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AMON AMARTH (SWE)
"Fate of Norns" (2004) [MetalBladeRecords]
The crusade of the norsemen continues, and with the fifth fullength album AMON AMARTH once again pleases the pagan hearts and minds throughout the world.
Istrongly recommend berserkish navigation towards the store since also this release comes in a delightfully wrapped limited special edition, including a live-concert on a bonus-dvd.
AMON AMARTH´s music is just as outstanding as it always have been. The only little complaint I could possibly have on this album would be at the highly mixed bassdrums which I consider to be a bit too salient. But apart from that trifling matter, my northern brothers have once again accomplished a really great album of melodic deathmetal.
I am simply caught in the web , woven by AMON AMARTH.
Review by Elias Axellson
On their last album ,"The crusher" , AA lowered the tempo and took a direction towards a deathmetal more suitable for live performances.
On "Versus the world" they have adopted this direction and taken it somewhat further.
For some reason the quintet of vikings has left the genius Peter Tägtgren and his studio Abyss. This time their crusade has reached Berno Studio, where acts such as VOMITORY, THE CROWN, DEFLESHED have done recordings. Personally I consider this to be a mistake since the sound on this album just isn´t AA, even though it´s a great sound.
The music itself is rather great as well, but the more furious debut album, "Once sent from the golden hall", still remains my favourite AA album. If you´re quick to the store you might lay your greasy hands on the limited "special viking edition" which , besides "Versus the world" , also contains a 14 track bonus-cd featuring material from the first and the second demo and from the mini-cd "Sorrow throughout the nine worlds". All wrapped in a very elegant digipack.
AA are already booked for the Decibel Festival in Bengtsfors Sweden may 17:th. But I hope to see the guys on the road before then, in order to do some serious headbanging ans just as serious beerdrinking.
Thor arise in the name of AMON AMARTH !!
Review by Elias Axelsson
