AMON AMARTH — Deceiver Of The Gods (review)

AMON AMARTH — Deceiver Of The Gods album cover Album · 2013 · Melodic Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
J-Man
Sweden's Amon Amarth has a reputation as one of the most remarkably consistent forces in extreme metal, and although they haven't been known for experimenting much with their brand of Viking-inspired melodic death metal, they deliver the style with power and conviction every time. With 2013's Deceiver of the Gods, the band's ninth full-length album, Amon Amarth once again has demonstrated this to be true; few risks are taken this time around, but the compositions are infectiously enjoyable and the performances sound as inspired as ever. Characterized by epic Viking atmospheres, heavy riffage, and melodic guitar leads, Deceiver of the Gods sounds unmistakably like Amon Amarth, and while that means that naysayers won't have their minds changed here, devoted fans should be highly impressed by great cuts like “Father of the Wolf” (I love the traditional metal riffs in this song!), “Warriors of the North”, and the title track. Amon Amarth has delivered once again!
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