Apparently Amon Amarth knows little about Metal...

[General Zod]

Interview excerpt with Johan of Amon Amarth:

FourteenG.net: Who do you feel (besides yourselves) have impacted the metal landscape with images of Viking lore have given the subject matter justice, in your eyes?

Johan: For my part, one of the major bands in that area is probably BATHORY. Those are at least the first one metal-wise that I listen to that actually wrote about Vikings in a both historical and a mythological sense sort of like we do, even though I mean we are not similar in that way though. Still, they were way before us. They influenced a lot of bands probably but they were not really the reason we started singing about Vikings. They are definitely in the back, probably as some kind of inspiration though.


It's a shame Johan doesn't realize that Bathory was completely irrelevant.

Zod

 

[JayKeeley]

Every viking* metal band should play an obligatory Bathory cover song in their live set.


* or not

 

[JayKeeley]

wow, the Quarter Pounder vs Big Mac thread went to 3 pages. Unreal.

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

 

[Guthrum]

1 - I still enjoy them.
2 - Depends on if I was in a good mood or not.
3 - I've only heard two, so Versus the World
4 - Death in Fire
5 - Home of Once Brave
5.1 -

 

[Doom]

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

1) Still love them! I think the recent "backlash" (well not quite) is ridiculous!
2) If I had the cash, yes
3) Once Sent... I suppose, all are at least very good
4) Amon Amarth
5) One Rode... (predictable)

 

[circus_brimstone]

wow, the Quarter Pounder vs Big Mac thread went to 3 pages. Unreal.

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

1. Me
2. Me
3. Versus the World
4. "Death in Fire"
5. screw Bathory
5. Johan

 

[skeptik]

1. I guess you can say that I do, though I'm pretty bored of them.
2. Definitely not.
3. Once Sent From The Golden Hall.
5. No idea, I don't listen to them enough to have one.
5. Probably Enter The Eternal Fire.
5. Johan.

 

[Demilich]

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

1. I never really liked them too much to begin with.
2. No.
3. Once Sent...
4. Buh?
5. Call From the Grave, Equimanthorn, Enter The Eternal Fire, Dies Irae, Shores in Flames, One Rode to Asa Bay

 

[Reign in Acai]

wow, the Quarter Pounder vs Big Mac thread went to 3 pages. Unreal.

I have my own legion of oompas that will reply to any drivel I create.

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

1. Not I.
2. Not I.
3. The one currently not playing on my stereo.
4. With ClearChannel on our Side
5. Baptised in Fire and Ice
5.1 DTS- The lead singer of the NorthSide Kings



Yea, so these viking cashwhores are headlining a U.S tour with Himsa and Sound Syndicate.

5. screw Bathory

No surprise that you're a writer for UM.com

 

[Claws of Perdition]

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth?
2 - Who would buy their next album blind?
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album?
4 - fave AA song?
5 - fave Bathory song?
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?

1 - yes
2 - maybe
3 - Versus the World
4 - Death in Fire
5 - One Rode to Asa Bay
5.1 - Lemmy

 

[Tranquillian]

1 - I do
2 - I would
3 - Versus the world
4 - Victorius march
5 - One rode to asa bay
5.1 Johan

 

[circus_brimstone]

No surprise that you're a writer for UM.com

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

1. Sup bitches
2. If I had disposable income to buy albums blind, AA would be on that list
3. The Avenger
4. Victorious March or Bleed For Ancient Gods
5. Nordland
5.1. Youtube viewers

 

[swizzlenuts]

1. Not really
2. Nope
3. ehh no idea
4. Death in Fire, catchy as fuck song.
5. A Fine Day to Die, though this is a hard as fuck decision.

 

[General Zod]

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth? Me.
2 - Who would buy their next album blind? Yes.
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album? Either vs. the World or With Oden on our Side.
4 - fave AA song? Changes every time I listen to them.
5 - fave Bathory song? Whichever one is the shortest.
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?If some Emo kid can kick his ass, surely Johan would annihilate him.

Zod

 

[aztattooedsean]

1 - who here still likes Amon Amarth? Me.
2 - Who would buy their next album blind? Yes.
3 - Name your favoUrite AA album? Either vs. the World or With Oden on our Side.
4 - fave AA song? Changes every time I listen to them.
5 - fave Bathory song? Whichever one is the shortest.
5.1 DTS - who would win in a fight between Johan or Glenn Danzig?If some Emo kid can kick his ass, surely Johan would annihilate him.

Zod

Some other kid got at Glenn as I know Danny isn't being called an emo kid. He is a few years younger than me and would probably get a good giggle out of being called emo.

 

[dill_the_devil]

1 - Right here
2 - Yep
3 - Versus The World
4 - The Beheading of a King
5 - One-Eyed Old Man
5.1 DTS - Glenn Danzig, I reckon.

 

[JayKeeley]

5) Nordland (the album)

Definitely agree there. I listened to it today at the gym and it's a totally uplifting song. It pretty much defines what heavy metal should be IMO.