Amon Amarth Tickets

Short Biography
Sweden's finest Melodic Death Metallers Amon Amarth are set to return to the UK to play their first ever headline tour. The tour will thunder through seven cities in October and November 2009.

It's been a pretty amazing journey for Amon Amarth and certainly not an undeserved one. Since releasing their first demo ‘Thor Arise' in 1993 the band have built a solid reputation as being one of the most original and talented Swedish death metal bands ever, thanks largely to a style that is brutally aggressive yet always melodic, to which their lyrical content based on Norse and Viking mythology is perfectly matched.

Having spent years as one of the most talked about bands on the European Underground Metal circuit, they released their seventh studio album ‘Twilight Of The Thunder God' in September 2008 to massive critical acclaim. ‘Twilight Of The Thunder God' saw the band's songs become more varied, incorporating the roots of death metal as well as showing openness towards different styles. Tracks like the mid-tempo scorcher "Guardians Of Asgaard", the title track ‘Twilight Of The Thunder God' and "Where Is Your God?", the former an uptempo hymn, the latter probably the most brutal Amon Amarth track of all time, brought the band the recognition they deserved. 2008 not only saw the band release the best selling album of their career thus far, but also granted them a slot on the second stage at Download Festival as well as a live performance at the after show party of the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards and a spot on the European leg of the Unholy Alliance III Tour along side Slayer, Trivium and Mastodon.

2009 is already proving to be an even better year for the band, with three Metal Hammer Golden God Award nominations under their belts for ‘Best International Band', ‘Best Shredder' (Olavi Mikkonen/Johan Soderburg) and ‘Best Breakthrough Act' as well as a UK headline tour announced, Amon Amarth are proving beyond doubt that they are indeed a mighty force to be reckoned with.

In-depth Biography
Swedish death metal band Amon Amarth originally formed in 1988 under the name Scum; by the time the new moniker was adopted four years later, the line-up consisted of vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olli Mikkonen and Anders Hansson, bassist Ted Lundstrom and drummer Niko Kaukinen. In 1993, the quintet recorded their first demo Thor Arise, which went unreleased due to sound problems; a second demo, Arrival of the Fimbul Winter, followed in 1994, quickly selling out all 1000 copies. Signing to the Singapore-based Pulverised label, Amon Amarth issued the EP Sorrow Throughout the Nine World in mid-1996; soon after Kaukinen exited, and was replaced by drummer Martin Lopez for 1998's full-length Once Sent from the Golden Hall. When both Hansson and Lopez defected from the line-up, the remaining members of Amon Amarth tapped new guitarist Johan Söderberg and drummer Fredrik Andersson for 1999's The Avenger. Crusher followed three years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi