Dec. 13 — Amon Amarth premiered the video for its latest single this week, and the band was joined by some well-known friends for the presentation.
The band debuted the video for its latest single, ‘Saxons and Vikings’ Wednesday. The song is featured in the band’s latest album, The Great Heathen Army. The video features Amon Amarth’s members and members of fellow metal outfit Saxon and their own Viking “tribes” facing off in a forest as the band’s new single plays over the battle.
Amon Amarth front man Johan Hegg said in a prepared statement, he was honored to have Saxon’s members join the band for the song and the video.
“Recording this song with the legends from SAXON was amazing,” Hegg said. “It was such an honor to have them on this track, and to shoot a video with them was so much fun. I think the video came out great, really epic. It captures the essence of the song perfectly and the fight scenes are awesome!”
Saxon front man Biff Bydord shared Hegg’s sentiments in his own brief statement.
“Doing the ‘Saxons and Vikings’ video was good fun,” Byford said. ”The fight scenes were epic and the song is cool.”
In other news, Amon Amarth is gearing up for a new tour next spring. The “Metal Crushes All Tour” will launch a new North American tour April 21 in Albuquerque, NM. The tour, which runs just over a month, will also feature performances from Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, and Frozen Soul. It includes stops in cities across America, such as Asheville, NC; Portland, OR and Huber Heights, OH.
Tickets are available now. The tour’s schedule is noted below:
AMON AMARTH: Metal Crushes All Tour 2024 w/ Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Frozen Soul:
4/21/2024 Revel Entertainment Center – Albuquerque, NM
4/22/2024 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
4/24/2024 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
4/26/2024 Alaska Airlines’ Theater Of The Clouds – Portland, OR *
4/27/2024 PNE Forum – Vancouver, BC *
4/29/2024 Edmonton Convention Center – Edmonton, AB
4/30/2024 Grey Eagle Event Center – Calgary, AB
5/03/2024 Steelhouse – Omaha, NE
5/04/2024 The Sylvee – Madison, WI
5/05/2024 GLC Live At 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, MI
5/07/2024 Rose Music Center At The Heights – Huber Heights, OH
5/09/2024 The Wellmont – Montclair, NJ
5/10/2024 Toyota Oakdale Theater – Wallingford, CT
5/11/2024 Videotron Centre – Quebec City, QC *
5/13/2024 The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
5/14/2024 The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
5/16/2024 ExploreAsheville.com Arena – Asheville, NC *
5/17/2024 House Of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
5/18/2024 Yuengling Center – Tampa, FL *
5/20/2024 Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
5/21/2024 Boeing Center At Tech Port – San Antonio, TX
5/23/2024 Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
5/24/2024 Pearl Concert Theater At Palms Casino Resort – Las Vegas, NV
5/25/2024 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA *
* arena show
Amon Amarth’s forthcoming tour is in support of its latest album, The Great Heathen Army. The band’s 12th album, it was released in 2022 through Metal Blade Records. The band also toured alongside Ghost this summer in support of the album.
More information on Amon Amarth’s new tour and its latest album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://www.amonamarth.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amonamarth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amonamarthband