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Amon Amarth releases thirteenth studio album

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Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth has released their thirteenth studio album, ‘The Allfather Awakens’, via Metal Blade Records. Records on October 2, 2026. Produced by Jacob Hansen at Jakob Hansen’s Studio his studio in Denmark, the album continues the band’s lyrical focus on Norse mythology and Viking themes. The recording process aimed to took place across two sessions between spring 2025 and March 2026. The ten-track collection features a return to a classic guitar sound using Marshall amplifiers. The project follows their 2022 release, ‘The Great Heathen Army’, amplifiers and marks the third full-length album for drummer Jock Wallgren. The ten-track collection includes ‘Die With A War Cry’, the single ‘Gjallarhorn’, and the band’s first acoustic offering, ‘Upphaf’. Vocalist Johan Hegg has revealed that ‘Upphaf’, which incorporates choirs and lyrics based on the Old Norse poem ‘Völuspá’. The album explores the paradoxical nature of the Norse deity Odin, drawing inspiration from the insights of historian Neil Price. Vocalist Johan Hegg described Odin as a complex figure who is both a terrifying deity and one deeply concerned with protecting his people from Ragnarok, focusing on Odin as a god of wisdom and the mind mind, rather than solely a figure of war. war, noting the deity’s willingness to sacrifice to protect his people from Ragnarok. Following the release, the album achieved significant international chart success, reaching number one on the Hard Rock charts in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, and topping the Rock/Metal charts in Germany. It also reached number two on the Rock & Metal albums chart in the United Kingdom. To support the release, the band launched a European tour across the United Kingdom and Europe. featuring a new stage production inspired by Odin’s Golden Hall. On October 6, 2026, the band performed a sold-out release show at Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany. Following a summer tour with Dethklok and Castle Rat, the band is preparing for a European tour supported by Soilwork and Orbit Culture. In conjunction with their German tour dates throughout October and November 2026, dates, Metal Hammer released special merchandise, including a limited-edition patch available exclusively with the October 2026 issue of the magazine.

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  1. 2026-10-29 12:05 UTC Amon Amarth releases thirteenth studio album
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