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AMON AMARTH's 'Surtur Rising' Lands In U.S. Top 40

"Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal tyrants AMON AMARTH, sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 34 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Twilight of the Thunder God", opened with more t...
April 6, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Frontman Talks 'Surtur Rising' In New Audio Interview

On March 22, 2011, U.K.'s Soundsphere conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. AMON AMARTH's eighth studio album, "Surtur Rising", was released on March 29 via Metal Blade Records. Named in tribute to S...
April 5, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Felt 'Huge Pressure' Making New Album

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: When it came to the songwriting process for the new album, "Surtur Rising", what was it like?...
April 3, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Signs Copies Of New Album In Gothenburg; Photos Available

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH signed copies of their eighth studio album, "Surtur Rising", this past Saturday, March 26 at Media Markt Bäckebol in Gothenburg, Sweden. Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim ("flame land") and the oldest being in the nine worlds of N...
March 28, 2011
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Surtur Rising

Word from Asgard is that Surtur is among the most ancient of Norse deities. He is the leader of the fire giants who plays a major role in Ragnarok — the Armageddon-like series of events that sees the demise of Odin, Thor, Loki and many others — before eventually bringing forth the flames that will ....
March 27, 2011
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AMON AMARTH: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal tyrants AMON AMARTH, is available for streaming in its entirety at Bloody-Disgusting.com. Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim ("flame land") and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse myth...
March 26, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By ON TRACK MAGAZINE (Audio)

David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. Interview (audio):
March 25, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed On 'Focus On Metal' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 28 of the Focus On Metal weekly podcast features a brand new interview with Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to it below. (Note: The chat begins around the 15-minute mark.) Focus On Metal podcast (audio):
March 24, 2011
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BLOOD MORTIZED: 'The Key To A Black Heart' Trailer Available

A teaser for "The Key To A Black Heart", the forthcoming second album from BLOOD MORTIZED — the Swedish death metal band featuring former AMON AMARTH guitarist Anders "Hansson" Biazzi (who played on AMON AMARTH's first two albums, 1996's "Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds" and 1998's "Once Sent From...
March 23, 2011
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ENTOMBED Guitarist Interviewed By U.K.'s CraveMetal.com (Video)

Fedja of CraveMetal.com conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Hellid of Swedish metallers ENTOMBED at the Hammerfest, which took place March 18-19, 2011 in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. The current lineup of ENTOMBED features bassist Victor Brandt (TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKE...
March 23, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Covers SYSTEM OF A DOWN; Audio Available

AMON AMARTH has recorded a cover version of the SYSTEM OF A DOWN song "Aerials". The Swedish death metal band's rendition of the tune is featured as a downloadable track with copies of AMON AMARTH's eighth studio album, "Surtur Rising", that are ordered through FYE stores in the United States, and i...
March 22, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):
March 21, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On March 14, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can listen to the chat using the audio player below. A track-by-track review of "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, can be found a...
March 20, 2011
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AMON AMARTH Interviewed By Holland's FACECULTURE (Video)

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg and guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat in five parts below. A track-by-track review of "Surtur Rising", the eighth studio album from AMON AMARTH, can be found at Ra...
March 19, 2011
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MACHINAE SUPREMACY: 'Force Feedback' Video Released

"Force Feedback", the new video from MACHINAE SUPREMACY, the five-piece from Luleå, Sweden whose particular take on metal reflects the influence of video games on contemporary culture, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "A View From The End Of The World", which came out...
March 19, 2011