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Hear Viking death metal berserkers Amon Amarth go fully acoustic on shocking new ballad Upphaf

The Swedes call it a “quiet moment” ahead of the “fury” of their as-yet-unannounced 13th album

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"We were drunk on the bus and he was being annoying. We threw punches at each other." From singing in a pub getting him a job in one of Europe's biggest metal bands to MMA and cat fostering: five minutes with Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg

Amon Amarth's towering frontman opens up on his life, career and whatever else we can squeeze into a cup of coffee

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"We have been talking about a Thor’s hammer that shoots fire or flashes." Viking metal's biggest band are taking cues from Iron Maiden for their next album

Amon Amarth have big plans when it comes to album 13 and the impending European tour

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Biff Byford on Lemmy, inspiring thrash metal and the greatest heavy metal riff ever written

Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between Vikings and Saxons? Biff Byford has the answer

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“They’re outlaw bad boys who’ve got no business with fanciness or politeness!” Amon Amarth, Grand Magus, Wardruna and more explain why metal loves Vikings so much

We got bands and academics to tell us why heavy music can’t get enough of big, burly berserkers

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Why does metal love Vikings so much? We interviewed Grand Magus, Wardruna and a college professor to find out

Grand Magus’s JB Christoffersson, Wardruna’s Einar Selvik and mediaeval history lecturer Simon Trafford explain why heavy music can’t get enough of Viking culture

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“Everyone was singing about Satan back then, but I don’t believe in Satan so I needed something that was real to me”: How Amon Amarth became the world’s favourite 21st century Viking metal berserkers

Amon Amarth’s 2008 album Twilight Of The Thunder God transformed them from death metal hopefuls into all-conquering Viking metal chieftains

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"Not only the biggest crowd of the weekend, but undoubtedly their careers." Amon Amarth conquer 85,000 metal fans with epic, flamethrowing, serpent-bashing setlist at Wacken 2024

25 years since they first appeared at Wacken, Amon Amarth prove the festival's ultimate conquerors

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“Anyone who doesn’t talk to their pets is a psychopath!” We asked a bunch of metal stars to tell us about their pets on International Pet Day

Dogs, cats, ponies, goats, ducks – to mark International Pet Day, we asked members of Killswitch Engage, Amon Amarth, Green Lung and more to tell us about the animals they share their lives with

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"We were ahead of our time": How tales of Thor, lightning-spewing hammers and a battle to the death at the end of the world turned Amon Amarth into the world's favourite heavy metal Vikings

Amon Amarth's Thor-referencing epic Twilight Of The Thunder God also gave the band their breakthrough hit

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Review: Machine Head & Amon Amarth at Manchester AO Arena

The Vikings and Lionhearts Tour hits Manchester

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