Metal Injection — I am so glad Amon Amarth is coming back in August for the second leg of their Surtur Rising tour. These guys always deliver live. Much like the first time around, the band will be the sole act on the bill performing two sets. The first set will be th... more info

Metalsucks — I was a little skeptical when I first heard about the Amon Amarth two-set tour. Sure, I was excited because, yay, double the Viking fun. Hearing their new album in its entirety, though? I thought that might be a little boring. Not that I have anythi... more info

Metal Injection — This edition of the Metal Injection Livecast starts very bin Laden heavy. We all talk about our opinions and we listen to the opinion of a roided up American. We also imagined what a stoned Osama would sound like . After the music break, we discussed... more info

Metalsucks — In the absence of any big metal debuts, this week I decided to run with a question posed last week: how does Amon Amarth’s current chart-buster Surtur Rising stack up against their past releases? After the jump, a look at those numbers. Foo Fighter... more info

Metalsucks — Thanks for waiting patiently for us to announce the winners of our Amon Amarth Viking Beard Contest (as if you had a choice); it’s not easy to find time to look at piddly beards when you’re busy raping and pillaging all day, but Johan has finally... more info

Altsounds — *UPCOMING RELEASE DATES *26.04.11 PRIMORDIAL - 'Redemption At The Puritan's Hand' (CD/CD+DVD+2-LP) 26.04.11 VOMITORY - 'Opus Mortis VIII' (ltd. Digi CD w/4 bonustr.) 09.05.11 HATE ETERNAL - 'Phoenix Amongst The Ashes' (CD/LP) 09.05.11 PORTRAIT - 'Cr... more info

Metalsucks — If you’d've told me in 1993 that some Swedish metal band that sings about Viking lore would sell more records than Pearl Jam 18 years later, I’d've called you crazy. Shit, if you’d have told me earlier this year that Amon Amarth would sell more... more info

Altsounds — *AMON AMARTH* gain worldwide success with their new album *Surtur Rising*! The band has been spotted on magazine covers around the globe including countries like Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, S... more info

Metalsucks — Stacking things on idle cats isn’t animal cruelty… it’s fun! If they don’t like it alls they gotta do it get up. In that spirit we teamed up with Catstackers.com for a contest; stack your kitty in the most metal way possible, win a copy of Am... more info

Metalsucks — Today is the day! The day Amon Amarth’s excellent new album Surtur Rising comes out (order here) and the final day of our Amon Amarth Viking Beard Contest which launched nearly three months ago. Which means today is the day that either 1) you send ... more info