Description

2018 press on back vinyl with insert and poster.

Jomsviking, is Amon Amarth tenth studio album and the first concept record in their storied career. It tells a tragic tale of love and revenge, backed by the Swedes trademark melodic, anthemic metal. The epic original story is set in the world of the Jomsvikings, the legendary order of mercenary Vikings. Frontman Johan Hegg explains: The Jomsvikings were a shadowy and legendary sect of Viking mercenaries, as shrouded in myth now as they were when they fought across Europe and the Middle East. Ruthless and deadly warriors who fought for the highest bidder, their code was simple: Show no fear. Never retreat. Defend your brothers, and when called upon, avenge their deaths. He continues: I felt we were finally ready to use their story as the jumping off point for an Amon Amarth album. The Jomsvikings and their world is the background for the story of a young man that is in love with a girl but unfortunately shes being married off. He accidentally kills a man when this happens and he has to flee — but he swears to have revenge and win her back. He can’t let go of the past. He feels that he’s been wronged and his life has been destroyed. The way the story evolves is not a happy story. By far Amon Amarths most ambitious project to date,.

Track listing:
1. First Kill
2. Wanderer
3. On A Sea Of Blood
4. One Against All
5. Raise Your Horns
6. The Way Of Vikings
7. At Dawns First Light
8. One Thousand Burning Arrows
9. Vengeance Is My Name
10. A Dream That Cannot Be-with Doro Pesch
11. Back On Northern Shores