Michael Amott’s (Arch Enemy, ex-Carcass) retro rock project fights back from losing members and getting lost in the shuffle of fine bands flooding the genre.
Selective Hearing is a greatest hits record, and therefore a great introduction. The words dour and deadpan pop up in numerous reviews, as they should.
Combining cold distortion of ’90s-style dark industrial with the anthemic synthpop of 2000’s faves like Apoptygma Berzerk, including chillingly female vocals.
Amon Amarth churn out solid album after solid album because they can replicate their style and excellent writing every time without sounding stale or tired.