Ah, Swedish metal. I don't know if Amon Amarth is
one of the country's most outstanding bands, but they do pretty well.
They've got some really heavy guitar stuff and equally heavy drumming
in parts (especially at the beginning of "Masters of War").
They put on a good show at the Metalfest, but the
CD sounds better. But that could be because of the infamously bad sound
at Metalfest, at least in part.
The vocalist isn't very versatile and some of the
guitar work ends up sounding the same, but I appreciate their drummer.
He doesn't always follow the "faster is better" school of thought, but
proves over and over that he CAN go fast if he wants to. Accented beats
and intricate rhythms don't get lost when it's slowed down a little. His
rhythms stay interesting and make a lot of songs more outstanding than
they would be with your run-of-the-mill metal drummer. Overall, an enjoyable
album
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