Jomsviking (album)
2016 studio album by Amon Amarth
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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.[2][3]
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| Released | 25 March 2016 | |||
| Studios | Backstage Productions, Derbyshire, England | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 52:08 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
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Background
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
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [5] |
| AllMusic | [6] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[7] |
| Metal Hammer | [8] |
| PopMatters | [9] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[10] |
| AntiHero Magazine | [11] |
| Metal Injection | 9/10[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]
The album was certified Gold in Germany.[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Amon Amarth.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Death in Fire 2016" | 4:55 |
| 13. | "Death in Fire" (live) | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 62:08 | |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[14]
Personnel
Amon Amarth
- Johan Hegg − vocals
- Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
- Johan Söderberg − rhythm guitar
- Ted Lundström − bass
Session musicians
- Tobias Gustafsson − drums
Guest musicians
- Doro Pesch − clean female vocals on "A Dream That Cannot Be"
Production
Visual art
- 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
- Backstage Productions, Derbyshire – recording, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[36] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||