The new Amon Amarth album, The Great Heathen Army, is a banger. The Swedish viking death metal horde sound as energized as they ever have on the record, guaranteeing at least a few guaranteed crowd pleasers like “Get in the Ring” and “Find a Way or Make One.”
The latter receives the music video treatment today to celebrate the release of The Great Heathen Army and it’s a fun one. The video shows the band playing live in an office, inspiring an uprising against the company’s shitty boss. Eventually, everyone goes to watch Amon Amarth at a different location and things get a little wild.
The video has an extra layer of humor because the lyrics are so serious—a total fist-pumper about overcoming your opponents that is sure to be played on their North American tour—and instead of giving us a war between vikings and dwarves or something, it’s a video about sticking it to the man. Humor is a good look on Amon Amarth. They’re also wearing business attire, which is worth the price of admission alone.
The Great Heathen Army came out today on Metal Blade. Check out the video after the tour dates with Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decap.
Friday, November 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl *
Saturday, November 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theater
Monday, November 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
Tuesday, November 15 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
Wednesday, November 16 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom
Friday, November 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Saturday, November 19 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Sunday, November 20 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Tuesday, November 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Wednesday, November 23 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Friday, November 25 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Saturday, November 26 – Chicago, IL @ The Aragon Ballroom
Sunday, November 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Wednesday, November 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE**
Thursday, Dec 01 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Friday, Dec 02 – Toronto, ON @ History
Saturday, Dec 03 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
Monday, Dec 05 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Tuesday, Dec 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
Wednesday, Dec 07- Kansas City, MO @ Uptown
Friday, Dec 09 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Saturday, Dec 10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Monday, Dec 12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
Tuesday, Dec 13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Thursday, Dec 15 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live
Friday, Dec 16 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Saturday, Dec 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
*No Carcass
**Non-Live Nation date
