Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

Amon Amarth is a Swedish death metal band formed 1992 in Tumba. The band's debut album, Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds was released in 1996. The band's songs are often about Vikings and Norse mythology, but they classifie themselves not as a viking metal band. The latest and eighth studio album "Surtur Rising” was released on March 29, 2011.

Amon Amarth is on tour right now made ​​a stop at Tyrol in Stockholm on Saturday. Together as support acts are The Black Dahlia Murder and Evocation.

Amon Amarth is a band that I've seen a couple of times live, as it was at Arenan together with Entombed. The stage is clearly powerful, they have 19 stage raisers on the tour, all to build ramps and a giant drum spot. The orange and enormous backdrop shows that this will be an epic night, see photos.

This evening was a bit like the last time, but this was a little tighter and more stage presence. The light show was much better than last time, well done Chris. Amon Amarth is known to always deliver, and the concert itself lives up to expectations. Not so much tracks from the new album but more of a good, mixed bag of candy, see setlist below.

In addition, it was really fun to run into Steve Drennan (Bass Player in Engel) who once again took on the mantle as backline tech. Steve, who always is pleasant and always have something fun to tell.

Pictures from the gig:

Todays tune ”Twilight Of The Thunder God” (feat. Roope Latvala) is the title track taken from the seventh studio album "Twilight of the Thunder God” was released in September 2008. The album features several guest appearances featuring Entombed vocalist Lars Göran Petrov on "Guardians of Asgaard", Children of Bodom and Stone guitarist Roope Latvala who contributes a solo on the track "Twilight of the Thunder God", and Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica as a guest appearance on "Live for the Kill”. The album artwork was done by Tom Thiel



Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God by Art Of Metal

Setlist:

War of the Gods
With Oden On Our Side
Destroyer of the Universe
Masters of War
Live for the Kill
Guardians of Asgaard
Doom Over Dead Man
Slaves of Fear
God, His Son and Holy Whore
Varyags of Miklagaard
For Victory or Death
Victorious March / Gods of War Arise / Death in Fire
Encore:
Twilight of the Thunder God
Runes to My Memory
The Pursuit of Vikings

All upcoming tour dates:

13.05.2011 (N) OSLO / Betong BILLETTER
14.05.2011 (S) STOCKHOLM / Tyrol SOLD OUT!!
15.05.2011 (S) GOTHENBURG / Trädgarn *
17.05.2011 (DK) COPENHAGEN / Vega KØB BILLET
18.05.2011 (D) HAMBURG / Grosse Freiheit 36 SOLD OUT!!
19.05.2011 (B) ANTWERP / Hof Ter Lo TICKETS
20.05.2011 (NL) AMSTERDAM / Melkweg TICKETS
21.05.2011 (D) COLOGNE / E-Werk SOLD OUT!!
22.05.2011 (F) PARIS / Le Bataclan SOLD OUT!!
24.05.2011 (D) MUNICH / Tonhalle TICKETS
25.05.2011 (I) MILAN / Magazzini Generali TICKETS
27.05.2011 (D) DESSAU / Metalfest Germany
28.05.2011 (A) MINING / Metalfest Austria
29.05.2011 (CH) PRATTELN / Metalfest Switzerland
*+ DeathDestruction, no Black Dahlia Murder

More info @ Official Amon Amarth Website

Sorry no Spotify on this one!