Last we heard from Viking metallers Amon Amarth was the release of their new single “Put Your Back Into the Oar” back in February. Now, the band have announced a new album, and have dropped another single to boot.
Amon Amarth’s new record will be called The Great Heathen Army, and drops August 5th via Metal Blade. The album is already available for preorder.
Says frontman Johan Hegg:
“Overall ‘The Great Heathen Army’ is one of the heavier albums we’ve made. There are some dark and heavy songs that are really powerful and in-your-face, but we obviously have some trademark melodic Amon Amarth songs on there as well, and a few surprises too. It’s a really well-balanced album. It sounds great. Andy Sneap is awesome. It was great to be able to work with him again.”
The new single, “Get In The Ring,” was written for AEW wrestler Erick Redbeard, and comes via a post-apocalyptic music video.
About the track, guitarist Olavi Mikkonen says:
“I really like ‘Get In The Ring’ which was written for our friend Erick Redbeard the pro wrestler as an “entrance” song for him. The lyrics are obviously written to fit both Viking and wrestling themes, and you can also see Erick as the lead character in the new video for the song. We shot the video in Wroclaw, Poland with our friends Grupa 13 and they helped us create this dark and epic Mad Max meets Viking underground super brutal fight club for the video clip.”
Check out “Get In The Ring” below, followed by album details. Meanwhile, catch Amon Amarth alongside Machine Head at one of the dates listed below:
September 08th NOTTINGHAM, Arena
September 09th CARDIFF, Arena
September 10th LONDON, Wembley Arena
September 12th MANCHESTER, Arena
September 13th DUBLIN, 3 Arena
September 16th ZURICH, Hallenstadion
September 17th VIENNA, Stadthalle
September 18th KRAKOW, Tauron Arena
September 20th TALLINN, Saku Arena
September 21st HELSINKI, Ice Hall
September 23rd OSLO, Spektrum
September 24th STOCKHOLM, Hovet
September 26th COPENHAGEN, Forum Black Box
September 27th HAMBURG, Barclays Arena
September 28th FRANKFURT, Festhalle
September 30th OBERHAUSEN, König Pilsener Arena
October 01st BERLIN, Velodrom
October 02nd AMSTERDAM, Afas Live
October 04th MILANO, Lorenzini District
October 06th BARCELONA, Sant Jordi
October 07th MADRID, Vistalegre
October 08th LA CORUNA, Coliseum
October 09th LISBON, Campo Pequeno
October 12th PARIS, Zenith
October 14th MUNICH, Olympiahalle
October 15th LEIPZIG, Arena
October 16th PRAGUE, Tipsport Arena
October 18th BUDAPEST, Barba Negra
October 20th ESCH SUR ALZETTE, Rockhal
October 21st BRUSSELS, Forest National
October 22nd STUTTGART, Schleyerhalle
Amon Amarth’s The Great Heathen Army:
- Get In the Ring
- The Great Heathen Army
- Heidrun
- Oden Owns You All
- Find a Way or Make One
- Dawn of Norsemen
- Saxons and Vikings
- Skagul Rides With Me
- The Serpent’s Trail
