Amon Amarth discography explained

Artist:Amon Amarth
Studio:12
Compilation:1
Video:1
Music Videos:23
Ep:3
Option:3
Option Name:Demos

This is a discography for the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. The band is from Stockholm and was founded in 1992. Their lyrics mostly deal with the Vikings, their mythology and their history. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Amon Amarth has released twelve studio albums, one compilation album, three EPs, one video album, and twenty three music videos.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales
SWE
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		BEL
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		FIN
[5] 		FRA
[6] 		GER
[7] 		SWI
[8] 		UK
[9] [10] 		US
[11]
Once Sent from the Golden Hall — — — — — — — — — —
The Avenger
  • Released: 2 November 1999
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD
— — — — — — — — — —
The Crusher
  • Released: 8 May 2001
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD
— — — — — — — — — —
Versus the World
  • Released: 18 November 2002
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD
— — — — — — — — — —
  • US: 36,146+
Fate of Norns — 56 — — — — 31 — — —
  • US: 44,288+
With Oden on Our Side
  • Released: 3 October 2006
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
21 27 — — — — 21 — — —
  • US: 78,394+
Twilight of the Thunder God
  • Released: 30 September 2008
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11 14 69 — 10 116 6 21 126 50
  • US: 72,646+
Surtur Rising
  • Released: 29 March 2011
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8 12 45 19 16 146 8 20 75 34
Deceiver of the Gods
  • Released: 25 June 2013
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9 7 44 — 12 67 3 9 67 19
Jomsviking
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 1 18 8 4 38 1 3 30 19
Berserker
  • Released: 3 May 2019
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 2 11 19 4 50 1 1 25 47
The Great Heathen Army
  • Released: 5 August 2022
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
20
[16] 		4 36 — 7
[17] 		— 1 3 95 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title! rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
SWE
[18] 		GER
Wrath of the Norsemen
  • Released: 12 May 2006
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: DVD
2 91

EPs

YearEP details
Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds
  • Released: 5 April 1996
  • Label: Pulverised
  • Formats: CD, MCD
Under the Influence
  • Released: 21 June 2013
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Heathen Hammer
  • Released: 20 July 2022
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD (Supplement to Metal Hammer Germany 08/2022)[21]

Music videos

YearTitleDirectorAlbum
2003"Death in Fire"Michael SchneiderVersus the World
2004"The Pursuit of Vikings"Heiko Tippelt, Phillip Hirsch[22] Fate of Norns
2006"Runes to My Memory"Bill Schacht[23] With Oden on Our Side
2007"Cry of the Black Birds"
2008"Twilight of the Thunder God"Dariusz Szermanowicz[24]
2011"Destroyer of the Universe"David Brodsky[26] Surtur Rising
2014"Father of the Wolf"Ramon Boutviseth[27] Deceiver of the Gods
"Deceiver of the Gods"Soren Schaller[28] [34] Berserker
"Crack the Sky"
"Mjölner, Hammer of Thor"
"Shield Wall"Phil Wallis[36]
2022"Put Your Back Into The Oar"Ryan Mackfall[38]
"Get In The Ring"Dariusz Szermanowicz[39]
2023"Saxons and Vikings"Pavel Trebukhin[42]

Demos

Demo 1

Demo 1 is a demo self-released in 1991/1992. It is extremely rare and only a few copies exist. The demo was released under the band's first name, Scum, as a grindcore band.

Track listing

Credits

Thor Arise

Thor Arise is a demo recorded in 1993. It was never initially released due to its low production standards. The album features "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", a cover of the Black Sabbath song. The song "Thor Arise" was re-recorded as a bonus track on the digipak version of The Avenger. "Risen from the Sea" was re-recorded on The Crusher. The entire demo was re-released with the "Viking Edition" of Versus the World.

Track listing

Credits

The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter

The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter is a demo self-released in 1994. Its original release was limited and consisted of 1000 copies. The demo was released on three different colour tapes with different styles. The "labels" for the demo are not professionally made, and were created by the band for the release of the demo. Both "Burning Creation" and "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" were re-released on Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, "Without Fear" was re-recorded on Once Sent from the Golden Hall.

Track listing

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discography Amon Amarth . swedishcharts.com . 16 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Discographie Amon Amarth . austriancharts.at . Hung Medien . 16 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Discographie Amon Amarth . www.ultratop.be/nl . Hung Medien . 16 May 2014.
  4. Amon Amarth Chart History: Canadian Albums . . 14 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Discography Amon Amarth . finnishcharts.com . Hung Medien . 16 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Discographie Amon Amarth . lescharts.com/ . Hung Medien . 16 May 2014.
  7. Web site: Discographie Amon Amarth. GfK Entertainment. 9 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Discography Amon Amarth . swisscharts.com . 16 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Amon Amarth . . 11 May 2019 . select "Albums" tab.
  10. Web site: Zywietz . Tobias . Chart Log UK 1994–2010 A – Azzido Da Bass . www.zobbel.de . 16 May 2014.
  11. [{{BillboardURLbyName |artist=Amon Amarth |chart=Billboard 200}} Amon Amarth – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . 16 May 2014.
  12. Web site: Neilstein SoundScam: Bad Music For the Win . 4 May 2011 . metalsucks.net . 16 May 2014.
  13. Web site: AMON AMARTH: More 'Deceiver Of The Gods' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed. 3 July 2013. blabbermouth.net . 16 May 2014.
  14. Web site: AMON AMARTH: More 'Jomsviking' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed. . 6 April 2016 . 9 August 2016.
  15. Asking Alexandria Scores First No. 1 on Top Rock Albums with 'The Black'. . 8 April 2016 . 9 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 32. Sverigetopplistan. 12 August 2022.
  17. Web site: Albumit 32/2022. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 14 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Sverige Topplistan . 16 May 2014 . Swedish . search for "Amon Amarth" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601230428/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ . 1 June 2009 .
  19. Web site: American certifications – Amon Amarth . . 16 May 2014.
  20. Canada . Amon Amarth . 16 May 2014.
  21. Web site: Die METAL HAMMER-Augustausgabe 2022: Amon Amarth, Mantar u.v.a. . 18 July 2022 .
  22. Web site: Music Video | AMON AMARTH Complete 'The Pursuit Of Vikings' Video. 6 December 2004. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017.
  23. Web site: Music Video | AMON AMARTH: 'Cry Of The Black Birds' Video Posted Online. 5 March 2007. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017.
  24. Web site: Music Video . 23 March 2009. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017].
  25. Web site: Music Video | AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video Posted Online|date=16 September 2008|publisher=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=28 August 2017}}| rowspan="2"| Twilight of the Thunder God]|-| 2009| "Guardians of Asgaard"| Dariusz Szermanowicz, Pawel Krawczyk[24] .
  26. Web site: Music Video | AMON AMARTH: 'Destroyer Of The Universe' Video Released. 27 June 2011. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017.
  27. Web site: Music Video | AMON AMARTH Premieres Epic Video For 'Father Of The Wolf'. 18 January 2014. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017.
  28. Web site: Music Video . 25 January 2016. Loudwire.
  29. Web site: Music Video . 15 March 2016. Metal Blade Records. 28 August 2017.
  30. Web site: Music Video. 19 September 2016. Metal Blade Records. 28 August 2017.
  31. Web site: Music Video . 13 July 2017. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 28 August 2017.
  32. Web site: Amon Amarth announce new album, go berserk in "Raven's Flight" video. 20 March 2019. Consequence of Sound. 20 March 2019].
  33. Web site: Music Video | Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Deceiver Of The Gods'|date=19 September 2014|publisher=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=28 August 2017}}|- | rowspan="3"| 2016| "First Kill"| rowspan="2"| Darek Szermanowicz[28] ]|access-date=28 August 2017}}[29] | rowspan="4"| Jomsviking|- | "At Dawn's First Light"|- | "Raise Your Horns"| Vince Edwards[30] |- | 2017| "The Way of Vikings"| Grupa 13[31] |- | rowspan="4"| 2019| "Raven's Flight"| rowspan="3"| Roboshobo[32] .
  34. Web site: Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Mjölner, Hammer Of Thor'. 5 June 2019. Blabbermouth.com. 5 June 2019.
  35. Web site: Amon Amarth release new music video for 'Crack The Sky'|date=17 April 2019|publisher=ROCKMETAL.NEWS|access-date=17 April 2019}}[34] .
  36. Web site: Amon Amarth - Fafner's Gold. 6 October 2020. YouTube. 15 October 2020.
  37. Web site: Amon Amarth issue call to arms in new video for Shield Wall|date=27 September 2019|publisher=Loudersound.com|access-date=27 September 2019}}|-| 2020| "Fafner's Gold"| Jörg Maas[36] .
  38. Web site: Amon Amarth - Put Your Back Into The Oar. 17 February 2022. YouTube. 17 February 2022.
  39. Web site: Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army. 7 July 2022. YouTube. 7 July 2022.
  40. Web site: Amon Amarth - Find A Way Or Make One. 5 August 2022. YouTube. 5 August 2022.
  41. Web site: Amon Amarth - Get In The Ring|date=2 June 2022|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2 June 2022}}| rowspan="5"| The Great Heathen Army|-| "The Great Heathen Army"| Pavel Trebukhin[39] |-| "Find a Way or Make One"| Mikis Fontagnier[40] .
  42. Web site: Amon Amarth - Saxons and Vikings. 3 December 2023. YouTube. 3 December 2023.

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