Amaranthe is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg, known for their combination of pop rock and death metal. Their discography consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, thirty-six singles, and thirty-three music videos. To date, the band has sold 500,000 album copies worldwide.
The band was formed in 2008, under the original name Avalanche. After signing a recording contract with Spinefarm Records, they changed their name to Amaranthe, and released the extended play Leave Everything Behind (2009). The band's debut studio album, Amaranthe (2011), achieved moderate chart success in Sweden, Finland, and Japan. Their second album, The Nexus (2013), peaked within the top ten in both Sweden and Finland, and sold 1,700 copies in its first week.
Massive Addictive (2014), Amaranthe's third album, found chart success in new territories, including Germany and the United States. The album featured the single "Drop Dead Cynical", which reached number twenty-seven on the Mainstream Rock chart in the United States, their first and only single to do so. After the release of the compilation album Breaking Point: B-Sides 2011–2015 (2015), the band recorded their fourth album Maximalism (2016). Continuing on the success of Massive Addictive, it charted within the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and found commercial success in several other territories. The album was nominated for a Grammis award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications SWE BEL CAN FIN GER JPN SWI US Amaranthe Released: 13 April 2011 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, digital download 35 — — 16 — 39 — — GLF: Gold The Nexus Released: 19 March 2013 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 192 — 4 — 31 90 — Massive Addictive Released: 21 October 2014 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, LP, digital download 18 — — 6 89 14 53 105 Maximalism Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, LP, digital download 4 — 91 3 84 24 44 169 Helix Released: 19 October 2018 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, LP, digital download 19 101 — 4 29 — 21 — Manifest Released: 2 October 2020 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, digital download 23 56 — 4 12 — 14 — The Catalyst Released: 23 February 2024 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 52 — 21 3 — 6 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Breaking Point: B-Sides 2011–2015 Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD, digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Leave Everything Behind Released: 18 February 2009 Label: Spinefarm Formats: CD
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUSMain.FINDown.FINRadio "Leave Everything Behind" 2009 — — — Leave Everything Behind "Hunger"2011 — — — GLF: Platinum Amaranthe "Rain" — — — "Amaranthine" — — — GLF: Platinum "1.000.000 Lightyears" 2012 — — — GLF: Gold "The Nexus" 2013 — 28 86 GLF: Platinum The Nexus "Burn with Me" — — — "Invincible" — — — "Drop Dead Cynical" 2014 27 29 52 GLF: Gold Massive Addictive "Dynamite" — — — "Trinity" — — — "Digital World"2015 — — — "That Song"2016 — — — Maximalism "Fury" — — — "Boomerang" 2017 — — 95 "Maximize" — — — "365" 2018 — — — Helix "Countdown" — — — "Inferno" — — 75 "Dream" 2019 — — — "Helix" — — — "GG6" — — — "82nd All the Way" (Sabaton cover) 2020 — — — Manifest "Do or Die" (featuring Angela Gossow) — — — "Viral" — — — "Strong" (featuring Noora Louhimo) — — 27 "Archangel" — — — "Fearless" — — — "BOOM!1" — — — "PVP" 2021 — — — "Find Life" 2022 — — — The Catalyst "Make It Better" (featuring Jennifer Haben) — — — "Damnation Flame" 2023 — — — The Catalyst "Insatiable" — — — "Outer Dimensions" — — — "Re-Vision" 2024 — — — "Interference" — — — "Chaos Theory" 2026 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos +List of music videos, with the director and year released Title Year Director(s) "Hunger" 2011 Patric Ullaeus "Amaranthine" "1.000.000 Lightyears" 2012 Johan Carlén "The Nexus" 2013 Patric Ullaeus "Burn with Me" "Invincible" "Drop Dead Cynical" 2014 "Digital World" 2015 "True" "That Song" 2016 "Boomerang" 2017 "Maximize" Ville Juurikkala "365" 2018 Patric Ullaeus "Countdown" "Dream" 2019 Jens De Vos "Helix"Patric Ullaeus "GG6" "82nd All the Way" 2020 Amaranthe "Do or Die" (featuring Angela Gossow) Marcus Overbeck "Endlessly" Duminciuc Bogdan "Viral" Marcus Overbeck "Strong" (featuring Noora Louhimo) Ville Juurikkala "Archangel" GRUPA 13 "Fearless" "BOOM!1" "PVP" 2021 "Crystalline" 2022 "Find Life" Patric Ullaeus "Damnation Flame" 2023 GRUPA 13 "Insatiable" Patric Ullaeus "Outer Dimensions" "Re-Vision" 2024 "The Catalyst" "Interference" Jens De Vos "Chaos Theory" 2026
Guest appearances
"Army of the Night" (Powerwolf cover - originally from the album Blessed & Possessed (July 17, 2015), released on July 20, 2018 on the Communio Lupatum of Powerwolf's album The Sacrament of Sin)
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References
External links Amaranthe at AllMusic Amaranthe at Discogs