Amon Amarth release The Allfather Awakens and prepare to bring new production to the UK
Amon Amarth have released their new album, The Allfather Awakens, via Metal Blade Records, alongside a visualiser for its title track.
The ten-track record arrives ahead of the Swedish metal veterans’ UK and European tour, which opens at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 9 October before heading to London and Wolverhampton. Orbit Culture and Soilwork will join the run as support.
The Allfather Awakens continues the band’s long-running fascination with Norse mythology, with Oden once again serving as a central presence across its songs and artwork. Rather than a strict concept album, the record is described as a collection of tales centred on conflict, sacrifice and the search for a greater good.
The title track carries the album’s broader theme, with vocalist Johan Hegg stating: “Wisdom, knowledge and facts need to become the guide for the future.”
The record also includes Upphaf, billed as Amon Amarth’s first acoustic recording, while previous singles Gjallarhorn and Eight Legs Of Thunder sit alongside the newly unveiled The Allfather Awakes. The band recorded the album in two sessions at producer Jacob Hansen’s Denmark studio, adopting a more traditional guitar approach by moving away from 5150 amplifiers in favour of Marshalls.
Inside the new record
From the horn-call fury of Gjallarhorn to the solemn detour of Upphaf, the full track listing for The Allfather Awakens runs as follows:
- Gjallarhorn
- Eight Legs Of Thunder
- Kvasir’s Blood
- We Rule The Waves
- Upphaf
- Die With A War Cry
- Raven God
- The Allfather Awakes
- Oden’s Hunt
- Ascending Like An Eagle
Order The Allfather Awakens here.
A new stage world for the autumn run
The forthcoming shows will see Amon Amarth unveil a new stage production inspired by Oden’s Golden Hall. The UK dates are followed by an extensive European itinerary taking in France, Germany, Scandinavia, central Europe and the Iberian peninsula.
- Fri 9 Oct – Manchester, O2 Apollo
- Sat 10 Oct – London, Eventim Apollo
- Sun 11 Oct – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
- Tue 13 Oct – Paris, Zenith
- Wed 14 Oct – Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal
- Fri 16 Oct – Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle
- Sat 17 Oct – Frankfurt, Festhalle
- Sun 18 Oct – Antwerp, Lotto Hall
- Tue 20 Oct – Den Bosch, Mainstage
- Wed 21 Oct – Hamburg, Sporthalle
- Fri 23 Oct – Gothenburg, Scandinavium
- Sat 24 Oct – Stockholm, Hovet
- Mon 26 Oct – Helsinki, Ice Hall
- Tue 27 Oct – Tallinn, Unibet Arena
- Thu 29 Oct – Gliwice, PreZero Arena Gliwice
- Fri 30 Oct – Leipzig, Quarterback Immobilien Arena
- Sat 31 Oct – Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
- Mon 2 Nov – Budapest, Barba Negra
- Tue 3 Nov – Vienna, Gasometer
- Wed 4 Nov – Bamberg, Brose Arena
- Fri 6 Nov – Prague, O2 Universum
- Sat 7 Nov – Berlin, Velodrom
- Sun 8 Nov – Munich, Zenith
- Tue 10 Nov – Milan, Alcatraz
- Wed 11 Nov – Zurich, The Hall
- Fri 13 Nov – Barcelona, Sant Jordi Club
- Sat 14 Nov – Madrid, Vistalegre
- Sun 15 Nov – Lisbon, Sala Tejo
