[Cover photo credit to Sylwia Makris & Christian Martin Weiss]
Swedish Metal band Amon Amarth have released their new album, The Allfather Awakens, via Metal Blade. Three decades in, Amon Amarth continues to emphasize that they are a “band of brothers”, and that “loyalty and unity allow for harmony and a united front that conquers both the stage and record.”
For Amon Amarth, a new album “marks the beginning of a new world”. As with previous records, Oden, the Norse “all father” who is a deity of war, wisdom, death, magic, and poetry, is the through-line in Amon Amarth’s lyrics and artwork. However, The Allfather Awakens is not a concept album, rather a “collection of historically inspired epic tales of conflict and sacrifice for a greater good.”
The Allfather Awakens includes Amon Amarth‘s first-ever acoustic song, “Upphaf, which “carries the solemnity of an oral history whispered under the shadow of the Allfather.”
The recently released focus track “The Allfather Awakes“ encompasses the album’s overall theme, which is that “wisdom, knowledge and facts need to become the guide for the future”, according to frontman and lyricist Johan Hegg.
To gain wisdom beyond mortal comprehension, Oden “made the ultimate sacrifice, gouging out his own eye and casting it into the Well of Wisdom, Mímisbrunnr, in exchange for cosmic insight and foresight that would shape the fate of gods and men alike.”
Now, Amon Amarth “are extending Oden’s offer to you”. They say, “Those who received the eye know what must be done. Those who did not: seek it out. Sacrifice your sight. Gain your foresight.”
Amon Amarth Live Dates:
UK:
Oct 09: England – Manchester, O2 Apollo
Oct 10: England – London, Eventim Apollo
Oct 11: England – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
EU:
Oct 13: France – Paris, Zenith
Oct 14: Luxembourg – Esch sur Alzette, Rockhal
Oct 16: Germany – Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle
Oct 17: Germany – Frankfurt, Festhalle
Oct 18: Belgium – Antwerp, Lotto Hall
Oct 20: Netherlands – Den Bosch, Mainstage
Oct 21: Germany – Hamburg, Sporthalle
Oct 23: Sweden – Gothenburg, Scandinavium
Oct 24: Sweden – Stockholm, Hovet
Oct 26: Finland – Helsinki, Ice Hall
Oct 27: Estonia – Tallin, Unibet Arena
Oct 29: Poland – Gliwice, PreZero Arena Gliwice
Oct 30: Germany – Leipzig, Quarterback Immobilien Arena
Oct 31: Germany – Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
Nov 02: Hungary – Budapest, Barba Negra
Nov 03: Austria – Vienna, Gasometer
Nov 04: Germany – Bamberg, Brose Arena
Nov 06: Czech Republic – Prague, O2 Universum
Nov 07: Germany – Berlin, Velodrom
Nov 08: Germany – Munich, Zenith
Nov 10: Italy – Milan, Alcatraz
Nov 11: Switzerland – Zurich, The Hall
Nov 13: Spain – Barcelona, Sant Jordi Club
Nov 14: Spain – Madrid, Vistalegre
Nov 15: Portugal – Lisbon, Sala Tejo
