts: 9089  |
Quite the anticlimatic promo talk here, Johan
---- My Author's Blog (in French)  "You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you" "I've lost too many years now I'm stealing back my soul I am awake"
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