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Jomsviking (album)

Jomsviking
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Studio album by Amon Amarth
Released March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Studio Backstage Productions, Derbyshire
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 52:08
Label Metal Blade
Producer Andy Sneap
Amon Amarth chronology
Deceiver of the Gods
(2013)
Jomsviking
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3.5/5 stars
AllMusic 4/5 stars
Exclaim! 7/10
Metal Hammer 3.5/5 stars
PopMatters 7/10 stars
Sputnik Music 4/5
AntiHero Magazine 3/5 stars

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.


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