This is a discography for the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. The band is from Stockholm and was founded in 1992. Their lyrics mostly deal with the Vikings, their mythology and their history. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Amon Amarth has released twelve studio albums, one compilation album, three EPs, one video album, and twenty seven music videos.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications Sales SWE AUT BEL CAN FIN FRA GER SWI UK US Once Sent from the Golden Hall Released: 10 February 1998 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — The Avenger Released: 2 November 1999 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — The Crusher Released: 8 May 2001 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — Versus the World Released: 14 January 2003 (US)18 November 2002 (EU) Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — US: 36,146+ Fate of Norns Released: 7 September 2004 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download — 56 — — — — 31 — — — US: 44,288+ With Oden on Our Side Released: 3 October 2006 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 21 27 — — — — 21 — — — US: 78,394+ Twilight of the Thunder God Released: 30 September 2008 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 11 14 69 — 10 116 6 21 126 50 US: 72,646+ Surtur Rising Released: 29 March 2011 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 8 12 45 19 16 146 8 20 75 34 US: 28,920+ Deceiver of the Gods Released: 25 June 2013 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 9 7 44 — 12 67 3 9 67 19 US: 17,000+ Jomsviking Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 5 1 18 8 4 38 1 3 30 19 BVMI: Gold US: 20,000+ Berserker Released: 3 May 2019 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 5 2 11 19 4 50 1 1 25 47 The Great Heathen Army Released: 5 August 2022 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download 20 4 36 — 7 — 1 3 95 — The Allfather Awakens Released: 2 October 2026 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Hymns to the Rising Sun Released: 8 September 2010 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications SWE GER Wrath of the Norsemen Released: 12 May 2006 Label: Metal Blade Formats: DVD 2 91 RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum
EPs Year EP details Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds Released: 5 April 1996 Label: Pulverised Formats: CD, MCD Under the Influence Released: 21 June 2013 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download Heathen Hammer Released: 20 July 2022 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD (Supplement to Metal Hammer Germany 08/2022)
Music videos Year Title Director Album 2003 "Death in Fire" Michael Schneider Versus the World 2004 "The Pursuit of Vikings" Heiko Tippelt, Phillip Hirsch Fate of Norns 2006 "Runes to My Memory" Bill Schacht With Oden on Our Side 2007 "Cry of the Black Birds" 2008 "Twilight of the Thunder God" Dariusz Szermanowicz Twilight of the Thunder God 2009 "Guardians of Asgaard" Dariusz Szermanowicz, Pawel Krawczyk 2011 "Destroyer of the Universe" David Brodsky Surtur Rising 2014 "Father of the Wolf" Ramon Boutviseth Deceiver of the Gods "Deceiver of the Gods" Soren Schaller 2016 "First Kill" Darek Szermanowicz Jomsviking "At Dawn's First Light" "Raise Your Horns" Vince Edwards 2017 "The Way of Vikings" Grupa 13 2019 "Raven's Flight" Roboshobo Berserker "Crack the Sky" "Mjölner, Hammer of Thor" "Shield Wall" Phil Wallis 2020 "Fafner's Gold" Jörg Maas 2022 "Put Your Back Into The Oar" Ryan Mackfall Heathen Hammer "Get In The Ring" Dariusz Szermanowicz The Great Heathen Army "The Great Heathen Army" Pavel Trebukhin "Find a Way or Make One" Mikis Fontagnier "Oden Owns You All" Pavel Trebukhin2025"We Rule the Waves"The Allfather Awakens2026"Upphaf""Gjallarhorn""Eight Legs of Thunder"Dariusz Szermanowicz
Demos Demo 1 Demo 1 is a demo self-released in 1991/1992. It is extremely rare and only a few copies exist. The demo was released under the band's first name, Scum, as a grindcore band.
Track listing
Credits Puppe M. – vocals Olli M. − lead guitar Vesa M. − rhythm guitar Petri T. − bass Niko K. − drums
Thor Arise Thor Arise is a demo recorded in 1993. It was never initially released due to its low production standards. The album features "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", a cover of the Black Sabbath song. The song "Thor Arise" was re-recorded as a bonus track on the digipak version of The Avenger. "Risen from the Sea" was re-recorded on The Crusher. The entire demo was re-released with the "Viking Edition" of Versus the World.
Track listing
Credits Johan Hegg − vocals Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar Ted Lundström − bass Niko Kaukinen − drums
The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter is a demo self-released in 1994. Its original release was limited and consisted of 1000 copies. The demo was released on three different colour tapes with different styles. The "labels" for the demo are not professionally made, and were created by the band for the release of the demo. Both "Burning Creation" and "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" were re-released on Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, "Without Fear" was re-recorded on Once Sent from the Golden Hall.
Track listing
Credits Johan Hegg − vocals Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar Ted Lundström − bass Niko Kaukinen − drums
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