Amon Amarth - 'Eight Legs of Thunder' (official music video)

It is time
My trusted steed
Together we ride
Together we bleed
End is nigh
So ride like the wind
Blazing the sky
Facing death with a grin

Lead the way
To glory! My friend
You must never sway
Fight ‘til the end
The battle stands
On Vigrid's field
Though death is at hand
We will never yield

Eight legs of thunder
Riding to war
Tear them asunder
It's time to settle the score
Eight legs of thunder
An unstoppable force
Riding to plunder
They shall die by my sword

So lead the way
To downfall my friend
To end of days
We shall not relent
By my command
We ride out to war
One final stand
Hear our battle cries roar

It's the end
The Völva foretold
Darkness descends
And men's courage will fold
But true the hearts
Of warriors of old
Einherjer charge
As Ragnarök unfolds

Eight legs of thunder
Riding to war
Tear them asunder
It's time to settle the score
Eight legs of thunder
An unstoppable force
Riding to plunder
They shall die by my sword

Eight legs of thunder
Like the waves of the tide
We'll pull them down under
A storm that doesn't subside
Eight legs of thunder
Though I know I shall die
My eight-legged wonder
To ruin! To ruin we ride!

Eight legs of thunder
As Yggdrasil burns
My eight-legged wonder
It's too late for us to turn
Eight legs of thunder
When my body is torn
By Fenris asunder
Sleipner carry me home

Δίσκος νούμερο 13 γα τους Amon Amarth. "The Allfather Awakens" ο τίτλος, αποτελείται από δέκα τραγούδια και κυκλοφορεί ήδη (από τις 2 Οκτωβρίου 2026) μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας Metal Blade Records. Χωρίς αλλαγές στην σύνθεσή τους οι Viking metallers, με το πιο "νέο" μέλος να είναι ο (drummer) Jocke Wallgren ο οποίος εντάχθηκε στο Σουηδικό συγκρότημα προ δεκαετίας (το 2016).

Δελτίο τύπου: «On The Allfather Awakens, Amon Amarth created a definitive 10-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the lineup’s spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching aural power.

The opening track of The Allfather Awakens, the epic tale of “Gjallarhorn,” is followed by the heroic battlefield tale “Eight Legs of Thunder,” while “Upphaf,” a translated stanza from the prophetic poem Völuspá, marks the band’s first-ever acoustic offering.

The iconic Swedish melodic death metallers took a new songwriting approach for The Allfather Awakens, the band’s 13th album since 1998’s Once Sent from the Golden Hall.

The Allfather Awakens came to life across two recording sessions, months apart, at producer Jacob Hansen’s studio in Denmark.

Amon Amarth began writing songs while touring, rather than waiting until they were off the road. The first session was Spring 2025; the final recording was completed in March 2026.

The writing and recording process allowed the musicians to intensely focus on each track, resulting in an album where each song was treated as a single.

“We worked on one song at a time and made each song as good as possible”, says guitarist Olavi Mikkonen.

“Then we recorded one song at a time until each track was totally finished - drums, guitars, and vocals. Only then did we start on the next one.”»

Οι Amon Amarth (οι οποίοι οφείλουν το όνομά τους στον J.R.R. Tolkien's και στο έργο του "The Lord of the Rings") υπάρχουν στα μουσικά δρώμενα από τα τέλη της δεκαετίας του ογδόντα (αρχικά ως Scum από το 1988 έως το 1992) και έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δεκατρείς "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους. Ακούμε τους:

➜ Johan Hegg - Vocals
➜ Olavi Mikkonen - Guitar
➜ Ted Lundström - Bass
➜ Johan Söderberg - Guitar
➜ Jocke Wallgren - Drums