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Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a melodic death metal band from Sweden, active 1992 to present. 17 releases and 9 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Parent genre: Death Metal
Origin: Tumba, Sweden
Formed: 1992
Releases: 17

Biography

Amon Amarth are a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes their name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Their lyrics are mostly themed around Viking mythology and history, and so they are sometimes labelled "Viking metal", though they are musically melodic death metal, a term the band also prefers. Amon Amarth is composed of lead guitarist Olavi Mikkonen, vocalist Johan Hegg, bassist Ted Lundström, rhythm guitarist Johan Söderberg, and drummer Jocke Wallgren.

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Genres

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Jocke Wallgren	Drums (drum set)	2016 to present
Johan Hegg	Lead vocals	1992 to present
Johan Söderberg	Guitar	1998 to present
Olavi Mikkonen	Guitar	1992 to present
Ted Lundström	Bass guitar	1992 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Fredrik Andersson	Drums (drum set)	1998 to 2015
Anders Hansson	Guitar	1992 to 1998
Martin Lopez	Drums (drum set)	1996 to 1998
Nico Kaukinen	Drums (drum set)	1992 to 1996

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

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