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Amon Amarth discography
Amon Amarth live at Tuska Open Air 2011
Studio albums	12
EPs	3
Compilation albums	1
Video albums	1
Music videos	23
Demos	3

This is a discography for the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. The band is from Stockholm and was founded in 1992. Their lyrics mostly deal with the Vikings, their mythology and their history. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström, and drummer Jocke Wallgren. Amon Amarth has released twelve studio albums, one compilation album, three EPs, one video album, and twenty three music videos.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales
Title	Album details	SWE	AUT	BEL	CAN	FIN	FRA	GER	SWI	UK	US	Sales
Once Sent from the Golden Hall	Released: 10 February 1998 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Avenger	Released: 2 November 1999 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Crusher	Released: 8 May 2001 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Versus the World	Released: 18 November 2002 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 36,146+
Fate of Norns	Released: 7 September 2004 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	—	56	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	US: 44,288+
With Oden on Our Side	Released: 3 October 2006 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	21	27	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	US: 78,394+
Twilight of the Thunder God	Released: 30 September 2008 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	11	14	69	—	10	116	6	21	126	50	US: 72,646+
Surtur Rising	Released: 29 March 2011 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	8	12	45	19	16	146	8	20	75	34	US: 28,920+
Deceiver of the Gods	Released: 25 June 2013 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	9	7	44	—	12	67	3	9	67	19	US: 17,000+
Jomsviking	Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	5	1	18	8	4	38	1	3	30	19	US: 20,000+
Berserker	Released: 3 May 2019 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	5	2	11	19	4	50	1	1	25	47
The Great Heathen Army	Released: 5 August 2022 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download	20	4	36	—	7	—	1	3	95	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Hymns to the Rising Sun	Released: 8 September 2010 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	SWE	GER	Certifications
Wrath of the Norsemen	Released: 12 May 2006 Label: Metal Blade Formats: DVD	2	91	RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum

EPs

Year	EP details
Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds	Released: 5 April 1996 Label: Pulverised Formats: CD, MCD
Under the Influence	Released: 21 June 2013 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, digital download
Heathen Hammer	Released: 20 July 2022 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD (Supplement to Metal Hammer Germany 08/2022)

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Album
2003	"Death in Fire"	Michael Schneider	Versus the World
2004	"The Pursuit of Vikings"	Heiko Tippelt, Phillip Hirsch	Fate of Norns
2006	"Runes to My Memory"	Bill Schacht	With Oden on Our Side
2007	"Cry of the Black Birds"	Bill Schacht	With Oden on Our Side
2008	"Twilight of the Thunder God"	Dariusz Szermanowicz	Twilight of the Thunder God
2009	"Guardians of Asgaard"	Dariusz Szermanowicz, Pawel Krawczyk	Twilight of the Thunder God
2011	"Destroyer of the Universe"	David Brodsky	Surtur Rising
2014	"Father of the Wolf"	Ramon Boutviseth	Deceiver of the Gods
2014	"Deceiver of the Gods"	Soren Schaller	Deceiver of the Gods
2016	"First Kill"	Darek Szermanowicz	Jomsviking
	"At Dawn's First Light"	Darek Szermanowicz
	"Raise Your Horns"	Vince Edwards
2017	"The Way of Vikings"	Grupa 13
2019	"Raven's Flight"	Roboshobo	Berserker
	"Crack the Sky"
	"Mjölner, Hammer of Thor"
	"Shield Wall"	Phil Wallis
2020	"Fafner's Gold"	Jörg Maas
2022	"Put Your Back Into The Oar"	Ryan Mackfall
	"Get In The Ring"	Dariusz Szermanowicz	The Great Heathen Army
	"The Great Heathen Army"	Pavel Trebukhin
	"Find a Way or Make One"	Mikis Fontagnier
2023	"Saxons and Vikings"	Pavel Trebukhin

Demos

Demo 1

Demo 1 is a demo self-released in 1991/1992. It is extremely rare and only a few copies exist. The demo was released under the band's first name, Scum, as a grindcore band.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warriors of the Past"	6:13
2.	"Epitaph"	4:02
3.	"Light of Death"	4:20
Total length:		14:35

Credits

Puppe M. – vocals
Olli M. − lead guitar
Vesa M. − rhythm guitar
Petri T. − bass
Niko K. − drums

Thor Arise

Thor Arise is a demo recorded in 1993. It was never initially released due to its low production standards. The album features "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", a cover of the Black Sabbath song. The song "Thor Arise" was re-recorded as a bonus track on the digipak version of The Avenger. "Risen from the Sea" was re-recorded on The Crusher. The entire demo was re-released with the "Viking Edition" of Versus the World.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Risen from the Sea"	5:43
2.	"Atrocious Humanity"	5:54
3.	"Army of Darkness"	5:26
4.	"Thor Arise"	6:30
5.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover)	4:22
Total length:		27:55

Credits

Johan Hegg − vocals
Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar
Ted Lundström − bass
Niko Kaukinen − drums

The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter

The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter is a demo self-released in 1994. Its original release was limited and consisted of 1000 copies. The demo was released on three different colour tapes with different styles. The "labels" for the demo are not professionally made, and were created by the band for the release of the demo. Both "Burning Creation" and "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" were re-released on Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds, "Without Fear" was re-recorded on Once Sent from the Golden Hall.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Creation"	4:48
2.	"The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter"	4:38
3.	"Without Fear"	4:42
Total length:		14:08

Credits

Johan Hegg − vocals
Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
Anders Hansson − rhythm guitar
Ted Lundström − bass
Niko Kaukinen − drums

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v t e Amon Amarth
Olavi Mikkonen Johan Hegg Ted Lundström Johan Söderberg Jocke Wallgren Niko Kaukinen Anders Hansson Martin Lopez Fredrik Andersson
Studio albums	Once Sent from the Golden Hall The Avenger The Crusher Versus the World Fate of Norns With Oden on Our Side Twilight of the Thunder God Surtur Rising Deceiver of the Gods Jomsviking Berserker The Great Heathen Army
Compilations	Hymns to the Rising Sun
EPs	Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds
Videos	Wrath of the Norsemen
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