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AMON AMARTH Frontman Comments On 'Thunder God' Billboard Chart Debut

October 24, 2008

Earlier in the month, AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", sold more than 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart — besting the sales of such established mainstream artists as TINA TURNER, FAITH HILL and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello's solo project, the NIGHTWATCHMAN.

"I think we were all actually kind of surprised we'd reached that high," frontman Johan Hegg told MTV News last week. "We're happy we did, and I think one of the key elements that contributed to [the high debut], obviously, is building a fanbase. That's what we've been doing all these years as we've steadily grown as a band. The fact that we've had a couple of successful tours in the U.S. has helped, and the fact that this record actually is really good didn't hurt."

"Twilight of the Thunder God" was recorded at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden and features several high-profile guest appearances including ENTOMBED singer L.G. Petrov (on "Guardians of Asgaard"),CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Roope Latvala (who shreds a fierce solo on the track "Twilight of the Thunder God") and Finnish cello metal band APOCALYPTICA (a guest appearance on "Live For The Kill").

The video for the title track off "Twilight of the Thunder God" was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest appearance by CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Roope Latvala.

Fan-filmed video footage of AMON AMARTH's October 19, 2008 concert at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "xfuneralxofxgodx").

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