07/26/2026 08:04

Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth announce the new album 'The Allfather Awakens'

On 'The Allfather Awakens', Swedish viking metal band Amon Amarth have created a definitive 10-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the lineup's spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching aural power.

Track listing:
1. Gjallarhorn (05:14)
2. Eight Legs of Thunder (04:20)
3. Kvasir's Blood (04:26)
4. We Rule the Waves (03:50)
5. Upphaf (04:32)
6. Die with a War Cry (03:29)
7. Raven God (04:30)
8. The Allfather Awakes (04:36)
9. Oden's Hunt (04:23)
10. Ascending like an Eagle (06:44)

The opening track of 'The Allfather Awaken', the epic tale of 'Gjallarhorn', is followed by the heroic battlefield tale 'Eight Legs of Thunder', while 'Upphaf', a translated stanza from the prophetic poem "Völuspá", marks the band's first-ever acoustic offering.

The iconic Swedish melodic death metallers took a new songwriting approach for 'The Allfather Awakens', the band's 13th album since 1998's 'Once Sent from the Golden Hall'. 'The Allfather Awakens' came to life across two recording sessions, months apart, at producer Jacob Hansen's studio in Denmark. Amon Amarth began writing songs while touring, rather than waiting until they were off the road. The first session was Spring 2025; the final recording was completed in March 2026.

The writing and recording process allowed the musicians to intensely focus on each track, resulting in an album where each song was treated as a single. "We worked on one song at a time and made each song as good as possible," says guitarist Olavi Mikkonen. "Then we recorded one song at a time until each track was totally finished - drums, guitars, and vocals. Only then did we start on the next one."

'The Allfather Awakens' will be out on October 2nd, 2026, via Metal Blade Records.

Editions:
- digipak CD
- 2CD boxset (includes a live CD of Summer Breeze 2024 concert)
- cassette, limited to 300
- limited vinyl editions (picture vinyl, limited to 666; liquid blood vinyl, limited to 1500; blue marble vinyl, limited to 1000)
- vinyl editions (green marble vinyl; 180g black vinyl)

(source: Metal Blade Records)