Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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This coming Tuesday’s (March 15) edition of the Swedish radio show “Close-Up” will be dedicated to Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. Vocalist Johan Hegg and guitarist Johan Söderberg will appear as guests in the studio for the whole duration of the program, along with show host Nicki Wicked, and there will be lengthy interviews about the band’s career and its new album, “Surtur Rising”, as well as new and old AMON AMARTH music.
“Close-Up” is co-produced by long-running Swedish metal magazine Close-Up and will air on nationwide on the Bandit Rock radio station (as well as online for foreign listeners) on Tuesday, March 15 between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. (midnight) CET.
For broadcast frequencies (in Sweden only), click here. To listen online (worldwide), go to this location.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Metal Blade has issued the following update:
Today Metal Hammer Germany premieres For Victory Or Death, the seventh track off AMON AMARTH‘s eagerly anticipated new full-length Surtur Rising. Scheduled for European release via Metal Blade on March 25/28, 2011, the record marks the eighth studio offering from the kings of epic, melodic death metal.
To hear For Victory Or Death surf over to METAL HAMMER GERMANY! On the same site you can find a video of Johan Hegg and Olavi Mikkonen talking about For Victory Or Death.
Make sure to surf over to the Surtur Rising landing page where you will find pre-order options, videos and a stream of War Of The Gods – the opening track off Surtur Rising. Check it out at http://www.surturrising.com!
European fans will have these Surtur Rising pre-order options:
Limited deluxe CD/DVD Digibook:
* 10 tracks of brand new music
* 28-page full-color booklet
* DVD includes over three hours of live concert footage filmed during the ‘Bloodshed Over Bochum’ concert series in 2008 where AMON AMARTH played the first four albums on four successive nights.
Limited deluxe CD/DVD Digibook w/ Surtur Action Figure:
* Limited collectible Surtur figure (approx 14 cm tall)
* 10 tracks of brand new music
* 2 bonus tracks: cover versions of Kiss “War Machine” and Accept’s “Balls To The Wall”
* 28-page full-color booklet
* DVD includes over three hours of live concert footage filmed during the ‘Bloodshed Over Bochum’ concert series in 2008 where AMON AMARTH played the first four albums on four successive nights.
* 1 x 1,50 meter flag with cover artwork (available only with EMP pre-order!)
Jewel case CD:
* 10 tracks of brand new music
* 16-page full-color booklet
Gatefold 2-LP vinyl edition:
* 10 tracks of brand new music
* 1 bonus track: cover version of Accept’s “Balls To The Wall”
* Gatefold packaging
* song split on 3 sides, fourth side will be etched
* free poster
Surtur Rising Track Listing:
01. War of the Gods
02. Töck’s Taunt – Loke’s Treachery Part II
03. Destroyer of the Universe
04. Slaves of Fear
05. Live Without Regrets
06. The Last Stand of Frej
07. For Victory or Death
08. Wrath of the Norsemen
09. A Beast Am I
10. Doom Over Dead Man
Surtur Rising is AMON AMARTHs 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 the 25th of March in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the 28th of March in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records.
Behind-the-scenes footage from AMON AMARTH‘s appearance on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24 and returned four days later — can be viewed in three parts below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
France’s Metal Sickness last month conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish melodic death metal tyrants AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival has issued as follows:
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival taking place at Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland during July 22.-24. has announced AMON AMARTH as their Sunday 24 July headliner. The Tuska show will be the exclusive AMON AMARTH festival show in Scandinavia in summer 2011. AMON AMARTH are about to release their highly anticipated “Surtur Rising” album.
In addition to the Swedish vikings, Finnish TURISAS and OMNIUM GATHERUM have been added to the bill for next summer. The new fourth stage presenting more marginal Artists has Finnish black metal pioneer BLACK CRUCIFIXION and psychedelic black metallers ORANSSI PAZUZU added to the line up.
We are sorry to announce that Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS have been forced to cancel their appearance at TUSKA 2011. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Current TUSKA 2011 roster:
Friday 22.7.2011
At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Killing Joke, Bulldozer, Black Breath, Spiritual Beggars, Grave, Omnium Gatherum, Cavus, Lighthouse Project, Goresoerd, Oranssi Pazuzu, Cause For Effect
Saturday 23.7.2011
Blind Guardian, Katatonia, Epica, Enslaved, Moonsorrow, Tarot, Witchery, Ghost, Church Of Misery, Mygrain, Rotten Sound, Hooded Menace, Feastem, Medeia, Mononen
Sunday 24.7.2011
Amon Amarth, Amorphis, Meshuggah, Turisas, Agnostic Front, Kvelertak, Misery Index, Jex Thoth, Black Crucifixion, Gaf
More bands will be added to all days. Rights to changes reserved.
TICKETS:
Tuska 2011 tickets are now on sale at http://www.tiketti.fi and http://www.lippupalvelu.fi. Advance tickets: 1 day 60 euro, 3 days 110 euro. Ticket agency fee wiil be added to all advance ticket prices. Tickets at the festival box office (if not sold out in advance): 1 day 70 euro, 3 days 125 euro.
