AMON AMARTH - a name like an insurmountable cliff, like a towering wave, like an all-destroying hammer blow, like the epitome of power! Even Thor the Thunder God himself would be awestruck if front man Johan Hegg, one of the greatest stars of today's metal world, and his cohorts drew near. "Twilight of the Thunder God" is the title of their new album, which has to follow in the monumental footsteps left by its predecessor "With Oden on our Side", the record that propelled AMON AMARTH to the forefront of the entire metal scene. Looking at the readers' polls of such illustrious magazines as Metal Hammer, the band can be found in the Top Ten of almost every (positive) category.
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