Length 52:08 Release date 25 March 2016 Producer Andy Sneap | Artist Amon Amarth Label Metal Blade Records Genre Melodic death metal | |
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Released March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25) Studio Backstage Productions, Derbyshire Similar Amon Amarth albums, Melodic death metal albums | ||
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Jomsviking is the tenth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was mixed and produced by Andy Sneap and released on March 25, 2016 through Metal Blade Records.
Contents
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Concept
This is the band's first concept album. Vocalist Johan Hegg described the concept of the 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 she's 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.
Critical reception
Writing for Exclaim!. Renee Trotier wrote that "while longtime fans might be a bit thrown off by some of the more melodic traditional metal elements throughout Jomsviking, the music is well suited to both the concept's narrative and a natural evolution of Amon Amarth's more well known style."
Track listing
All tracks written by Amon Amarth.
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Amon Amarth
Session musicians
Guest musicians
Production
Visual art
Studios
Songs
1First Kill4:21
2Wanderer4:43
3On a Sea of Blood4:05