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AMON AMARTH’s New Album ‘The Allfather Awakens’ Lands On Global Charts
AMON AMARTH’s album *The Allfather Awakens*, released in early October, has reached the top of several hard rock and rock/metal charts in North America and Europe. The results mark a strong international showing for the Swedish band and add to the profile of an album that draws on Norse mythology and Viking history.
The record is No. 1 on hard rock charts in the US, Canada and Sweden, and No. 1 on a rock/metal chart in Germany. It also reached No. 2 for rock and metal albums in the UK, No. 5 on Switzerland’s Top 100 and No. 2 on Austria’s Top 40, alongside digital and independent chart placements. The band wrote songs while touring and recorded in two sessions in Denmark; the album includes its first acoustic track, “Upphaf”, and is not a concept album.
In short
- *The Allfather Awakens* topped hard rock charts in three countries.
- The album also placed highly in UK, German, Swiss and Austrian charts.
- Its songs draw on Norse mythology and Viking history.
Explained simply
Amon Amarth are a Swedish heavy metal band whose music often draws on Norse mythology and Viking history. These subjects feature in their lyrics and stage performances, though the band’s albums are not necessarily linked as one continuous story.
The band formed in the early 1990s and has built an international following through touring and a long run of recordings. Hard rock and metal charts track sales and listening in those genres, offering one way to compare how an album performs in different countries.
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