Amon Amarth are a Swedish melodic death metal band whose songs mostly take
inspiration from Viking history and mythology. They grew from a band named Scum
with singer Paul 'Themgoroth' Mäkitalo, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Vesa
Meriläinen and bassist Petri Tarvainen. The current line-up features Mikkonen,
bassist Ted Lundström, guitarist Johan Söderberg, drummer Jocke Wallgren and
vocalist Johann Hegg. Their debut album 'Once Sent from the Golden Hall' came
out in 1998 and the band have since released several albums and toured
internationally. 'Twilight of the Thunder God' (200...