If the end of days were to come and Death put in an appearance, it would probably personify itself as Johan Hegg with a great beer in his hands and his Amon Amarth. I would even dare to say that the total destruction of the world would be more pleasant than the energetic, powerful, aggressive and brutal Metal storm created by these Swedes.

We'll forget for a moment about listening to the songs following their established order, that is, from first to last. Let's play the third track, "Where Silent Gods Stand Guard", first, and then the fifth, "Across the Rainbow Bridge", which would be the most melodic and quiet songs in the album (or even in their whole discography). Whoever finds them too much should best forget about it and go get drunk, because any attempt to continue listening to the record would be a clear indication that what they really want is to attempt suicide. Those of you that are not affected and consider that "this was nothing" can now play the record from the beginning.

I would like to know how many of you got to the end … alive. Storms like "Death in Fire", "Versus the World" and "Down the Slopes of Death" (the bluntest songs ever created by these Vikings), attack your brain without mercy, mistreating it second after second until they eliminate any possibility of neurotic survival, all of the above with harmonic and melodic riffs that prove the great quality of these musicians.

The end of the world is nigh … and it comes as music … as Amon Amarth.

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Translation: Fausto Navarro http://faustonavarro.com