Amon Amarth - New Album Title Revealed
Metal Blade Records press release
Kings of Swedish death metal Amon Amarth have just announced the title of the band's forthcoming album as Surtur Rising.
Due out in the spring of 2011, Surtur Rising marks the group's 8th full-length studio release and undoubtedly one of 2011's most anticipated releases by fans and critics alike. Surtur Rising is the follow up to the highly acclaimed, 2008 release, Twilight of the Thunder God, which landed the #7 spot in Revolver Magazine's Top 20 Albums of 2008 and what Metal Sucks called "[a] bottomless gauntlet of riffs that the band endlessly takes gargantuan swigs from, sounding both lush and emotive as well as skull crushingly heavy... every goddamn one is a chest-beating anthem."
Outburn declared how Twilight Of The Thunder God "will render you nothing short of ecstatic" and Time Out New York noted that "Amon Amarth plays some of the most unabashedly epic metal you're likely to find these days."
Be sure to stay tuned to MetalBlade.com for more details on Surtur Rising.
Kings of Swedish death metal Amon Amarth have just announced the title of the band's forthcoming album as Surtur Rising.
Due out in the spring of 2011, Surtur Rising marks the group's 8th full-length studio release and undoubtedly one of 2011's most anticipated releases by fans and critics alike. Surtur Rising is the follow up to the highly acclaimed, 2008 release, Twilight of the Thunder God, which landed the #7 spot in Revolver Magazine's Top 20 Albums of 2008 and what Metal Sucks called "[a] bottomless gauntlet of riffs that the band endlessly takes gargantuan swigs from, sounding both lush and emotive as well as skull crushingly heavy... every goddamn one is a chest-beating anthem."
Outburn declared how Twilight Of The Thunder God "will render you nothing short of ecstatic" and Time Out New York noted that "Amon Amarth plays some of the most unabashedly epic metal you're likely to find these days."
Be sure to stay tuned to MetalBlade.com for more details on Surtur Rising.
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Posts: 2747 From: USA  |
I thought it was going to be called "We Love Grapes"
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic  |
Kings of swedish death metal? AA is one of my favorite bands, but they are NOT death metal. but then again it is the press release of the label and they just want to attract attention maybe.
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| Windrider Raureif Posts: 684 From: Germany  |
AA is Viking Melodeath... Anyways this is a really promising title! I like Surtr lol... I expect either something incredible fast or heavy as fuck...
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| Holy Man STEEL DEFENDER Posts: 220 From: USA  |
So... Fuckin... Stoked...
---- LIGHT THE FUSE ON THAT VAGINAMITE!!!
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| Metal George Posts: 75 From: USA  |
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2354 From: Spain  |
Hope it will be fuckin' fast, heavy, headbanging... but with Surtur in the title, one can only expect that  AA are death metal... melodic death metal to be exact. Only "viking" in their lyrics, music-wise they don't sound like others of the genre.
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437 From: Greece  |
Yes 1 good news. till now, this band has never disappointed!
---- Υou've sold your human essence to the cold world of dead and empty things... You're SOLD!
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| Symmachus Posts: 2002 From: USA |
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| Yojimbo Posts: 232 From: USA  |
I'm psyched. I love all their albums. And, yes, they are most certainly death metal. Few vocalists can compare to Johan.
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| MétalNoir Fils du Lys Posts: 847 From: Canada  |
Surt ("The Black"): in Norse mythology, a Fire-Giant, king of Muspellheim, land of the primordial fire Muspell. It has been said that on Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Powers, Surt shall invade Asgard bearing a burning blade of sunfire and leading a horde of Muspell-sons. There, on the battlefield, the giant shall slay the god Freyr. ... sounds sweet 
---- Notre destinée n'est pas encore tracée....
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| worm_is_gloaming Posts: 150 From: USA  |
Well, the title goes great with their "trademark" fire imagery, at least - let's hope it will sound that way too! 2011 is shaping up to be great for new metal albums 
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| Sulac Posts: 242 From: USA  |
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| BMR Monkey Posts: 98 From: Mexico  |
Written by Sulac on 01.12.2010 at 06:05 i was going to post that.... cant wait to the 2nd part hope to be at least as god as the 1st part is
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| In Bone Factory Posts: 381 From: Iran  |
OMG this one will be great too.
---- The End Is Nigh ...
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This is coming too late.......i knew the title abt a week ago 
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| visiblenoise Posts: 72 From: USA |
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| Kwis Posts: 133 From: South Africa  |
I'm super excited for this! Can't wait. If it's anything like Twilight of the Thunder God, I'm gonna be in heaven.
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| Mikyz Posts: 711 From: Lebanon  |
This is one of my most anticipated releases for next year, I hope it wont disappoint, AA rarely do.
---- Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.
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| FeskarN Posts: 867 From: Sweden  |
Written by Kwis on 01.12.2010 at 09:47 Indeed. TOTTG is a amazing album. Looking forward to hear some new material!
---- The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm!
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435 From: Portugal  |
Great news. I can't wait for this one, but it'd be great if this would come out something more like Oden.
---- It is humanity who must pay homage to the greatness of the Universe... not the Universe to the human narcissism. 
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| s_t_s Posts: 1208 From: France  |
Twilight of the thunder god is my favourite Amon Amarth album and I hope they keep going like this !
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| Forsaker Posts: 57 From: Syria  |
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| 4look4rd The Sasquatch Posts: 834 From: USA  |
Written by Vombatus on 30.11.2010 at 23:49 I don't think there is such thing as Viking Metal, most of the bands labeled that way actually play folk influenced black/death/power/whatever-metal with Viking themed lyrics.
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| hadriel Posts: 257 From: Canada  |
Written by 4look4rd on 02.12.2010 at 19:15 Agreed, there is no such thing as viking metal.
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2354 From: Spain |
Written by 4look4rd on 02.12.2010 at 19:15 I do consider "Hammerheart" to be viking metal... oh well, it's all down to each ones opinion. But what you said is accurate, specially concerning black metal influence.
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| RavenKing Posts: 1941 From: Canada  |
Written by Guest on 30.11.2010 at 23:04 I bet anything you want it will be exactly that: a mid-tempo album. That's all this band does since a long time. And that's my main gripe and the reason I find this band quite boring after a few songs: it is roughly the same tempo from song to song and there is very little tempo variation in the songs themselves. So, in the end, their songs are pretty much at the same speed and sound too much alike to keep things interesting. Mid-tempo songs can be great and slower parts in a song are often welcome but an album full of mid-tempo songs is boring, even when the songs, taken individually, are good.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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