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THE AVENGER is Amon Amarth's second album for Metal Blade, and it features new guitarist Johan Söderberg in place of the departed Anders Hansson. It's not dissimilar to ONCE SENT FROM THE GOLDEN HALL -- basic Scandinavian death/black metal, somewhere in between the predominant flavors of the Norwegian and Swedish scenes, mixing lightning-quick rhythms and noisy guitar textures with deep, growling grooves. [A bonus disc version was also released.]
Recorded in March 1999.
2nd Rel;Swedish Death Metal
Ted Lundstrom (bass); Fredrik Andersson (drums).
Personnel: Johan Söderberg, Johan Hegg (vocals); Olavi Mikkonen (guitar); Fredrik Andersson (drums).
Audio Mixer: Peter Tägtgren.
Recording information: The Abyss Studios (03/1999).
Arranger: Amon Amarth.
Amon Amarth: Johan Hegg (vocals); Olavi Mikkonen, Johan Soderberg (guitar);
CMJ (11/15/99, p.25) - "...symphonic and chaotic, mixing melody with speed in the tradition of [kindered spirits] In Flames and Cradle Of Filth." Amon Amarth The Avenger Songs | 1. | Bleed for Ancient Gods |
| 2. | Last with Pagan Bloodq, The |
| 3. | North Sea Storm |
| 4. | Avenger |
| 5. | God, His Son and Holy Whore |
| 6. | Metalwrath |
| 7. | Legend of a Banished Man |
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The Avenger Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  the Avenger
Swedish Vikings continues their career with the Avenger, an album completely enshrouded by Norse mythology related themes, in addition to (of course) Vikings. The good thing about this album is its flexibility and the atmosphere. The songs are very different from each other, some are fast and heavy while others (especially the title song) is slow and moody. Somehow the Vikings manage to pull this off beautifully, because after listening to this for a while you actually begin to think about Vikings. As you close your eyes, you will find yourself surrounded by a horde of fighting Vikings, maybe onboard one of their dragon-headed ships or maybe in one of their villages. However, there is a certain amount of instability on this album. Since all the songs are so different, its difficult to be sure of what the Vikings want with this music. Although you will feel captured by songs like “the Last with Pagan Blood” and “Bleed for Ancient Gods”, there are some pieces here that never appear on any later Amon Amarth recording. This album clearly epitomizes the quality of singular songs, instead of the general sound of the album. Therefore, it does not give the astounding, breathtaking feeling one could have gotten out of something like this. But it’s still a great album, as it as something for everyone.
Submitted by archamon (Oslo, Norway)
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