Jomsviking is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was mixed and produced by Andy Sneap and released on 25 March 2016 through Metal Blade Records.
Background This is the band's first concept album. Vocalist Johan Hegg described the concept of the album:
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."
The album was certified Gold in Germany.
Track listing
Credits Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel Amon Amarth Johan Hegg − vocals Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar Johan Söderberg − rhythm guitar Ted Lundström − bass
Session musicians Tobias Gustafsson − drums
Guest musicians Doro Pesch − clean female vocals on "A Dream That Cannot Be"
Production Andy Sneap – production, recording, mixing
Visual art Tom Thiel − cover art Thomas Ewerhard − layout Niclas Mortensen – additional artwork John Lorenzi – additional artwork Sam Didier – additional artwork Christian Sloan Hall – additional artwork Adi Kalingga – additional artwork Thomas Ewerhard – additional artwork Garip Jensen − photos, digital editing
Studios Backstage Productions, Derbyshire – recording, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 22
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 82
Certifications
References