AMON AMARTH Reveal Album Cover For 'Deceiver Of The Gods' & We Have It!

Sweden's Metal maniacs AMON AMARTH are currently working with British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, ACCEPT) on what will be their ninth studio album. The NEW AMON AMARTH is tentatively due in June 2013 via Metal Blade Records. Entitled 'Deceiver Of The Gods, the Heavy Metal world is on the edge of their sits awaiting the next masterpiece by one of the most consistent bands in our music.

The band has just revealed the album cover for "Deceiver Of The Gods':

Regarding AMON AMARTH's decision to work with Sneap after utilizing Jens Bogren for the band's last three studio efforts - 2006's 'With Oden On Our Side', 2008's 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' and 2011's 'Surtur Rising' - the bands guitarist Olavi Mikkonen said, "We were looking for a change, and Andy has been in our thoughts for some years now. After meeting with him, we felt a good connection. We think this is going to be a ripper."

Catch AMON AMARTH at the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The dates are as follows:
 
- 06/29/13: San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA
- 06/30/13: Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA
- 07/02/13: Idaho Center Amphitheater in Nampa, ID
- 07/03/13: White River Amphitheater in Auburn, WA
- 07/05/13: Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ
- 07/06/13: Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM
- 07/07/13: Fiddler's Green Amphitheater in Englewood, CO
- 07/10/13: Molson Canadian Amphitheater in Toronto, ON– CANADA
- 07/12/13: First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA
- 07/13/13: Susquehana Bank Center in Camden, NJ
- 07/14/13: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY
- 07/16/13: Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA
- 07/17/13: Bangor Waterfront in Bangor, ME
- 07/19/13: Toyota Pavilion in Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA
- 07/20/13: Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY
- 07/21/13: The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT
- 07/23/13: PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
- 07/24/13: Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
- 07/26/13: Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, IN
- 07/27/13: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL
- 07/28/13: DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI
- 07/30/13: Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
- 07/31/13: 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater in Tampa, FL
- 08/02/13: Tower Amphitheater in Austin, TX
- 08/03/13: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, TX
- 08/04/13: Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, TX
Stay tuned for more updates on AMON AMARTH!

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AMON AMARTH Release NEW Album Update!

According to Blabbermouth, Sweden's Metal maniacs AMON AMARTH have recruited British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, ACCEPT) to take command of the board for what is to be their ninth studio album, tentatively due in June 2013 via Metal Blade Records.

This is what the bands guitarist Olavi Mikkonen told Decibel magazine about the production of the follow up to 2011's critically acclaimed 'Surtur Rising', which saw the band performing two sets on what they dubbed as "An Evening With AMON AMARTH" tour.

"We are still in the writing process, and are right now working on finishing the last pieces".

Regarding AMON AMARTH's decision to work with Sneap after utilizing Jens Bogren for the band's last three studio efforts - 2006's 'With Oden On Our Side', 2008's 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' and 2011's 'Surtur Rising' - Mikkonen said, "We were looking for a change, and Andy has been in our thoughts for some years now. After meeting with him, we felt a good connection. We think this is going to be a ripper."

Stay tuned for more updates on AMON AMARTH!

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Amon Amarth on MySpace
Amon Amarth on Facebook
Amon Amarth on Twitter

Twenty Albums That Made 2011 Heavy, Exciting & Dangerous!

One of the most arduous tasks that we have to put up with year after year, is selecting our "best of" lists. When the calendar hits the month of December, we usually have a good idea of which albums should be on our "best of" lists. However, instead of applying the typical method that most outlets out there use, which is usually based on their first impressions. We went back and listened to over 50 albums that were released in 2011, and reanalyzed our tentative list very carefully. This took a lot of our time, but we wanted to compile what we believe are twenty albums that made 2011 heavy, exciting, and very dangerous. Here you go!

20) Lies Beneath - "Death Of The American Dream"

19) Chimaira - "The Age Of Hell"

18) Kittie - "I've Failed You"

17) Charred Walls Of The Damned - "Cold Winds On Timeless Days"

16) Generation Kill - "Red, White and Blood

15) Unearth - "Darkness In The Light"

14) Ikillya - "Recon"

13) No Remission - "Through Blackened Skies"

12) The Black Dahilia Murder - "Ritual"

11) DevilDriver - "Beast"

10) Revocation - "Chaos Of Forms"

9) Jasta - "Jasta"

8) Crowbar - "Sever The Wicked Hand"

7) A Pale Horse Named Death - "And Hell Will Follow With Me"

6) Cavalera Conspiracy - "Blunt Force Trauma"

5) Arch Enemy - "Khaos Legions"

4) Vildhjarta - "masstaden"

3) Amon Amarth - "Surtur Rising"

2) Machine Head - "Unto The Locust"

1) Anthrax - "Worship Music"

AMON AMARTH: NEW album title

The monarchs of Swedish Death Metal Amon Amarth, just announced the title of their forthcoming album. The album will be released in the Spring of 2011, and it will be the eighth studio album. With Amon Amarth's fame of releasing head crushing albums, their is no doubt that their new album will is one of the most anticipated albums of 2011. So what is the album called? "Surtur Rising".

"Surtur Rising" is the follow-up to their punishing 2008 release, "Twilight Of The Thunder God". An album that Revolver Magazine listed as number 7 on their Top 20 albums of 2008. Metal Sucks defined this album as: "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." The famous Time Out New York noted that "Amon Amarth plays some of the most unabashedly epic metal you’re likely to find these days." Make sure to stay tuned to Metal Blade Records for more details on Surtur Rising.

Amon Amarth is:
Johan Hegg: Vocals
Olavi Mikkonen: Guitar
Johan Söderberg: Guitar
Ted Lundström: Bass
Fredrik Andersson: Drums





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