With Oden on Our Side
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| Studio album by Amon Amarth | |||||
| Released | September 22, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | May – June, 2006 Fascination Street studios, Örebro, Sweden | ||||
| Genre | Melodic death metal Viking metal |
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| Length | 42:17 | ||||
| Label | Metal Blade | ||||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | ||||
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With Oden on Our Side is the sixth full-length studio album by the Swedish Viking metal/melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, and their first album to enter the Billboard charts, the Top Heatseekers and the Top Independent Albums, peaking at number 15 and number 26 respectively. [1]
It was recorded in May and June 2006 and was released in Europe on September 22, 2006 by Metal Blade Records. A limited edition release was also made which has a second disc that includes live songs, demos and unreleased recordings. The album was also released on a limited red LP. The songs "Runes to My Memory" and "Cry of the Black Birds" were both made into music videos.
On the album cover behind Odin, there are three overlapped triangles (valknut), they refer to the Germanic Alamanni tribe's flag insignia, which originally had a turquoise-like background, with the triangles a crimson-red and outlined with black. Also on the cover, the font seen on the sides of the triangles show ancient Runic letters that were used by Germanic tribes. Noting this, the album cover has a strong relation to the Dark Age warring tribes.
The album takes on a heavier approach compared to their previous album Fate of Norns: according to vocalist Johan Hegg, in an interview with Dutch metal magazine Aardschok, this album would go back to their roots like their debut album Once Sent from the Golden Hall.
When asked about the meaning of the album's title, the lead vocalist Johan Hegg, remarked:
| “ | Well, it kind of has several meanings to it. Oden is of course the highest god in Scandinavian mythology, and he's the god of warfare, wisdom, poetry and artistry. The reason we chose the title is that it suited the lyrical concepts of the album and signified the feeling we had during the writing and recording of the album. We literally felt as if we had the Gods on our side. | „ |
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Valhall Awaits Me" – 4:43
- "Runes to My Memory" – 4:32
- "Asator" – 3:04
- "Hermod's Ride to Hel: Loke's Treachery Part 1" – 4:40
- "Gods of War Arise" – 6:02
- "With Oden on Our Side" – 4:34
- "Cry of the Black Birds" – 3:49
- "Under the Northern Star" – 4:17
- "Prediction of Warfare" – 6:36
[edit] Bonus Disc (Limited Digipak Edition)
- "Where Silent Gods Stand Guard" (Live at Wacken 2004) – 6:11
- "Death in Fire" (Live at Wacken 2004) – 4:55
- "With Oden on Our Side" (Demo Version) – 4:32
- "Hermods Ride to Hel: Lokes Treachery Pt 1" (Demo Version) – 4:49
- "Once Sent from the Golden Hall" (Sunlight Recording 1997) – 4:03
- "Return of the Gods" (Sunlight Recording 1997 - previously unreleased song) – 3:34
- Track 3 and 4 recorded at Amon Amarth's rehearsal studio, January 2006.
- Track 5 and 6 recorded at Sunlight Studio, March 1997.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band members
- Johan Hegg − Vocals
- Olavi Mikkonen − Guitar
- Johan Söderberg − Guitar
- Ted Lundström − Bass
- Fredrik Andersson − Drums
[edit] Other
- Produced, mixed and engineered by Jens Bogren.
- Additional recording by Anders "Shadow" Ström.
- Mastered by Thomas Eberger at Cutting Room, Stockholm.
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Amon Amarth. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
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