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{{quote|''Thor! Oden's son<br />
''Protector of mankind<br />
''Ride to meet your fate<br />
''Your destiny awaits<br />
''Thor! Hlódyn's son<br />
''Protector of mankind<br />
''Ride to meet your fate<br />
''[[Gotterdammerung|Ragnarok]] awaits''|'''Twilight of the Thunder God'''}}
 
[[Amon Amarth]] is a Swedish [[Melodic Death Metal]] band from Tumba, founded in 1988, and is named after the Elvish name for Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. They're known for a very dark sound with imagery taken largely from vikings and [[Norse Mythology]].
 
The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström and drummer Fredrik Andersson. Amon Amarth has released seven studio albums, one EP, one DVD, and six music videos.
 
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Albums:
* ''Once Sent from the Golden Hall'' (1998)
* ''The Avenger'' (1999)
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'''Valhall awaits me...'''
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=== Their music contains examples of: ===
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: The group's lineup consists of Johan, Johan, Olvai, Fredrik, and ''Ted''.
* [[A Good Name for Aa Rock Band]]: Their name is a reference to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', although most of their songs are about vikings and stuff rather than Tolkien-influenced [[Heavy Mithril]].
* [[All Myths Are True]]
* [[Apocalypse Wow]]: Many songs depict Ragnarok or allude to it, such as ''Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags'', and half the songs of the ''Surtur Rising'' album.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: This is an actual line.
** If anyone is wondering, that's from the song "Cry Of The Black Birds", at least. Wouldn't be a surprise if it's also somewhere else.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: "Valhall Awaits Me" pretty much sounds this way.
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* [[Blood Knight]]: A lot of characters in their songs.
* [[Bragging Theme Tune]]: ''Twilight of the Thunder God.''
{{quote| ''THOR! Odin's son! Protector of mankind! [[Big Damn Heroes|Ride to meet your fate! YOUR DESTINY AWAITS!]]''<br />
''THOR! Frigga's son! Protector of mankind! [[Gotterdammerung|Ride to meet your fate! THE RAGNAROK AWAITS!]]'' }}
** "Asator" as well.
** "Cause we are! We're the guardians! ''GUARDIANS OF ASGAARD!''"
* [[Captain Obvious]]:
{{quote| Johan Hegg: ''"[[Crowning Moment of Funny|This is a song about being a Viking!]] It's called The Pursuit of Vikings!"''}}
* [[Concept Album]]: ''Once Sent from the Golden Hall'' seems to tell a story about five Viking warriors who invade a Christian country and [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] everything in sight in order to get revenge for the death of the son of one of them.
* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]: "Versus the World".
* [[Cool Horse]]: Sleipnir, featuring in "Hermod's Ride To Hel / Loke's Treachery Part I", and on the cover art of ''With Oden On Our Side''.
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* [[Earth Is a Battlefield]]: Their songs pretty much would have you believe this.
* [[Evil Is Burning Hot]]: ''Destroyer of the Universe,'' which is about Surtur.
* [[Fighting forFor Aa Homeland]]: "Varyags of Miklagaard".
* [[Gotterdammerung]]: All over their discography. Half the songs talk about Norse characters and their eventual fate in the Ragnarök event, and the other half probably references it in some way anyway.
* [[Glory Seeker]]: Quite a few songs.
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* [[Last Stand]]: Lots of songs.
* [[Leave No Survivors]]: Usually, throughout their songs.
* [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition]]: Most of the group's albums include a bonus disc which may include demos, live tracks, or ''full concert DVDs'' lengthier than the actual album.
* [[Lonely Atat the Top]]: ''Doom Over Dead Man.''
* [[Manly Tears]]: Fate of Norns.
* [[Martyrdom Culture]]: It certainly has a big influence in their songs (check "Live Without Regrets"), what with the dying in battle or nothing thing, as the title of "For Victory or Death" puts it.
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** The songs "Destroyer of the Universe" and "The Last Stand of Frej" from ''Surtur Rising'' both deal with the final battle between Surtur and Freyr, the former from Surtur's perspective and the latter from Freyr's.
* [[Professional Killer]]: ''The Hero'', which is about a mercenary rejecting the notion that he is anything more than an evil man.
* [[Punctuated! forFor! Emphasis!]]: "TWILIGHT! OF! THE THUN! DER! GOD!"; though for certain not their only example.
** The one shown above as well: "Sword! in! my! Hand! Axe! on my! Side! Val-hall a-waits! Soon! I will die!".
* [[Rain of Arrows]]: Happens in "An Ancient Sign Of Coming Storm".
* [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]]: "Gods of War Arise", among others. Not exactly surprising, with the whole Viking theme.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: the songs "Destroyer of the Universe" and "The Last Stand of Frej" feature mortal enemies Surtur and Frej's points of view against their battle. The mood for Surtur's fiery red apocalypse is a fast and brutal track, while Frej's [[Blue Blood]] martyr POV makes a melancholic and almost angsty song. Both are AWESOME.
* [[Religion Rant Song]]: "Slaves Of Fear".
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: After the attack to his [[Doomed Hometown]] in the song "Arson", the protagonist goes into one of this for the song "Once Sealed in Blood".
* [[Screaming Warrior]]: A big deal is made about battle cries in many songs.
* [[Self -Destructive Charge]]: "The Last Stand of Frej".
* [[Signature Song]]: would probably be "The Pursuit Of Vikings", "Death In Fire" or "Twilight Of The Thunder God".
* [[The Spartan Way]]: Or rather the "norse" way, on "Live Without Regrets".
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: They use some of the less common spellings for the names of Norse gods, such as Oden for Odin and Loke for Loki. These are spellings more commonly found in Swedish, although technically there are multiple possible spellings for their names, depending on both the method of translation and the original language.
* [[Stand Your Ground]]: All the time.
* [[Suicide Mission]]: "The Last Stand of Frej", what with fighting the flaming-sword-wielding giant who started [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]].
* [[To Hell and Back]]: ''[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Hermod's Ride to Hel]] / Loke's Treachery Part I''.
* [[Twist Ending]]: "The Beheading Of A King". The titular king is captured by vikings, {{spoiler|released for a ransom, and beheaded... by his own people, who apparently staged a revolt in his absence.}}
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: The POV character of the rather misleadingly-named "The Hero" basically sings about how evil he is.
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* [[War Is Glorious]]: And how! Pretty much no song features fear towards it.
* [[Wild Hair]]
* [[Where Is Your X Now?|Where Is Your God?]]: "...does he hear your prayers? Does he even care for you? His silence speaks loud and clear!"
* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: "Guardians of Asgaard".
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