A friend of mine recommended I listen to Amon Amarth’s album ‘Fate of Norns’ many years ago. I listened to it once. I didn’t like it. A month ago I listened to their album ‘With Oden on Our Side’ and I really liked it. Amon Amarth is plain and simple melodic death metal. Amon Amarth has a really strong rhythm guitar sections. They sound a bit like Metallica. The new album has a number of heart felt guitar solos as well, that were missing on their previous records.
I watched Amon Amarth play at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Friday, Aug 12. I arrived at the venue around half past nine, coincidentally just moments before they started playing. The Phoenix Concert Theatre is a great concert venue for metal music. It looks a bit like a dungeon on the inside, totally my taste. I made my way through the crowd, went all the way to the back and up the staircase on to the balcony. The Phoenix Concert Theatre is a really small venue; the balcony is defiantly the best spot.
Amon Amarth played two full sets! For the first set they played their new album ‘Surtur Rising’ in its entirety. Surtur Rising may not be the best Amon Amarth album but it does have some good songs on it. My favorites being ‘Slaves of Fear’ and ‘Live Without Regrets’. The second set consisted of their greatest hits. Their song ‘Gods of War Arise’ was the one I was waiting for and loved it.
Until I saw Amon Amarth, Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth was the best death metal singer in my opinion. Johan Hegg may even top Mikael Akerfeldt with his death growls. They are as clear as it gets. I could make out almost all of the lyrics, which is shockingly incredible for a death metal band.
There is always a great metal crowd in Toronto. They sang and head banded through out. Everyone knew the lyrics and they were absolutely engaged in the show. Watching Amon Amarth play live was a breathtaking experience. If Amon Amarth is ever performing nearby check them out. They can put on a really good live show.
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