Fate of Norns

Fate of Norns is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released on 6 September 2004 through Metal Blade Records. This album continued their slower, heavier sound which started on the previous album Versus the World. Before Fate of Norns was officially released by Metal Blade, promo copies were distributed with CD-ROM extras including pictures, biographies, sheets and logos. The album was released in conventional LP format as well as a limited digipak edition. The latter includes a live bonus DVD, Amon Amarth Live at Grand Rokk, which features live recordings and three-camera footage of a live performance in Reykjavík, Iceland on 5 March 2004. "The Pursuit of Vikings" was also made into a music video.

When asked to comment on the album, lead vocalist Johan Hegg, remarked:

The sound is more mature than on previous albums. I think the foundation for this sound started when we changed studios from Abyss to Berno when we got to working with Berno Paulsson. We improved the sound a lot for this album. We were able to make all the instruments work better together and still make them prominent one by one in the production as well. We were also able to keep the heaviness and brutality we need to be Amon Amarth.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Amon Amarth.

Personnel

Band members

• Johan Hegg – vocals
• Olavi Mikkonen – lead guitar
• Johan Söderberg – rhythm guitar
• Ted Lundström – bass
• Fredrik Andersson – drums

Other

• Mixed and mastered at Berno Studio by Berno Paulsson
• Horn on "Arson" by Udo Schlangschnabel

References

1. Norns
2. Fate of the Norns
3. Wyrd
4. Amon Amarth
5. Time and fate deities
6. With Oden on Our Side
7. Urðr
8. Verðandi
9. Arson (disambiguation)
10. Amon Amarth discography
11. Skuld
12. 2004 in heavy metal music
13. Moirai
14. Twilight of the Thunder God
15. Hymns to the Rising Sun
16. Dís
17. Versus the World (Amon Amarth album)
18. Fates
19. Urðarbrunnr
20. Wrath of the Norsemen