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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0039841469325
Label: Metal Blade
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Metal Blade
Release Date: 2008-09-30
Studio: Metal Blade

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CD/DVD. The title of the 2008 album by Amon Amarth is Twilight of the Thunder God. It will feature guest appearances by Lars G"ran Petrov of Entombed, Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom, and the cello metal band Apocalyptica. Along with the release of the album will be an eight-page comic strip based on Norse mythology which will be released by magazines from all over Europe. Amon Amarth will go on a North American headlining tour in October 2008, with support from Ensiferum, Belphegor, and a melodic death metal band from Tampa named The Absence. The band toured the earlier part of 2008 as support for the well known band Slayer throughout Europe in the Unholy alliance Chapter 3.

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Summary: Great Death Metal
Comment: This CD is a great follow up to "with Oden on our side". I was quite pleased with this release. This is a recommandation of 5 stars!

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Summary: yep, this album IS fukcing perfect
Comment: ...this cd destroys everything you listen to...
...revolutionary...
...great snuggle music...
...buy this cd...
...it will grant you immortality...
...and dramatically improve your love-life...
...seriously...

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Summary: Viking metal at it's best.
Comment: Twilight Of The Thunder God was a very nice album, I find this new offering from Amon to be very enjoyable. It has some amazing songs and my favorites being Varyags of Miklagaard, Twilight Of The Thunder God, Guardians Of Asgaard and Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags while not as perfect as their previous album With Oden On Our Side. With Oden on Our Side was such a solid album which made it harder for them to top it off, I mean don't get me wrong this was still a brilliant album and the addition of guest musicians like Apocaliptica, Lars Petrov from Entombed and Roope Latvala from Children of Bodom which in my opinion was quite impressive made the whole album feel more epic. Johan Hegg outdoes himself once again on vocals, and the riffs growl and stomp like charging vikings. This latest album also sees guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg raising their game to new highs, something that pushes the album on to another level. What else can I say, this album is just incredible and is up there with Versus the World if not better. I have just started to become a fan and will listen to anything these guys make since they have been consistently good and have improved with each subsequent release, but then this album came out and managed to blow me away. The melodies are just awesome and the guitars have a new sound that is amazing, The epic melodies, relentless pounding and Norse growls are mightier than ever and the lyrics were fantastic. For those who like me, are looking for more of Amon Amarth's inimitable take on melodic death metal, Twilight of the Thunder God will render you nothing short of ecstatic with great headbanging metal anthems like Guardian's Of Asgaard, and Twilight Of The Thunder God is also no exception. With such a catchy lead melody, triumphant chorus, and epic guitar solo, this track just kicks so much a**. This is definitely a must have album and one of the best metal albums of 2008, Amon Amarth rules! check it out.

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Summary: Absolutely the best metal album of 2008
Comment: I'm not a particular fan of Death Metal but this album is just great!
Their best album yet. I can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: Well Worth It
Comment: Having listened to a lot of this band's previous work, I purchased this cd in preparation for a show which I was going to be seeing. I am always a little reluctant to purchase a new cd, as so often you can get one or two great tracks, and then a bunch of filler in between. Luckily for me, this was not one of those albums. Amon Amarth have composed a masterpiece which is a great listen all the way through. Johan Hegg's growls are deep yet still very intelligible, and the vocals at no time overpower the music itself. As growl vocals are one of the elements that can most easily "scare off" newcomers to the genre, this makes the music very inviting to those who may not be familiar with this type of music. Meanwhile, the whole album has a heavy melodic pulse which separates it from some metal pieces which can be flat or thin at times. The tempo is not too fast, but the music is technical and heavy, especially as you near the middle and later tracks.

In addition to the cd, there is a live dvd of Amon Amarth's Summer Breeze concert included in the package. The sound quality was fantastic, and this was a great example of an Amon Amarth show at it's best.

All and all, I am very pleased with this album, and would recommend it to metal fans, and newcomers to the genre as well. You are getting a great metal album, and a great dvd all in one affordable package. This purchase is definitely well worth it.

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