--- title: "Amon Amarth" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth" genre: "Melodic Death Metal" country: "Sweden" formed: 1992 --- # Amon Amarth **Amon Amarth** is a melodic death metal band, from Sweden, active 1992 to present. 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. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amon_Amarth ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Amon Amarth | | Genre | Melodic Death Metal | | Parent genre | Death Metal | | Origin | Tumba, Sweden | | Formed | 1992 | | Releases in catalog | 17 | ## Genres [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Viking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/viking-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Jocke Wallgren](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jocke-wallgren) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current | | [Johan Hegg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johan-hegg) | Lead vocals | 1992 to present | Current | | [Johan Söderberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johan-soderberg) | Guitar | 1998 to present | Current | | [Olavi Mikkonen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/olavi-mikkonen) | Guitar | 1992 to present | Current | | [Ted Lundström](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ted-lundstrom) | Bass guitar | 1992 to present | Current | | [Fredrik Andersson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-andersson-d53847a7) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2015 | Former | | [Anders Hansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-hansson) | Guitar | 1992 to 1998 | Former | | [Martin Lopez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-lopez) | Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 1998 | Former | | [Nico Kaukinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nico-kaukinen) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1996 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1996 | [Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds](https://themetalnet.com/album/60778d51-46f5-3b72-9330-fbbb1bc2e3c9) | EP | | 1998 | [Once Sent From the Golden Hall](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1d668e3-6204-3c51-9360-a07385ef2268) | Album | | 1999 | [The Avenger](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff9a60ba-b966-35ca-b5b9-f158bb029be4) | Album | | 2001 | [The Crusher](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6ff490b-86a3-34ea-a3f2-bce002f31752) | Album | | 2002 | [Versus the World](https://themetalnet.com/album/55177ec2-c278-3e83-bfb1-c03b63ff724b) | Album | | 2004 | [Fate of Norns](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc46c06e-7e19-3a28-a7eb-20f73a2c1dc1) | Album | | 2006 | [With Oden on Our Side](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f6d289e-cd5b-3408-9d91-81da47a88ef0) | Album | | 2008 | [Twilight of the Thunder God](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a6f9e35-d05f-3f2b-b2b9-af7f8e619aca) | Album | | 2011 | [Surtur Rising](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ec28379-a932-406d-aa1f-c2737de5bba1) | Album | | 2013 | [Deceiver of the Gods](https://themetalnet.com/album/732fa5a7-b4ab-4e83-adb0-ab132e6993b5) | Album | | 2013 | [Under the Influence](https://themetalnet.com/album/eeca29e2-434a-4971-a38f-327ba9cc96dc) | EP | | 2016 | [Jomsviking](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0607e1d-c2e1-41a4-b69b-f3fc396a5e67) | Album | | 2019 | [Berserker](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa6b9363-3fe4-490c-a6d4-c148d19af25c) | Album | | 2022 | [Heathen Hammer](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb57fdbf-9fd5-4672-80d1-63b65b7134c6) | EP | | 2022 | [The Great Heathen Army](https://themetalnet.com/album/c84f7d23-750c-423c-968e-d82a4195414e) | Album | | 2023 | [Heidrun](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8b6ca1e-9958-49de-a33e-2edf4069ecba) | EP | | 2026 | [The Allfather Awakens](https://themetalnet.com/album/86da6d7a-725b-48a1-a649-cce3d280832a) | Album | ## Related bands - [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) - [Gojira](https://themetalnet.com/band/gojira) (listened together) - [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together) - [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together) - [Sabaton](https://themetalnet.com/band/sabaton) (listened together) - [Ensiferum](https://themetalnet.com/band/ensiferum) (listened together) - [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together) - [Eluveitie](https://themetalnet.com/band/eluveitie) (listened together) - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) ## Official and external links - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/54261107 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Amon_Amarth/150 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth - x: https://twitter.com/amonamarthband - bandcamp: https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amonamarth/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6065 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3pulcT2wt7FEG10lQlqDJL - website: https://www.amonamarth.com/ - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCOtqJNbDV4s4HI1h1YStWIw --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt