Amon Amarth have revealed their new album will be titled “Jomsviking” and is set for release on March 25 through Metal Blade. Pre-orders can be found at this location.
Frontman Johan Hegg has mentioned the following regarding the new concept album:
“The Jomsvikings were a shadowy and legendary sect of Viking mercenaries, as shrouded in myth now as they were when they fought across Europe and the Middle East. Ruthless and deadly warriors who fought for the highest bidder, their code was simple: Show no fear. Never retreat. Defend your brothers, and when called upon, avenge their deaths. I felt we were finally ready to use their story as the jumping off point for an Amon Amarth album.
The Jomsvikings and their world is the background for the story of a young man that is in love with a girl but unfortunately she’s being married off. He accidentally kills a man when this happens and he has to flee – but he swears to have revenge and win her back. He can’t let go of the past. He feels that he’s been wronged and his life has been destroyed. The way the story evolves is not a happy story.”
Check out the tracklisting and cover art below along with a new video for the track “First Kill”:
01 – “First Kill”
02 – “Wanderer”
03 – “On A Sea Of Blood”
04 – “One Against All”
05 – “Raise Your Horns”
06 – “The Way Of Vikings”
07 – “At Dawn’s First Light”
08 – “One Thousand Burning Arrows”
09 – “Vengeance Is My Name” (bonus track – for digibook, digital, LP, and viking ship editions)
10 – “A Dream That Cannot Be” (feat. Doro Pesch)
11 – “Back On Northern Shores”
