Jomsviking [CD]

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  First concept album from Amon Amarth is epic

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  Musically, it's similar of Deceiver Of The Gods, but it's not a rehash. It's Amon Amarth's first concept album. Upon first listen, there's definitely the epic vibe here. Is it theatrical? No, but it's what I expect from the band. Get it now!

  Posted 9 years ago by metalhead

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Awesome band, awesome CD

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  I've seen Amon Amarth a few times, and I am gradually picking up their CDs. They're incredibly talented musicians. I actually wish more bands sounded like them. My favorite songs on this CD are First Kill, At Dawn's First Light, and Raise Your Horns.

  Posted 8 years ago by kevindeets

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  More accessible album from a great band!

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  For those of you who are familiar with Amon Amarth, this album was greatly anticipated and was fairly well received. For those that may not be in the know however, Amon Amarth are a melodic death metal band from Sweden. The lead singer has a VERY good voice for this style of music (one of the best), and the music is much more than repetitive power chords. As for this particular album, Jomsviking is AA's first attempt at a 'concept' record and IMO, succeeds vastly. Though this is the first album to feature a new drummer, the band still sounds as crisp and on point as they did back in the 90's. As a matter of fact I would go so far as to say if any of their more recent releases would garner new fans, this album would be able to pull off that feat easily. 'Raise Your Horns', a divisive song amongst the more hardcore AA fans, has a great chorus that will get stuck in your head. '1000 arrows...' is a great mid tempo jam and songs like 'At dawns first light' represent more a typically aggressive AA tunes. All in all an excellent job all around and though Viking metal may not be for everyone, I think this is a great album to try if you aren't big fans of the genre, it may just convert you. If you are fans of death metal and angry Viking music then go get this one...NOW!

  Posted 9 years ago by TheHutch