As a Swedish death metal band that mainly pens and performs songs about Viking history and lore, it makes absolute sense that their name is in the fictional language of Sindarin (created by J. R. R. Tolkien) and translates into āMount Doomāāthe volcano in Tolkienās fantasy world of Middle Earth. Itās also fitting that Johan Hegg (vocals), Olavi Mikkonen (guitar), Johan Sƶderberg (guitar), Ted Lundstrƶm (bass) and Fredrik Andersson play Ć¼ber-loud hit songs like āDeath In Fire,ā āThousand Years of Oppression,ā āWithout Fear,ā āA Fury Divineā and āRisen From the Seaā with as much speed and vigor as wielded by the almighty hammer of Thor. Legions of death metal fans have been grabbing concert tickets since the early ā90s to witness the fire and fury of Amon Amarth LIVE on stage, performing music that the bandās website describes as āa compelling fusion of buzzsaw riff work, melodic harmonies and soul-crushing rhythms.ā Amon Amarth frequently play at metal festivals around the globe and tour with other top-notch death metal acts like Goatwhore, Enslaved and Skeletonwitch.
Over the course of their career, Amon Amarth have played at venues like Arizona Federal Theatre, and have brought The Fillmore (Philadelphia), The Fillmore (Detroit), The Fillmore (Minneapolis) to capacity.