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Jomsviking (album)

Jomsviking is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth.[1] It was mixed and produced by Andy Sneap and released on 25 March 2016 through Metal Blade Records and Sony Music.[2][3]

Jomsviking
Studio album by
Amon Amarth
Released25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
StudioBackstage Productions, Derbyshire, England
GenreMelodic death metal
Length52:08
LabelMetal Blade, Sony Music
ProducerAndy Sneap
Amon Amarth chronology
Deceiver of the Gods
(2013) 		Jomsviking
(2016) 		Berserker
(2019)
Singles from Jomsviking
  1. "First Kill"
    Released: 25 January 2016
  2. "At Dawn's First Light"
    Released: 15 March 2016

Concept

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This is the band's first concept album. Vocalist Johan Hegg described the concept of the album:

The Jomsvikings and their world is the background for the story of a young man that is in love with a girl but unfortunately she's being married off. He accidentally kills a man when this happens and he has to flee — but he swears to have revenge and win her back. He can't let go of the past. He feels that he's been wronged and his life has been destroyed. The way the story evolves is not a happy story.

— Johan Hegg, Blabbermouth

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com     [5]
AllMusic     [6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
Metal Hammer     [8]
PopMatters          [9]
Sputnikmusic4/5[10]
AntiHero Magazine     [11]
Metal Injection9/10[12]

Writing for Exclaim!, Renee Trotier wrote that "while longtime fans might be a bit thrown off by some of the more melodic traditional metal elements throughout Jomsviking, the music is well suited to both the concept's narrative and a natural evolution of Amon Amarth's more well known style."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Amon Amarth

No.TitleLength
1."First Kill"4:21
2."Wanderer"4:42
3."On a Sea of Blood"4:04
4."One Against All"3:37
5."Raise Your Horns"4:23
6."The Way of Vikings"5:11
7."At Dawn's First Light"3:50
8."One Thousand Burning Arrows"5:49
9."Vengeance Is My Name" (digibook edition bonus track)4:41
10."A Dream That Cannot Be" (featuring Doro Pesch)4:22
11."Back on Northern Shores"7:08
Total length:52:08
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Death in Fire 2016"4:55
13."Death in Fire" (live)5:05
Total length:62:08

Credits

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Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[13]

Personnel

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Amon Amarth

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Session musicians

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  • Tobias Gustafsson − drums

Guest musicians

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  • Doro Pesch − clean female vocals on "A Dream That Cannot Be"

Production

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Visual art

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  • Tom Thiel − cover art
  • Thomas Ewerhard − layout
  • Niclas Mortensen – additional artwork
  • John Lorenzi – additional artwork
  • Sam Didier – additional artwork
  • Christian Sloan Hall – additional artwork
  • Adi Kalingga – additional artwork
  • Thomas Ewerhard – additional artwork
  • Garip Jensen − photos, digital editing

Studios

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Amon Amarth detail Jomsviking concept album - Metal Hammer". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Amon Amarth Unveil New Album Details, Video + Tour Dates". Loudwire. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Amon Amarth To Release 'Jomsviking' Album In March; Watch 'First Kill' Video Right Now - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Jomsviking by Amon Amarth". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ Benson, Schuler (23 March 2016). "Amon Amarth Jomsviking Review About.com". Retrieved 29 March 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Jomsviking Amon Amarth AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b Trotier, Renee (23 March 2016). "Amon Amarth - Jomsviking". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. ^ Dare, Tom (1 March 2016). "Amon Amarth Jomsviking - Review - Metal Hammer". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (21 March 2016). "Amon Amarth Jomsviking Popmatters". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ^ Tharp, Brett (29 March 2016). "Amon Amarth Jomsviking Sputnik". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. ^ Shatkowski, Randy (29 March 2016). "Album Review: AMON AMARTH - Jomsviking". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Amon Amarth Jomsviking Metal Injection". 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Credits". Jomsviking (booklet). Amon Amarth. Sony Music. 2016. 88875060652.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  20. ^ "Amon Amarth: Jomsviking" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amon Amarth – Jomsviking" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  23. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  24. ^ "VG-lista - Amon Amarth / Jomsviking". VG-lista. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  25. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Amon Amarth – Jomsviking". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Amon Amarth – Jomsviking". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  27. ^ April 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  28. ^ "Amon Amarth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  29. ^ "Amon Amarth Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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