With oden on our side

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Album: With oden on our side
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Valhalla Awaits Me	More Info...
2)	Runes to My Memory	More Info...
3)	Asator	More Info...
4)	Hermod's Ride to Hell/Lokes Treachery, Pt. 1	More Info...
5)	Gods of War Arise	More Info...
6)	With Oden on Our Side	More Info...
7)	Cry of the Black Birds	More Info...
8)	Under the Northern Star	More Info...
9)	Prediction of Warfare	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	Where Silent Gods Stand Guard [Live][*]	More Info...
2)	Death in Fire [Live][*]	More Info...
3)	With Oden on Our Side [*][Demo Version]	More Info...
4)	Hermond's Ride to Hel - Lokes Treachery Part 1 [*][Demo Version]	More Info...
5)	Once Sent from the Golden Hall [Sunlight Recording][*]	More Info...
6)	Return of the Gods [Sunlight Recording][*]	More Info...

Album: With oden on our side
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Valhalla Awaits Me	More Info...
2)	Runes to My Memory	More Info...
3)	Asator	More Info...
4)	Hermod's Ride to Hell/Lokes Treachery, Pt. 1	More Info...
5)	Gods of War Arise	More Info...
6)	With Oden on Our Side	More Info...
7)	Cry of the Black Birds	More Info...
8)	Under the Northern Star	More Info...
9)	Prediction of Warfare	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	Where Silent Gods Stand Guard [Live][*]	More Info...
2)	Death in Fire [Live][*]	More Info...
3)	With Oden on Our Side [*][Demo Version]	More Info...
4)	Hermond's Ride to Hel - Lokes Treachery Part 1 [*][Demo Version]	More Info...
5)	Once Sent from the Golden Hall [Sunlight Recording][*]	More Info...
6)	Return of the Gods [Sunlight Recording][*]	More Info...

Performer Notes

Death metal with some melody? Can it be? As evidenced by Amon Amarth's 2006 release, With Odin on Our Side, this dream seems to be a reality early on. On the album opening "Valhall Awaits Me," singer Johan Hegg's vocal lines aren't merely growled syllables. But don't be worried, longtime Amarth fans, it's not like the Swedish outfit has enlisted the help of Burt Bacharach to soften things up, as Hegg's vocals do resort back to the expected death metal growl soon enough, especially on such tracks as "Under the Northern Star." Yet all the while, Hegg manages to hold his own against the riffs and sometimes-Iron Maiden-esque guitar harmonies supplied by Olavi Mikkonen and Johan S?derberg. The aforementioned guitar duo also shows they have a talent for penning industrial strength riffs as well, evidenced by such tracks as "Hermods Ride to Hell" and "Runes to My Memory." Nothing remarkably new here, but for admirers of death metal with some added muscle, With Odin on Our Side shows that Amon Amarth continue to be champions of the worldwide death metal tournament. ~ Greg Prato

Professional Reviews

Alternative Press (p.136) - "Their clarion dual-guitar tones give the group an atmospheric appeal that transcends the die-hard horned-helmet set."

CMJ (p.23) - "'Runes To My Memory' and 'Cry Of The Blackbirds' are epic odes that carefully and effectively fuse mythical imagery with a relentless sonic assault."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.58) - "[T]he music here -- by turns, epic, gloomy and bone-grindingly heavy -- carries an equally distinct weight of its own."