Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was interviewed on the February 14-16 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com.Fan-filmed video footage of AMON AMARTH's entire February 15 concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, California can be seen below.The band's setlist was as follows:01. Father Of The Wolf02. Deceiver Of The Gods03. Death In Fire04. Live For The Kill05. As Loke Falls06. Coming Of The Tide07. Runes To My Memory08. Varyags Of Miklagaard09. The Last Stand Of Frej10. Guardians Of Asgaard11. Shape Shifter12. Warriors Of The North13. Destroyer Of The Universe14. Cry Of The Black Birds15. War Of The GodsEncore:16. Twilight Of The Thunder God17. The Pursuit Of VikingsAMON AMARTH premiered its stunning production video for the track "Father Of The Wolf" on January 17 at the first show of the band's U.S. tour in Las Vegas, Nevada. The song is taken from the group's ninth studio album, "Deceiver Of The Gods", which sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 25, 2013 via Metal Blade Records.In Germany, "Deceiver Of The Gods" entered the Top 100 chart at No. 3, the official Media Market/Saturn chart at #3 and the German Media Control Weekend Trend chart at No. 2. "Deceiver Of The Gods" came in at No. 9 on Canada's Top 200 chart, No. 2 on the Hard Music chart and No. 21 on the Digital Music chart. Additionally, the record came in at No. 2 on the iTunes Metal chart, No. 2 on the iTunes Rock chart and No. 7 on the iTunes Top 200. In the U.K., the record entered the official album chart at No. 67, the Rock/Metal chart at No. 4 and the Independent chart at No. 14, marking the highest U.K. chart placements for the band yet. Elsewhere, "Deceiver Of The Gods" came in at No. 9 on the Top 100 album chart in Switzerland, No. 7 on the Austrian Top 100, No. 9 in Sweden, No. 27 in Denmark, No. 51 in France, No. 34 in Czech Republic and No. 51 in Hungary. Recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (OPETH, MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE), "Deceiver Of The Gods" delivers ten fiery battle hymns made of buzzsaw riffs and epic harmonies all driven by vocalist Johan Hegg's commanding Viking roar and absorbing accounts of Norse crusades and treachery. "Deceiver Of The Gods" comes adorned with another outstanding Tom Thiel-created cover portraying a mythical battle between the Norse Gods Loki and Thor. As an added bonus, Messiah Marcolin (CANDLEMASS) makes an appearance as guest vocalist on eighth track, "Hel".Interview (audio):
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