◇ image via WikipediaAmon Amarth
Amon Amarth is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bathory, Enslaved, Castle Rat, The Halo Effect and Demonic Resurrection. Those roots explain a lot about how Amon Amarth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Children of Bodom and Mors Principium Est, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jeris Johnson, Behemoth, Gojira and Powerwolf, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Amon Amarth, reaching back through Bathory and forward to Jeris Johnson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Amon Amarth are a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes their name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Their lyrics are mostly themed around Viking mythology and history, and so they are sometimes labelled "Viking metal", though they are musically melodic death metal, a term the band also prefers. Amon Amarth is composed of lead guitarist Olavi Mikkonen, vocalist Johan Hegg, bassist Ted Lundström, rhythm guitarist Johan Söderberg, and drummer Jocke Wallgren.
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Amon Amarth connections
Amon Amarth grew out of Bathory, Enslaved, Castle Rat and The Halo Effect, shares an orbit with Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect and Children of Bodom, went on to shape Jeris Johnson, Behemoth, Gojira and Powerwolf. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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