Amon Amarth
The Crusher (Metal Blade)
by Tim Den
The Viking mythology-obsessed Amon Amarth is back, once again recording an album full of At The Gates guitar sounds, pseudo-Carcass melodic riffs, and rusty gears-sounding metal at Abyss Studios. Rougher production-wise and less traditional metal-sounding than their Swedish counterparts, Amon Amarth nonetheless churn out weighty material to fly pirate flags to.
(2828 Cochran St. PMB 302 Simi Valley, CA 93065)