Amon Amarth - With Oden on our Side

[JayKeeley]

Valhall Awaits Me -- OK (horrible thin tinny guitar on the verse, why not a wall of sound as per norm??) Not a good start....

Runes to my Memory -- Good (perhaps it's a track AA could throw together in 5 mins, but that melody around the chorus is great / epic)

Asator -- Good (should have been the opening track on the album)

Hermod's Ride -- Excellent (now we're talking...this is more like it. The last third of the song sounds like AA from the early days, with a hint of mid-era In Flames. Great stuff).

Gods of War Arise -- Excellent (sounds very much like a Versus the World era track....great chorus, great melody)

With Oden on our Side -- OK (just an average AA song at best)

Cry of the Black Birds -- OK to Good (a little repetitive after a while)

Under the Northern Star -- Excellent (wow, a distinct Katatonia-like melody running throughout...quite melancholic....really like this)

Prediction of Warfare -- OK (another average AA song, something they could have pulled out of their ass in 30 seconds flat)


4 OK songs.

2 good songs.

3 excellent songs.

Better than Fate of Norns and The Crusher anyway. It's a very good effort overall.

8/10

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

I cant fucking wait for this album.

Hermod's Ride -- Excellent (now we're talking...this is more like it. The last third of the song sounds like AA from the early days, with a hint of mid-era In Flames. Great stuff).

If its similar in style to Sound Of Eight Hooves or Without Fear witht he Inflames style thing going on then this will be one of my favs.

 

[JayKeeley]

It's probably the best song on the album.

 

[Erik]

why not a wall of sound as per norm??

i think they grew tired of the abyss bullshit

good thing, too

 

[JayKeeley]

i think they grew tired of the abyss bullshit

good thing, too

rest of the album is fine though, it's just that the first track starts off 'weak'.

wall of sound = victorious march = good

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

wall of sound = victorious march = the song played at my funeral because its one of the most empowering songs ever written in human existence and its amazing.

 

[JayKeeley]

GODS

OF

WAR

ARISE

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

I don't think it's actually possible for Amon Amarth to make a bad album. They may never do another Once Sent..., but pretty much everything has been at least enjoyable, and they show no signs of straying from the formula any more than is needed to not get boring.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

its so good!

 

[skeptik]

Fate Of Norns was boring as fucking hell.

 

[J.]

Crusher and Fate of Norns were both sub standard.

 

[Impudent]

"Fate of Norns" is pretty cool and, imo, distinct from other AA albums.

 

[Henrik Main]

the most boring band in the history of the wheel

 

[Erik]

the most boring band in the history of the wheel

you like new deicide

 

[Henrik Main]

you like new deicide

you haven't even heard it

 

[Erik]

you haven't even heard it

you like new deicide

 

[Henrik Main]

lol, i suddenly forgot that they're irrelevant garbage because their frontman is a joke even though the music is good, my bad

 

[Erik]

shit off and listen to 1990 era tiamat

 

[Cryptos Grimm]

I don't think it's actually possible for Amon Amarth to make a bad album. They may never do another Once Sent..., but pretty much everything has been at least enjoyable, and they show no signs of straying from the formula any more than is needed to not get boring.

I agree with that.

 

[Henrik Main]

shit off and listen to 1990 era tiamat

tomorrow, i promise