Deeply rooted in
melodic death metal with lyrics centred around Viking history and
Norse mythology. Amon Amarth (formerly known as
Scum) was formed, with the arrival of Johan Hegg as the new vocalist, in 1992 in Tumba, Sweden, a southern suburb of Stockholm. They began writing material with lots of melodies, harmonies and lyrics about Vikings and the
norse Pantheon. In summer 1993 they entered Lagret Studio to record the
Thor Arise demo, which would later on appear on the bonus disc of the album
Versus the World.
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