Metal Hammer Magazine recently caught up with vocalist Johan Hegg and guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of AMON AMARTH to talk about the theme behind first single “War Of The Gods” which made it’s world premiere via Full Metal Jackie’s syndicated radio show last weekend. The song comes off the band’s upcoming Surtur Rising full-length. Check out the interview clip here:
http://www.metal-hammer.de/Amon_Amarth_Song_War_Of_The_Gods_SURTUR_RISING_Video.html
Last week the band unveiled the official Surtur Rising landing page. The new website, dedicated exclusively to the record, will include album pre-orders for North America and Europe as well as up-to-the-minute news updates, tour announcements, videos and singles leading up to the record’s release. The page currently features a stream of “War Of The Gods.” Check it out here: http://www.surturrising.com.
U.S. fans will have ten Surtur Rising pre-order options:
Deluxe Box Set
Deluxe Box Set + LP
Deluxe Box Set+ LP + Exclusive Shirt
Deluxe Box Set+ Exclusive Shirt
CD/DVD
CD/DVD + LP
CD/DVD + LP + Exclusive Shirt
CD/DVD + Exclusive Shirt
LP
LP + Exclusive Shirt
The shirt is a Metal Blade U.S. pre-order exclusive and will be unavailable for purchase after street date.
CD/DVD Digipak includes:
10 tracks of brand new music
Multi-panel digipak
28-page full-color booklet
DVD includes over four hours of live concert footage filmed during the Bloodshed Over Bochum concert series in 2008.
Deluxe CD/DVD Package w/ Surtur Action Figurine Includes:
Limited collectible Surtur figure (approx 5.5″ tall)
10 tracks of new music
2 Bonus Tracks: Kiss’ “War Machine” and Accept’s “Balls To The Wall”Â
28-page full-color booklet
Multi-panel digipak
DVD includes over four hours of live concert footage filmed during the Bloodshed Over Bochum concert series in 2008.
Picture Disc Includes:
2-sided Surtur Rising picture disc
Die-cut gate-fold sleeve
Surtur Rising is AMON AMARTH‘s eighth studio offering in a winding discography that’s helped shape the very face of epic, Viking-inspired death metal. Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim (“flame land”) and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology, the record was recorded, mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren and bears the striking cover art by Tom Thiel.
Surtur Rising will be released in North America on March 29, 2011 via Metal Blade Records.
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