ARTISTAmon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal group formed in Tumba in 1992. Original members include Johan Hegg on lead vocals, Ted Lundström on bass guitar, and Olavi Mikkonen on guitar; Nico Kaukinen played drums until 1996, and Anders Hansson played guitar until 1998. Martin Lopez was the drummer from 1996 to 1998, followed by Fredrik Andersson from 1998 to 2015. Johan Söderberg joined on guitar in 1998, and Jocke Wallgren joined on drums in 2016.

The group’s releases include the 1996 EP Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds and the albums Once Sent From the Golden Hall (1998), The Avenger (1999), and Versus the World (2002). The album Fate of Norns followed in 2004. Later releases include the 2023 EP Heidrun and the 2025 single We Rule the Waves.