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Oh my god!! Could this be true? A candidate
for album of the year from a thirty-six minute, 7 song album? It can
be very true, and Amon Amarth may have done it with their brand new
CD "The Avenger." Using a death and black metal cross they
have combined melodic speed with a heavy crunch that makes you want
to scream, dance, throw yourself to the ground, and all around have
a fit! The sound from two of the summer's big CDs for the year by
Hypocrisy "Self-Titled" and In Flames "Colony"
is similar to what Amon Amarth did with their CD. All three of these
CDs are in the top running for metal album of the year in the metal
community, but I'd give it to the Amon Amarth. Every song on this
CD is superb in everyway. My three favorite tracks on this CD are
"Bleed for Ancient Gods," "North Sea Storm," and
"God, His Son and Holy Whore." You may listen to "Bleed
for Ancient Gods" on www.metalblade.com
and "God, His Son and Holy Whore" on www.throttlebox.com.
It's definitely worth your time. You will see why I'm saying so much
about this outstanding album. It's enough to soil yourself! "The
Avenger" was produced by Amon Amarth with the help of Peter Tagtgren,
the main man in the for mentioned Hypocrisy album. Tagtgren engineered
and mixed "The Avenger." Tagtgren has much respect in the
metal world, and with his help on this album, it may have pushed Amon
Amarth's album past his own effort from during the summer. This might
be Metal Blade Records finest release of the year, and maybe even
the finest ever. Amon Amarth will be touring the Baltic states of
Europe to finish up this year with Morbid Angel and label mates God
Dethroned. I'm hoping that they will do a tour in the United States
early next year so I can witness these metal masters live. If you're
into the metal scene at all you would be foolish not to pick this
disc up! Rating: 99 |
