Biography:
Amon Amarth meaning "The mountain of doom" (taken from the novel "The lord of the ring" by J.R.R Tolkien) - formed in Tumba (south of Stockholm Sweden)1992 from the ashes of Scum by Olavi Mikkonen guitar, Nico Kaukinen drums, Ted Lundström bass, Johan Hegg vocals and Anders Hansson gutiar.
First demo "Thor Arise" was recorded in 1993 at Studio Lagret, but was never released due to poor soundquality. Contained a cover version of Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".
Second demo "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" was recorded in 1994 at the same studio. Released in a bit over 1.000 copies. Received good reviews in the underground and is sold out.
In 1995 there was a burglary in the bands rehearsal place and all equipment was stolen. At the same time the band was evicted, and
Amon Amarth - 'Versus the World' Wow, this is the best CD ever. No joke. I'm saying that because I love Amon Amarth, and they make me feel like hopping on a stallion and charging into battle. Their name is taken from the Lord of the ...[more]
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