Op 25 maart 2016 zal de Zweedse metalband Amon Amarth hun 10de studio album releasen genaamd Jomsviking. De release gebeurt via Metal Blade Records. Het originele verhaal rond het album gaat over de wereld van de Jomsvikings, de legendarische orde van de Vikings.
De frontman verwoord het hier: "The Jomsvikings were a shadowy and legendary sect of Viking mercenaries, as shrouded in myth now as they were when they fought across Europe and the Middle East. Ruthless and deadly warriors who fought for the highest bidder, their code was simple: Show no fear. Never retreat. Defend your brothers, and when called upon, avenge their deaths. I felt we were finally ready to use their story as the jumping off point for an Amon Amarth album. The Jomsvikings and their world is the background for the story of a young man that is in love with a girl but unfortunately she's being married off. He accidentally kills a man when this happens and he has to flee - but he swears to have revenge and win her back. He can't let go of the past. He feels that he's been wronged and his life has been destroyed. The way the story evolves is not a happy story."
Jomsviking track-listing:
1. First Kill
2. Wanderer
3. On A Sea Of Blood
4. One Against All
5. Raise Your Horns
6. The Way Of Vikings
7. At Dawn's First Light
8. One Thousand Burning Arrows
9. Vengeance Is My Name
10. A Dream That Cannot Be (Featuring Doro Pesch)
11. Back On Northern Shores
Speciale Tour waar de band het nieuwe album zal promoten:
March 22 London, England - Underworld
March 23 Paris, France - Divan Du Monde
March 24 Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 (Hall Of Fame) (Click here for tickets)
March 25 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
