Death metal band The Crown has announced a new slate of live dates.
The band is scheduled to launch the “No World To Be Saved Tour 2023” June 2 in Berlin, Germany. The tour’s current schedule is set to run through June 10 in Multeich Hauptmansgrun, Germany. Schizophrenia will join The Crown for the upcoming tour.
The tour’s schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
No World to be Saved Tour June 2023 THE CROWN + special guests: SCHIZOPHRENIA Tickets: bit.ly/3zVGb4r 02/Jun DE Berlin @ Lido Berlin 03/Jun DE Göttingen @ Underground Remains Open Air 04/Jun DE Hamburg @ Bambi galore 06/Jun CH Aarburg @ Musigburg 07/Jun DE Passau @ Zauberberg Passau 08/Jun SE Sölvesborg @ SWEDENROCK 2023 * 09/Jun SK Bratislava @ FleshParty Openairfest 10/Jun DE Mühlteich Hauptmannsgrün @ 21. CHRONICAL MOSHERS OPEN AIR 2023 *Only The Crown
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Fates Warning has announced the dates for the next leg of its tour with W.A.S.P.
The next leg of the bands’ tour is scheduled to launch Aug. 4 in San Luis Obispo, CA and to run through Sept. 16 in Los Angeles, CA. The nationwide tour features stops in cities, such as Philadelphia, PA; Warren, OH and Garden City, ID.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday. Pre-sales through various sources start today. Details on pre-sales are noted below:
All presales for the tour run through Thursday, April 13th at 10:00pm local time: Artist Presale: Tuesday, April 11th at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET LN Presale: Wednesday, April 12th at 10:00am local time ARMORED SAINT Presale: Wednesday, April 12th at 10:00am local time Blabbermouth Presale: Thursday, April 13th at 7:00am PT/10:00am ET BraveWords Presale: Thursday, April 13th at 7:00am PT/10:00am ET TM Presale: Thursday, April 13th at 10:00am local time
The tour’s schedule is noted below:
ARMORED SAINT w/ W.A.S.P.:
8/04/2023 Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, CA
8/05/2023 Hard Rock Live – Wheatland, CA
8/07/2023 Roseland – Portland, OR
8/08/2023 Vogue Theater – Vancouver, BC
8/10/2023 Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
8/11/2023 Podium – Spokane, WA
8/12/2023 Revolution Concert Hall – Garden City, ID
8/13/2023 The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
8/15/2023 Steelhouse – Omaha, NE
8/16/2023 The Fillmore Minneapolis – Minneapolis, MN
8/17/2023 The Rust Belt – Moline, IL
8/18/2023 RCU Theater – Eau Claire, WI
8/19/2023 Horizon Events Center – Clive, IA
8/20/2023 Hard Rock Live – Gary, IN
8/22/2023 GLC Live @ 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, MI
8/23/2023 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
8/24/2023 Capitol Theater – Wheeling, WV
8/25/2023 Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
8/26/2023 Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
8/27/2023 Hampton Beach Casino – Hampton, NH
8/29/2023 Dome @ Oakdale – Wallingford, CT
8/30/2023 The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
8/31/2023 Packard Music Hall – Warren, OH
9/01/2023 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
9/03/2023 Mtellus – Montreal, QC
9/05/2023 Andrew J Brady Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
9/07/2023 Graceland – Memphis, TN
9/08/2023 The Hall – Little Rock, AR
9/09/2023 Southside Ballroom – Dallas, TX
9/10/2023 Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
9/13/2023 Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ
9/14/2023 House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
9/16/2023 The Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
The previous leg of the bands’ tour ran from Oct. 29 to Dec. 9. Armored Saint’s run with W.A.S.P. is in support of W.A.S.P.’s “40 Years Live World Tour.”
Armored Saint released its latest record, its new live recording, Symbol of Salvation Live in November through Metal Blade Records.
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Whitechapel debuted the video for the latest single from its 2021 album, Kin this week.
The band premiered the video for its new single, ‘I Will Find You’ Wednesday. The song is the fourth single from the record behind ‘Anticure,’ ‘A Bloodsoaked Symphony,‘ and ‘Lost Boy.’
The video for the band’s new single finds the band performing the song in a forested setting. It puts front man Phil Bozeman at the centering, emotionally examining his past and present.
Bozeman explained during a recent interview, how the video’s treatment ties into the song’s lyrical theme.
“I am being followed by my alternate reality/evil self,” Bozeman said. “It’s the part of me that can’t let go and will go to any heights to find the real me and pull me back into the dark past that I want to move on from.”
Musically, the song is — like much of the record’s musical content — some of the most radio friendly material the band has ever crafted. The band’s familiar death metal styling is just as present here as ever. At the same time though, there are moments in the song whose subtleties lend themselves to comparison to some of the more contemplative moments of Stone Sour’s works. Those moments come in the song’s chorus, during which Bozeman’s clean vocals actually closely mirror those of Stone Sour/Slipknot front man Corey Taylor.
Courtesy: Metal Blade Records
In other news, Whitechapel announced Wednesday, a new tour. The band will perform its 2019 album, The Valley during the nearly month-long North American run. On September 23, the band will also take part in the annual Louder Then Life Festival in Louisville, KY.
The schedule for Whitechapel’s upcoming tour is noted below:
WHITECHAPEL w/ Archspire, Signs Of The Swarm, Entheos: 4/14/2023 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 4/15/2023 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL 4/16/2023 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 4/18/2023 The Underground – Charlotte, NC 4/19/2023 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA 4/20/2023 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD 4/21/2023 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY 4/22/2023 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 4/24/2023 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 4/25/2023 The House Of Blues – Chicago, IL 4/27/2023 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS 4/28/2023 Gothic Theater – Denver, CO 4/29/2023 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 5/01/2023 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA 5/02/2023 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR 5/04/2023 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA 5/05/2023 The Regent – Los Angeles, CA 5/06/2023 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA 5/07/2023 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 5/09/2023 Mohawk – Austin, TX 5/10/2023 Grenada Theater – Dallas, TX 5/12/2023 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO 5/13/2023 Basement East – Nashville, TN
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The follow-up to his 2017 memoir, For The Sake Of Heaviness, the new, 192-page book continues the story in its predecessor, telling the story of how Slagel’s love of metal music helped him found the label and his experiences with bands that have called and continue to call Metal Blade Records home, as well as others. Among the bands discussed in the new book are the likes of Armored Saint, Metallica, and King Diamond.
The book’s forward was authored by Slayer guitarist Kerry King. King inducted Metal Blade Records into the Hall of Heavy Metal History in 2017.
Along with being available in a paperback pressing, Swing of the Blade: Stories from Metal Blade Records will also release in a box set presentation that includes a cassette tape featuring songs from many of the bands discussed in the book. That list includes the likes of Fates Warning, Unearth, and Amon Amarth. Pre-orders for the box set are open here.
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Amon Amarth will join Ghost on the road this summer on the band’s upcoming North American tour.
The tour is scheduled to launch Aug. 2 in Sacramento, CA and to run through Sept. 8 in Phoenix, AZ. It features performances scheduled in cities nationwide, such as Jacksonville, FL; Milwaukee, WI and Cincinnati, OH. Amon Amarth’s upcoming live run is the latest in support of its latest album, The Great Heathen Army, which the band released last summer through Metal Blade Records.
The tour’s schedule is noted below. Tickets and VIP packages are available now.
AMON AMARTH w/ Ghost: 8/02/2023 Concord Pavilion – Sacramento, CA 8/04/2023 White River Amphitheater – Auburn, WA 8/05/2023 Northern Quest Amphitheater – Spokane, WA 8/07/2023 USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT 8/08/2023 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Englewood, CO 8/11/2023 Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – St Louis, MO 8/12/2023 American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI 8/14/2023 Pine Knob Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI 8/15/2023 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island – Chicago, IL 8/16/2023 PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH 8/18/2023 St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview – Syracuse, NY 8/19/2023 Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA 8/20/2023 Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater – Bridgeport, CT 8/22/2023 TCU Amphitheater – Indianapolis, IN 8/23/2023 The Pavilion at Star Lake – Burgettstown, PA 8/24/2023 Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA 8/25/2023 Freedom Mortgage Pavilion – Camden, NJ 8/27/2023 Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN 8/29/2023 CCNB Amphitheater at Heritage Park – Simpsonville, SC 8/30/2023 Daily’s Place – Jacksonville, FL 8/31/2023 MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL 9/02/2023 Cynthia Woods Pavilion Amphitheater – Houston, TX 9/03/2023 Germania Insurance Amphitheater – Austin, TX 9/05/2023 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX 9/07/2023 Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM 9/08/2023 Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater – Phoenix, AZ
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O.S.I.’s 2009 album Blood has officially gotten the re-issue treatment courtesy of Metal Blade Records.
The label has re-issued the record, the band’s third, on vinyl, 2CD and digital platforms. The re-issue marks the first time since the album was originally released in 2009, that it has been re-issued by any label.
In celebration of the record’s re-issue, guitarist Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos, Gordian Knot), debuted a guitar play-through of Blood‘s single, ‘False Start.’ The video is available to stream here.
Blood Track Listing: 01. The Escape Artist 02. Terminal 03. False Start 04. We Come Undone 05. Radiologue 06. Be the Hero 07. Microburst Alert 08. Stockholm 09. Blood 10. No Celebrations 11. Christian Brothers 12. Terminal (Endless)
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Veteran Viking metal outfit Amon Amarth is set to release its latest album, The Great Heathen Army very in less than a week through its longtime label home Metal Blade Records. Scheduled for release Aug. 5, the 9-song record will come more than three years after the release of the band’s then latest album, Berserker. The 43-minute presentation is everything that Amon Amarth fans have come to expect from the band both musically and lyrically. At the same time, the record’s musical content actually shows some growth from the band this time out. The record’s musical and lyrical content will each receive their own examinations here. The album’s production rounds out its most important elements and will also be examined here. Each item noted is important in its own way to the whole of the album’s presentation. All things considered they make The Great Heathen Army one more of the greatest of this year’s new hard rock and metal albums.
The Great Heathen Army, the 12th new album from Amon Amarth, is another largely successful offering from the veteran metal outfit that has made a career of making songs about Vikings. The record’s appeal comes in part through its featured musical arrangements. The very first thing that the band’s established audiences will note through the record’s nine total arrangements is that they are not all the same semi-symphonic/death metal approach that the band has taken in so many of its albums. Right from the record’s outset, its lead single, ‘Get in the Ring,’ the band takes more of a modern hard rock/metal approach. It is a notable change of sound and style for the band considering the compositions that the band has crafted over its decades-long career. It is just one of the songs that shows that branching out, too. Late in the record in ‘Saxons and Vikings,’ the band goes in a vintage hard rock style approach, even bringing in famed Accept/U.D.O. front man Udo Dirkschneider to add to the mix. Just as interesting is that the band does make sure to include some of its more familiar death metal riffs to mix things up a little bit along the way. The pairing of those leanings together, complete with a powerhouse solo, makes this song’s arrangement yet another standout addition to the record that continues to show the band’s musical growth this time out. The band offers up a little more of that vintage hard rock leaning in the record’s closer, ‘The Serpent’s Trail.’ The way in which the guitars are used here almost mimics some string arrangements, and the classical guitar approach here along the way just adds that much more to the record. It is just one more way in which the musical arrangements feature in this record show their value to the album’s presentation. When these arrangements are considered along with the works that lean more in the band’s familiar sounds and styles, the whole makes The Great Heathen Army a presentation that succeeds if only through its musical content.
The musical content that is featured in The Great Heathen Army is just part of what makes the album worth hearing. The lyrical content that accompanies that musical content makes for its own appeal. That is because it is far more familiar to those noted established audiences. From ‘Oden Owns You All’ to Saxons and Vikings’ to ‘The Serpent’s Trail’ and more, the themes featured in the record’s lyrics all center on the familiar topics of all things Norse and Vikings. Now there are a couple of sings – ‘Get In The Ring’ and ‘Find A Way Or Make One’ – that do break that mold. ‘Find A Way Or Make One’ delivers an all too familiar but always welcome message of pushing through life’s difficulties. This is clear as front man Johan Hegg sings here, “Stand tall/And fight/The world will quake/Stand tall/And fight/I will never break.” Some of the lyrics are a little difficult cult decipher fully sans lyrics, but he also makes note here of fighting the battle when all hope is lost and gone. This is, again, a powerful and familiar message, especially as he adds that he will not kneel, no matter what the odds. Yet again, here is more proof of the song’s message of personal strength. The battles and situations do not necessarily have to be warfare, but just personal battles. To that end, again, this familiar message is just as welcome from the band here as from any other band. What’s more, that it is set here alongside so much other more familiar content shows growth, lyrically from the band.
‘Get In The Ring’ meanwhile is actually a song for one of the rising stars of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is fitting that it was crafted for a pro wrestler, as its lyrical theme is in fact a fight song. It is an anthem that could and will get anyone pumped up who has ever been done wrong by someone. It is that challenge to those people who would stand in our way metaphorically or lyrically. To that end, it is another familiar lyrical theme in general that shows in its own way, why the lyrical themes in record are just as appealing as the album’s musical content. All things considered the record’s lyrical content pairs with its companion musical content to make the album’s overall content a strong foundation for the presentation. It is just one part of what makes the album so appealing. The record’s production rounds out its most important elements.
The production that went into The Great Heathen Army is important to its presentation because of its role in the record’s general effect. Every song in this record is loud and heavy. Each work is so rich because of the pairing of the instrumentations and vocals. Thanks to the time and effort that went into the production, no one part overpowers the others (including the vocals) at any one point in the album. That is, again, due to the production. Every part of each song is so powerful, leading each work to be fully immersive. The result is that the album proves just as successful in its aesthetic presentation as in its content. When all of this is considered together, the whole of The Great Heathen Army becomes one more of the year’s top new hard rock and metal albums.
The Great Heathen Army, the 12th new album from veteran metal outfit Amon Amarth, is another strong new offering from the band that will entertain the band’s established audiences just as much as metal fans in general. That is evidenced in part through the record’s musical content. The arrangements featured throughout the album are familiar, but also show a certain level of growth. The band tries its hand at some vintage hard rock and metal styles as well as some more mainstream sounding heavy rock at points throughout the record. That diversity offers audiences something “old” and something “new” which along the way makes for plenty of engagement and entertainment. The lyrical themes featured alongside the album’s musical content is just as important to its presentation. That is because of its overall familiarity, too. There are plenty of Viking themes once again, along with some themes of overcoming diversity, which the band has handled less, but is still familiar in the rock and metal communities. The record’s production puts the finishing touch to the presentation, ensuring that the best of each song is brought out from one work to another. Each item examined is important in its own way to the whole of the record. All things considered they make the album overall another welcome offering from Amon Amarth that belongs among the best of the year’s new hard rock and metal albums.
The Great Heathen Army is scheduled for release Friday through Metal Blade Records. Amon Amarth will hit the road this fall in support of its new, forthcoming album. The band will launch the “The Great Heathen Tour” November 11 in Las Vegas, NV in support of the record.
The tour features support from Carcass, Obituary, and Cattle Decapitation, and is expected to run through Dec. 17 in Los Angeles, CA and also features scheduled performances in cities, such as Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH and Seattle, WA.
The tour’s schedule is noted below.
Amon Amarth THE GREAT HEATHEN TOUR US HEADLINE RUN W/ CARCASS, OBITUARY AND CATTLE DECAPITATION Friday, November 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl* Saturday, November 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theater Monday, November 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater Tuesday, November 15 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center Wednesday, November 16 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom Friday, November 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle Saturday, November 19 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Sunday, November 20 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Tuesday, November 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Wednesday, November 23 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway Friday, November 25 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Saturday, November 26 – Chicago, IL @ The Aragon Ballroom Sunday, November 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center Wednesday, November 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE** Thursday, Dec 01 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Friday, Dec 02 – Toronto, ON @ History Saturday, Dec 03 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell Monday, Dec 05 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee Tuesday, Dec 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Wednesday, Dec 07- Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Friday, Dec 09 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Saturday, Dec 10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Monday, Dec 12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO Tuesday, Dec 13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Thursday, Dec 15 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live Friday, Dec 16 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA Saturday, Dec 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
*No Carcass ** Non-Live Nation date
The new fall U.S. dates will follow a European run with Machine Head, that is scheduled to run from Sept. 8 in Nottingham, UK to Oct. 22 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Halo Effect is also scheduled to take part in the tour, dubbed the “Vikings and Lionhearts Tour 2022.”
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Amon Amarth will hit the road this fall in support of its new, forthcoming album, The Great Heathen Army.
The band announced Tuesday, it will launch the “The Great Heathen Tour” November 11 in Las Vegas, NV in support of the record, which is scheduled for release Aug. 5 through Metal Blade Records. The tour features support from Carcass, Obituary, and Cattle Decapitation, and is expected to run through Dec. 17 in Los Angeles, CA and also features scheduled performances in cities, such as Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH and Seattle, WA.
The tour’s schedule is noted below.
Amon Amarth THE GREAT HEATHEN TOUR US HEADLINE RUN W/ CARCASS, OBITUARY AND CATTLE DECAPITATION Friday, November 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl* Saturday, November 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theater Monday, November 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater Tuesday, November 15 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center Wednesday, November 16 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom Friday, November 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle Saturday, November 19 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Sunday, November 20 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Tuesday, November 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Wednesday, November 23 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway Friday, November 25 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Saturday, November 26 – Chicago, IL @ The Aragon Ballroom Sunday, November 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center Wednesday, November 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE** Thursday, Dec 01 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom Friday, Dec 02 – Toronto, ON @ History Saturday, Dec 03 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell Monday, Dec 05 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee Tuesday, Dec 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Wednesday, Dec 07- Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Friday, Dec 09 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Saturday, Dec 10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex Monday, Dec 12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO Tuesday, Dec 13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Thursday, Dec 15 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live Friday, Dec 16 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA Saturday, Dec 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
*No Carcass ** Non-Live Nation date
The new fall U.S. dates will follow a European run with Machine Head, that is scheduled to run from Sept. 8 in Nottingham, UK to Oct. 22 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Halo Effect is also scheduled to take part in the tour, dubbed the “Vikings and Lionhearts Tour 2022.”
OCTOBER Saturday 01 – BERLIN, Germany Velodrome Sunday 02 – AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Afas Live Tuesday 04 – MILAN, Italy, Lorenzini District Thursday 06 – BARCELONA, Spain, Sant Jordi Friday 07 – MADRID, Spain, Vistalegre Saturday 08 – LA CORUNA, Spain, Coliseum Sunday 09 – LISBON, Portugal, Campo Pequeno Wednesday 12 – PARIS, France, Zenith Friday 14 – MUNICH, Germany, Olympiahalle Saturday 15 – LEIPZIG, Germany, Arena Sunday 16 – PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Tipsport Arena Tuesday 18 – BUDAPEST, Hungary, Barba Negra Thursday 20 – ESCH SUR ALZETTE, Luxembourg, Rockhal Friday 21 – BRUSSELS, Belgium, Forest National Saturday 22 – STUTTGART, Germant, Schleyerhalle
The announcement of Amon Amarth’s new tour came less than a week after the band debuted the second single from its new album, which is also the album’s title track. The band debuted the song and its video July 7. The band debuted the album’s lead single, ‘Get In The Ring‘ and its companion video June 2.
The track listing for The Great Heathen Army is noted below.
AMON AMARTH The Great Heathen Army Track Listing 1. Get In the Ring 2. The Great Heathen Army 3. Heidrun 4. Oden Owns You All 5. Find a Way or Make One 6. Dawn of Norsemen 7. Saxons and Vikings 8. Skagul Rides With Me 9. The Serpent’s Trail
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The song is a heavy composition that has all of the trademarks of the band’s works throughout its life. The fire in its arrangement is enough reason for audiences to take in the song. The balance of the screams and clean vocals add even more to the presentation.
Front man Jesse Leach talked about the song’s lyrical theme in a prepared statement.
“This song was an uplifting song for me as soon as I heard the demo,” Leach said. It’s about spiritual redemption and hope amidst this troubled world. It’s a call to arms for those who seek a just and righteous path in this life. The message is fight through the darkness and perils to overcome the war of spirit and flesh.”
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Amon Amarth will tentatively release its new album this summer.
The band announced Thursday, it is scheduled to release its new album, The Great Heathen Army Aug. 5 through Metal Blade Records. In anticipation of the record’s pending release, the band premiered the album’s lead single, ‘Get In The Ring‘ and its companion video Thursday.
The musical arrangement featured in ‘Get In The Ring’ is a slight departure for the band, considering its familiar brand of death metal compositions. In the case of this song, the arrangement is more spit-shined for lack of better wording, than its existing songs. It has less of the somewhat symphonic elements that are so commonplace in most of the band’s catalog, though does still incorporate that element here, just more subtly.
The lyrical theme featured in the band’s new single also seems to be something of a departure for the band. In place of the familiar Viking conquest tales, the band instead has presented what comes across as simply an adrenaline-fueled fight song. According to guitarist Olavi Mikkonent, the song was written as an entrance theme for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Erik Redbeard.
That fight theme is amplified through the song’s video, which puts the band in a post-apocalyptic Mad Max style setting, performing its new single in a bunker setting as a group of fighters face off against each other. There are some Viking weapons incorporated into the visualization, but their presence is even minimalized here. It makes for even more interest in this case.
The track listing for The Great Heathen Army is noted below. The record was produced by Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Fozzy, Dream Theater). Audiences will notice in the track listing that the band’s most recent single, ‘Put Your Back Into The Oar,’ which debuted Feb. 17, is not included in the track listing. Why that is the case is left to ponder.
AMON AMARTH The Great Heathen Army Track Listing 1. Get In the Ring 2. The Great Heathen Army 3. Heidrun 4. Oden Owns You All 5. Find a Way or Make One 6. Dawn of Norsemen 7. Saxons and Vikings 8. Skagul Rides With Me 9. The Serpent’s Trail
Courtesy: Metal Blade Records
In other news, Amon Amarth is scheduled to launch a European tour in support of its new album album Sept. 8 in Nottingham, UK. The tour, whose schedule is noted below, is set to run through Oct. 22 in Stuttgart, Germany. Machine Head and The Halo Effect are scheduled to join Amon Amarth for the tour.
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