Jomsviking | ||||
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Studio album by Amon Amarth | ||||
Released | March 25, 2016 | |||
Studio | Backstage Productions, Derbyshire | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 52:08 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
Amon Amarth chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | |
AllMusic | |
Exclaim! | 7/10 |
Metal Hammer | |
PopMatters | |
Sputnik Music | 4/5 |
AntiHero Magazine |
Jomsviking is the tenth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was mixed and produced by Andy Sneap and released on March 25, 2016 through Metal Blade Records.
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.
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."
All tracks written by Amon Amarth.
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.