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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-01-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.amonamarth.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Amon Amarth Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Jomsviking (Jap. Ed.) Label : Metal Blade ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Amon Amarth are a very distinct band. Each of ║ │
│║ their releases is different from the others, but ║ │
│║ there's always a sense of familiarity. You can ║ │
│║ always tell when a song is one of theirs, no ║ │
│║ matter which of their albums it's from. In ║ │
│║ recent times they've been met with some ║ │
│║ criticism for precisely that, and many find ║ │
│║ themselves growing tired of the style that ║ │
│║ they've kept fairly unchanged for almost their ║ │
│║ entire career. I understand why this is, but I ║ │
│║ find the band nothing short of incredibly ║ │
│║ consistent and everything they release seems to ║ │
│║ be at least worth a few spins. ║ │
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│║ It has to be noted that there's more focus on ║ │
│║ atmosphere than intensity across Jomsviking, ║ │
│║ something that has perhaps been lacking from the ║ │
│║ majority of their recent works. The thundering ║ │
│║ riffs courtesy of the rhythm guitar have always ║ │
│║ been something that I liked about Amon Amarth, ║ │
│║ and they're still a prominent feature of the ║ │
│║ band's work. Galloping across a large portion of ║ │
│║ the album the band's intensity is still there ║ │
│║ when they want it to be, but in typical Amon ║ │
│║ Amarth fashion the melodies remain right at the ║ │
│║ forefront throughout. And it's those melodies ║ │
│║ that really make this album the beautiful beast ║ │
│║ that it is. As you'd expect nothing's overly ║ │
│║ complex, but there's an extra degree of ║ │
│║ harmonising between the guitarists and it brings ║ │
│║ me right back to With Oden on Our Side, the last ║ │
│║ Amon Amarth album that really hammered home the ║ │
│║ melodic side of things rather than trying to ║ │
│║ simply floor the reader through ferocity. And ║ │
│║ that's just how things should be. ║ │
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│║ Johan Hegg's vocals for me have always been ║ │
│║ impressive, and it's no different here. As usual ║ │
│║ what he says is actually intelligible without ║ │
│║ the lyrics in front of the reader, and his ║ │
│║ approach is reasonably varied throughout as far ║ │
│║ as harsh vocals go. His gutturals are powerful ║ │
│║ and work well when the guitars turn to their ║ │
│║ typical thundering passages, and his higher ║ │
│║ barks retain the same force. I can't fault his ║ │
│║ performance here, but it should be noted that ║ │
│║ Doro Pesch's guest appearance on 'A Dream That ║ │
│║ Cannot Be' does add something that appears to be ║ │
│║ missing from elsewhere, possibly a sign that ║ │
│║ Amon Amarth could benefit from using cleans more ║ │
│║ often. Given the simplistic nature of their ║ │
│║ music it's perhaps unsurprising, and as harsh ║ │
│║ vocals are always slightly one-dimensional ║ │
│║ compared to cleans Johan's input doesn't always ║ │
│║ have the impact that it ought to, despite how ║ │
│║ accomplished he is. ║ │
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│║ It has to be said that Jomsviking is exactly ║ │
│║ what I hoped Amon Amarth would put out, and it ║ │
│║ holds up well in their vast discography of great ║ │
│║ albums. Doesn't quite top With Oden on Our Side, ║ │
│║ but certainly is their best album since that was ║ │
│║ released ten years ago. Well worth a listen, and ║ │
│║ it might restore some people's faith in Amon ║ │
│║ Amarth after a few "lacklustre" albums. ║ │
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│║ Ted Lundstr÷m - Bass ║ │
│║ Johan Hegg - Vocals ║ │
│║ Olavi Mikkonen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Johan S÷derberg - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - First Kill [04:22] │
│ 02 - Wanderer [04:43] │
│ 03 - On A Sea Of Blood [04:05] │
│ 04 - One Against All [03:38] │
│ 05 - Raise Your Horns [04:24] │
│ 06 - The Way Of Vikings [05:11] │
│ 07 - At Dawn┤s First Light [03:51] │
│ 08 - One Thousand Burning Arrows [05:50] │
│ 09 - Vengeance Is My Name [04:42] │
│ 10 - A Dream That Cannot Be (Feat. Doro Pesch) [04:23] │
│ 11 - Back On Northern Shores [07:11] │
│ 12 - Death In Fire 2016 (Bonus Track) [04:55] │
│ 13 - Death In Fire (Live) (Bonus Track) [05:06] │
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│ Total Length : [62:21 minn │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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