Amon Amarth discography
Amon Amarth discography | |
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Amon Amarth live at Tuska Open Air 2011 | |
Studio albums | 10 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 13 |
EPs | 1 |
Demos | 3 |
This is a discography for the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. The band is from Stockholm, Sweden, 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 ten studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, one video album, and thirteen music videos.
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SWE [1] |
UK [2][3] |
SWI [4] |
GER [5] |
AUT [6] |
FRA [7] |
BEL [8] |
FIN [9] |
US [10] |
CAN [11] |
AUS [12] |
NZ [13] |
NOR [14] |
ESP [15] |
DNK [16] | |||||||||||||||
1998 | Once Sent from the Golden Hall
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1999 | The Avenger
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2001 | The Crusher
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2002 | Versus the World
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2004 | Fate of Norns
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— | — | — | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2006 | With Oden on Our Side
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21 | — | — | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2008 | Twilight of the Thunder God
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11 | 126 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 116 | 69 | 10 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2011 | Surtur Rising
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8 | 75 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 146 | 45 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2013 | Deceiver of the Gods
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9 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 44 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 27 |
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2016 | Jomsviking
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5 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 64 | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details |
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2010 | Hymns to the Rising Sun
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EPs
Year | Album details |
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1996 | Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds |
Video albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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SWE [21] |
GER [5] | |||
2006 | Wrath of the Norsemen
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2 | 91 | |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director | Album |
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2003 | "Death in Fire" | Michael Schneider | Versus the World |
2004 | "The Pursuit of Vikings" | Heiko Tippelt, Phillip Hirsch[24] | Fate of Norns |
2006 | "Runes to My Memory" | Bill Schacht | With Oden on Our Side |
2007 | "Cry of the Black Birds" | Bill Schacht[25] | |
2008 | "Twilight of the Thunder God" | Dariusz Szermanowicz[26] | Twilight of the Thunder God |
2009 | "Guardians of Asgaard" | Dariusz Szermanowicz, Pawel Krawczyk[27] | |
2011 | "Destroyer of the Universe" | David Brodsky[28] | Surtur Rising |
2014 | "Father of the Wolf" | Ramon Boutviseth[29] | Deceiver of the Gods |
"Deceiver of the Gods" | Soren Schaller[30] | ||
2016 | "First Kill" | Darek Szermanowicz[31] | Jomsviking |
"At Dawn’s First Light" | Darek Szermanowicz[32] | ||
"Raise Your Horns" | Vince Edwards[33] | ||
2017 | "The Way of Vikings" | Grupa 13[34] | |
Demos
Demo 1
Demo 1 is a demo self-released in 1991. 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
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Warriors of the Past" | 6:13 |
2. | "Epitaph" | 4:02 |
3. | "Light of Death" | 4:20 |
Total length: | 14:35 |
- Credits
Thor Arise
Thor Arise is a demo recorded in 1993. The album 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 album was re-released with the "Viking Edition" of Versus the World.
- Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Risen from the Sea" | 5:43 |
2. | "Atrocious Humanity" | 5:54 |
3. | "Army of Darkness" | 5:26 |
4. | "Thor Arise" | 6:30 |
5. | "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover) | 4:22 |
Total length: | 27:55 |
- 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-released on Once Sent from the Golden Hall.
- Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Burning Creation" | 4:48 |
2. | "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" | 4:38 |
3. | "Without Fear" | 4:42 |
Total length: | 14:08 |
- Credits
References
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