Amon Armarth Twilight of The Thunder God Reaction!!

[@thorwulfx1]

Ragnarok is the twilight of the Norse gods. Its inception is when Loki brings about the death of Baldur, the youngest of Odin's son. What follows is the darkening and loss of hope all through the nine realms. Mankind falls into depravity and war. The interesting thing is that all the gods know their fate to some degree. Thor is fated to fight the Jormungandr, the World Serpent. He does defeat the serpent, but he is bitten and dies of the venom. Odin is killed by the Fenris Wolf, who has by then eaten the sun, as well. Surtur, the king of Fire Giants, sails the ship Naglfar, made of dead man's nails, from Muspelheim. Basically the whole pantheon of gods die, as to almost all humans on Midgard. The world is destroyed and reborn anew. This is all a really high level overview, and I didn't look at the mythology to check every fact. This is the basic idea, though. Hope it helps.

[@Frozen_Angel]

this. check out "Death In Fire" from the Versus The World album, for a breakdown of everything that happens during Ragnarok.

[@daanvandee257]

Kratos really fucked up xD

[@BigSherm328]

Correct all the main gods and goddesses die with the exception of Fryea. The younger gods will survive such as Vidar who rips Fenris apart with his bare hands as revenge for killing his father Odin. Thor's sons Modi and Magni and some of the lesser goddesses such as Eir will survive to rebuild. As a follower of Asatru I believe Ragnarok is cyclical. It happens constantly birth, death, rebirth. I don't take it literal but everybody has their own interpretation and opinions on it. But thank you for explaining it much more eloquently then I could have 👍🏻

[@holmgeirgautreksson2451]

Surtr doesn't actually sail on Naglfari, it's steered by the giant Hrym. I might be remembering this wrong, but I think Surtr makes his entrance by cutting a hole in the sky for him and his followers to jump through (he definitely sets sky on fire after Ragnarok, though).

[@BigSherm328]

Ogier the Dane correct its then that he faces and kills Frey after he makes his entrance

[@vdljnrg]

I love the simple, straight forwardness of Amon Amarth. Easy to understand lyrics, generally simple song structures, super fun riffs, nice solos, one of the most entertaining bands out there imo.

[@thorwulfx1]

Johan from Amon Amarth is quite a historical scholar about Norse Mythology, and most of their songs are about this stuff. Both true historical events and battles of gods and monsters. He might actually speak to you, as he seems to be keen to discuss all this stuff. Amon Amarth means "Mount Doom" in the Black Speech of Lord of the Rings (essentially).

[@infinittrob9409]

Johan also has a company called Grimfrost that has published books on Norse mythology and stories in addition to selling Viking merchandise. grimfrost.com/

[@overdev1993]

its pretty expensive tho :D

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

Not the Black Speech. Sindarin. The elven language of the elves who did not go to the Undying Lands.

[@overdev1993]

sindarin yeah^^

[@thorwulfx1]

Good call. Working from memory at the end of a work week means that some errors are likely.

[@WWRTheJudge]

Amon Amarth forever!!!! 🤜ODIN🤛 Greetings from Finland! 🤘🇫🇮🤘

[@TremereTT]

Wotan for the win.

[@tommiparikka7871]

Suomi perkele🇫🇮

[@todorminchev2123]

Thor is being like a messiah you can say but in the norse mythology is also described as really stubborn and angry some times . This shows hes not perfect even as a god and has weakness and constantly learning (in norse mythology understanding your failures and weakness and the pursue of knowledge is almost a core subject. ) Fenris or Fenrir is a giant wolf and he is a offspring of the god Loki and his brother the world serpent jormungand. Also if not mistaken this song is about Thor's first encounter with Jormungand where he went for fishing and caught the world serpent and fought with him. In the norse language Hlodyn is another name. for odin as far as i know also. Hope this helps

[@VinAndSori]

Definitely !!

[@NecroSage]

Yes if it's the story I'm thinking of he was fishing with Tyr's (God of war) giant stepfather. Was he the king of giants? I cant remember

[@daveemerson6549]

Close.......it's about Thor and Jormungandr, but it's also about their final battle at Ragnarok, where they're fated to kill each other. Thor's strength is too much for the serpent, but in their struggle, Thor is poisoned. He walks nine steps from the site of their battle and dies. (Hence the "Ride to meet your fate, your destiny awaits." in the chorus)

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

Hlôdyn is the Jotunn Jord. Thor's mother. Its one of her other names from the other languages (I don't know if its Scandinavian or German in origin)

[@johnwilson717]

Todor minchev, hlödyn is a personification of earth or midgard. She is said to be thor's mother. She was a giantess btw but Vingtor is also a name for Thor but it means Battle Thor. And also 1 last thing is Thor kills Jörmangundr but dies from poisenous wounds suffered during the battle

[@danzig8155]

I will put $5 on the table that listening to Amon Amarth's "Embrace of the endless ocean" or "Fate of Norns" will make Sori tear up.

[@ДаниилРябов-з7ь]

Still waiting...

[@matt1980]

im a 40 year old man and i tear up everytime i hear fate of norns!

[@lancecorley2702]

Amon Amarth is one of my favorits, the video for this is epic. Would love to see some Dimmu Borgir, The Mourning Palace is a great song.

[@TheRyanH.]

The video for it would've been more epic if it wasn't just a bunch of Vikings fighting. Still, It was pretty epic.

[@MetalAtog]

If you want an epic Amon Amarth video it is "Father of the Wolf".

[@TheRyanH.]

I don't think they can do videos

[@geoffoakland]

yes, the video!! Awesome, the flaming shields made me go beserk....in a good way!

[@riktusempra21]

I'm so glad that I found you guys! I find myself looking forward to your videos! Your honest perspective on my favorite genre of music is so rare. Please keep it up! Love and light to you and yours!

[@jamesmarshall4110]

Also, Amon Amarth is elvish for Mt. Doom. The lead singer, Johan Hegg, is a big fan of Tolkien.

[@absolutelysmashing8265]

Thank you for reacting to this! if you want a little less complicated norse mythology lyrics listen to "one thousand burning arrows" about the ceremony for a passed away king, it's so good and amazingly written, will give you goose bumps!

[@andreiburghelea5469]

AbsolutelySmashing I agree, this is an amazing song. It's on a concept album, though, so, why not react to the whole thing, one song at a time?

[@absolutelysmashing8265]

That could be a cool indeed! but you gotta think about the time it will take, i just thought that this song is something different from the heavy ass other songs on the album and therefore it would be cool to show that side of Amon Amarth

[@andreiburghelea5469]

AbsolutelySmashing I agree with that. It would probably be unfun at a point. Tho, Torri said that sjw wanted to listen to the songs in order, so I'd give it a shot

[@jealousgods4847]

That entire album tells one story

[@cculp747]

Good song but yeah it was short but still great. If you want long Epic song listen to ICED EARTH - Dante's Inferno. 16 min song and it is totally worth it guys! Day 29 and counting 👍✌

[@FarazOloumi]

I second that!

[@ofvikingblood]

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@enriquerodriguez514]

Yes prioritize this guys

[@loganviking3923]

Yes! They definitely need to check out Iced Earth!

[@DemonmachinE]

Yeeeeessss

[@magnusr2196]

The whole production is perfect! A fantastic song all together!

[@toxendon]

Thor does maybe resemble a Messianic character in the Marvel universe, but NOT so in the real Norse mythology! He is incredibly strong, one of the strongest gods among the Aesir, but he is considered short-tempered and also a rash decision maker. He is a god of war and ain't afraid to show it! Maybe he could be considered a more military oriented Messiah like the Jews were expecting. Someone who would take over the world by force and rule over it with might.

[@VinAndSori]

Whoa! Good distinction

[@kheidal]

Actually he isn't THE God of war. But thunder, strength, defense, oaks, goats, lightning, storms, weather, crops, trading voyages, courage, trust, revenge, protection, warfare, and battles. Others associated with war are Freja, Odin, Tyr and Ullr. And the song is about Thor's fight with Jormundgandir (the world serpent). Could go further into the tale, but tricky when writing on my phone :P Vin! But Neil Gaiman's book "Norse Mythology" and read it all for yourself.. much better 😉

[@kevinkuypers]

So true. Play God of War 4.

[@toxendon]

To be fair, I did say *A* god of war

[@kevinkuypers]

:D

[@JohnZeroSignal]

Amon Amarth - EMBRACE OF THE ENDLESS OCEAN Then check out Fear Factory - Resurrection and Pisschrist

[@PancakeInvaders]

> The last meeting between the serpent and Thor is predicted to occur at Ragnarök, when Jörmungandr will come out of the ocean and poison the sky. Thor will kill Jörmungandr and then walk nine paces before falling dead, having been poisoned by the serpent's venom.

[@djmay5588]

Supervulcano?

[@ivangushkov3651]

I know enough Norse mythology to clear some things up. The world serpent, Jörmungandr is one of the three kids of Loki. Jörmungandr the world serpent, Fenris a great wolf, and Hel a half dead girl are all Loki´s kids out of wedlock with a giant woman. Odin, who has sacrificed his eye for unlimited wisdom, banishes the world serpent to the oceans and Hel to Helheim (the realm of the dead). Fenris through treachery they bind with an unbreakable silk chain when he gets too big and might for the gods to feel safe around. You see, Odin has seen a vision of Ragnarok, the end of the world, and knows that Lokis children fight against the gods. What he does not realize is that by trying to prevent that he instills anger in those three and makes them hate the gods. A self fulfilling prophecy if you will. Come Ragnarok, the world serpent will rise from the depths and fight Thor and lose but poison him in the process. Thor will die of the wound, Fenris will fight Odin and win, and the world will end. Loki and his children will in the end fight against the gods. What you need to realize is that comparing norse mythology to christianity does not work and here is why. One of the first things you will realize if you start researching norse mythology is that the gods, and particularly Thor and Odin, are complete and utter cunts. They will screw others over and be cruel just for their own benefit. The nordic peoples feared their gods, they did not simply worship them. Loki is ofter portrayed as the bad guy and a lying trickster, you guys will probably say that he sounds like the nordic version of Satan. But if I have to be honest, Loki is the best of the bunch. He and his children will betray the gods at Ragnarok, but they will be completely justified in their actions. Loki is treated like shit by the other gods, while he ends up saving their ass more often than not. He is a very very complex character for a mythological being. So you see Thor has little to no Jesus parallells and neither does Odin to the christian God. They are treacherous, they are lying and and thieving beings who only care about themselves. Sorry for the essay, but I am passionate on the subject of norse mythology :P

[@IXINineIXI]

Ivan Gushkov Loki is a frith breaker. Hardly the best of the nordic gods.

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

Hel was not banished to Helheim per se, she was appointed by Odin to oversee the realm of the dead. Pretty much all the dead go to Helheim, except those who go the hall of the Norse God they are called to. Hel is the daughter of Loki and his first wife, the Jotun Angrboda. Jormugandr and Fenris are also their children.

[@ivangushkov3651]

Fair point Hel was kinda happy in the darkness of Helheim.

[@lemmysvårta]

What you describes as being "complete and utter cunts" is simply them being like humans. Im pretty sure Christinas also fear their god, i would think probably more than the noric people did. Im not an expert but there seems to be more threts of punishment in chrisitanity while the norse gods mainly where there to protect the humans.

[@ivangushkov3651]

Yea all the gods are cunts Loki included. What I was trying to say is that he seems like the most relatable to me. I can at least understand why he acts the way he does. As I said, he is actually a really complex character. Whatever you say of Loki he is not a vilain, he is an anti hero at worst. Now that I think about it Tyr was the only one not happy about what they did to Fenris, so he is OK too I guess. But in no way are they benevolent beings like the christian God so my point still stands :P

[@tarunkurudi8191]

Their best song imo is across the rainbow bridge, it's basically a poem it's so nicely written

[@vagueofficial]

Annihilation of Hammerfest and Without Fear are among the best too.

[@MegaZiod]

Blind Guardian - Valhalla

[@m41282]

The live version gives me goosebumps kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvCh3mAo5eegK8

[@millennial_fairy]

Only found your channel a few days ago but glad I’m I did! Greetings from Canada!

[@willwillis6184]

My son loves this group. Took him to Atlanta to see them and absolutely loved it. great live show

[@reaperfool]

Finally! I've been waiting a loooong long time for you guys to listen to Amon Amarth lol. You should keep going and listen to Guardians of Asgaard.

[@Brakarei]

The different names for different figures in the Norse pantheon are respective forms from different regions of northern Europe. This mythology, culture and religion was prevalent through most of the area, but as the languages and cultures started to diverge from each other different names and variations came about.

[@zodijackyl2525]

I love the melody on this .. Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal, like this, was a big part of what really got me into Metal (in particular, Dark Tranquillity's "Damage Done" Album, back in in 2002). I don't listen to it as much, but I'll just never dislike it in general. I will however say I definitely prefer this song to the In Flames you reacted too. Instead of requesting Agalloch for the 100th time, in case you read this comment, I'll instead mention something I you surely won't ever react to, but I feel like "sharing", since you mentioned "Epic", and here I am talking about Swedish Melodeath and stuff. There was this band called Edge of Sanity, started by a guy called Dan Swano, who has a massive body of work in metal, lots of albums with lots of different bands, he sings (both growls and clean vocals), plays multiple instuments, and also produced\engineered\mixed multiple albums (even Opeth albums). It wasn't just a "Melodeath" band, it was a Progressive Death Metal band that still was very melodic. And that band released a concept album called "Crimson", in 1996, which consisted of a single 40minute song, telling a story about a world where humanity cannot reproduce anymore (and then subsequent events). All I'm gonna say is that it's fantastic, one of best albums I've had the pleasure of hearing, as I love both melodic\progressive death metal and concept albums. And It was released back in 1996, a year before In Flames Whoracle, and more importantly before Opeth's My arms, your Hearse and Still Life, other Concept Albums in the "Progressive Death Metal" genre that followed.

[@Blackwing1207]

18:37 Amon Amarth, which can be translated as Mountain of Fate, is the Sindarin name (a fictional language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien which is spoken by the elfs in Middle-Earth) for Mount-Doom where the One Ring was forged and ultimately destroyed by Frodo.

[@melvinandrade2682]

Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust, Drama for Life and Choice Millionaire Machine Head - A Farewell to Arms, Descend the Shades of Night and Imperium Linkin Park - Given Up

[@geoffoakland]

You guys should have watched the official video to this song, incredible! Never get tired of watching/listening to this song. Glad you listened to it at least.

[@adamsclafani3547]

Instant like! More of this! PLEASE do MOAR Amon Amarth. listen to "Embrace of the Endless Ocean" next.

[@ZERO126PS2]

Adam Sclafani YES!

[@BlackAngel66678]

That and Destroyer of the Universe.

[@rjbutchko]

I want "Embrace of the Endless Ocean" played at my funeral.

[@brandonspeers5342]

That, Prediction of Warfare, or Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags

[@JohnZeroSignal]

Embrace was my first Amon Amarth song. Truly beautiful and a tragedy.

[@TheRyanH.]

Actually, When Thor kills Jormungander it releases poison into the air which kills a wounded Thor. (My Norse mythology is a little rusty so I'd fact check that before you believe it) Now, listen to One Thousand Burning Arrows by Amon Amarth.

[@1104Tea]

No need to fact check yourself. You basically got it right.

[@jonathanmcmullen3324]

You're correct. Thors death in turn causes Ragnarok

[@GaboByk]

I don't know if the guys who requested this are still around, but I'd suggest "A Thousand Years Of Opression". It's a fantastic song. Also, I'm still around waiting for some Epica xdd

[@leogeeves1458]

This is a great channel love how you two do a longer analysis of the songs you react too keep up the good work G'day from Australia

[@brandanmckenzie]

About to be a broken man and quit requesting heilung-Krigskaldr doesn't seem like it's going to happen

[@TheRyanH.]

Nah, come on lets get this song reacted to

[@brandanmckenzie]

Ryan H. We need to get this to top comments

[@TheRyanH.]

Yes we do

[@alexkenley1]

support. would like to see them react to Igorrr as well

[@lordnecrofrost]

I have been requesting Cruelty Brought the Orchids by Cradle. I’ll help you out. I have been requesting in the village for a bit now. But I feel like you do. I doubt it will happen. I feel vin would enjoy the poetic value in that one since he likes Her ghost. I’m about to give up after a few more requests I think

[@timothykaminski1978]

You're right Vin. In Norse mythology many God's had several different names. You're also correct in that the wolf and serpent both represent the enemies the Gods face as well as a representation of the changes to end life as the Norse understood and the coming of Christianity. In his lyrics Johan twists the sagas and stories to victories rather then defeats as Thor and Jyarmondandr, pronounced Yahr-mund-gander, kill another at Ragnarok. If you need more I go please feel free to reach out I'm a student of Norse mythology and runes too. Great review

[@TheBilaras97]

between the buried and me-ants of the sky!!

[@DieterBuys]

A few points that might help clarify the situation: Vingthor is Thor in his battle form, a terrifying war-God whose strength is beyond mortal imagination. Hlodyn, consort of Odin and mother of Thor is a giantess, personification of the uncivilized Earth. Thor Odin'son is brash and less cunning than his adopted brother Loki. Jormundgandr the world-serpent is an offspring of Loki. A great sea-serpent that has coiled completely around Midgard, the human world. Thor is the guardian of Midgard, so during the Norse apocalypse Ragnarok, Thor encounters Jormundgandr in mortal combat. Thor grasps Jormundgandr's tongue and strikes him dead with Mjolnir, but in the process is poisoned by Jormungandr's incurable venom, then walks nine steps and perishes. This song is about the guardian of humanity making his last stand against primordial chaos and the destruction of the entire human realm, and although he succeeds he also fails. Ultimately all nine worlds are destroyed and then reborn following the events of Ragnarok.

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

If you like songs about mythology, PLEASE check out the band Amorphis anything post-2005, when the new singer Tomi came on board. Almost every song they do is based on Finnish mythology, which is even older than Norse mythology.

[@dennisvanopstal7360]

sopwithsnoopy the Kalavela :)

[@KreshDraven6]

I just love these guys, one of the best bands of Sweden, pure Melodic Death Metal. They're absolutely killer live too

[@dissonantpulse]

You need to hear some Symphony x

[@adamsclafani3547]

emperor81 indeed! Paradise Lost

[@mtaffer]

Paradise Lost is my favorite Symphony X record

[@Antifascista89]

emperor81 yeeeah i love symphony X

[@labourmiguel7400]

Guitar solo was made by Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom guitarist - he is no longer playing with COB :()

[@metalletam]

Gonna keep requesting! Not giving up ;) Porcupine Tree - Buying New Soul

[@metalletam]

Orange Man why does soft or heavy matter? It's a beautiful song :)

[@IstDasNormal]

about the names; youre right, there are a lot of names for each god/ figure - also in each region (scandinavia/modern germany and so on and even the smaller regions/ every tribe) the gods had different names.especially odin has prob hundreds ('endless amounts') of different names (allfather etc) and for example only the name 'odin' - depending on the region was called oden, odin, uoden, woden, wodan and so on

[@AeolethNionian]

For the underground show. Either In De Naam Van De Duivel or The Possession Process by Carach Angren. They're a symphonic black metal band that writes their albums as horror stories. These two work as stand alone songs though. Think you guys will love em. And Babel's Gate by Septic Flesh. Symphonic Death metal and you'd get a kick out of the lyrics. Also you guys need to do the whole of Damnation And A Day by Cradle Of Filth. Best Cradle album in my opinion and the album tells the story of Satan before his fall all the way to his defeat. Seeing how you guys dissect this stuff is amazing.

[@LuthienC]

I'm emotionally dying waiting for a Carach Angren review. I'm pushing hard for Funerary Dirge of a Violinist. I think it will grab them both and be the best hook.

[@AeolethNionian]

That is a good one but every Carach Album is a concept album and I can only think of a few songs off of albums that aren't dance and laugh amongst the rotten that work equally as well as stand alone songs without the context of the rest of the album.

[@LuthienC]

I can see what you're saying, especially since these two seem to not like being dropped in on one song from a concept album. Music is fluid for me, in that I can listen to a concept album in its entirety, and take in the concept, but singular songs of the album listened to at random can have a totally different feel or meaning to me. To me Funerary Dirge is one of those where you do not need the whole concept to "get it" as intended. I can't wait for ANY Carach Angren though, so I am happy either way. :)

[@DurkhastAsthar]

Yes! Thanks for reacting to Amon Amarth, as for why it's called "twilight of the thunder god" it's because in norse mythology Thor dies fighting Jormungandr during the events of Ragnarök (the death of many of the gods and destruction of the world so it can later be born anew), also Amon Amarth means "Mount Doom" in Sindarin from the J. R. R. Tolkien universe, you should check out their song "Thousand Years of Oppression" or "Destroyer of the Universe". You should also check out the band Týr for more norse goodness, I recommend the songs "Hall of Freedom" or "Hold the Heathen Hammer High".

[@gilbertcarrillojr8706]

You should listen to these other songs by Amon Amarth:Fate of Norns, Rune To My Memory, Arson. All these 3 songs tell excellent stories. Awesome visuals with these songs.

[@ZERO126PS2]

Gilbert Carrillo Jr If they do Arson then they must follow it up with Once Sealed In Blood

[@gilbertcarrillojr8706]

FurorDivinus you are very right. Would love to actually see that.

[@MetalMallet]

Amon Amarth are fun as hell. Great live band. I had a friend of mine go into one of their pits and he came out bleeding from a head wound but still laughing his head off. Definitely picked a good song. This was during their streak of really solid to great albums. I kinda feel like they’ve become the AC/DC of viking metal which isn’t a bad thing, it’s mainly saying that since Twilight they’ve stuck to a formula and it works well for their fan base.

[@TheErikBallew]

Fenrir and Jormungandr are Loki's children. And pretty much the end of the world.

[@magnusr2196]

One of the best songs ever! The riffs .. the vocals .... the whole thing!!

[@sarakaster]

Symphony X - Odyssey - nobody?

[@Metalton95]

Everybody! In the case of being too long, they should get in on Through the Looking Glass, When All is Lost, Reign In Madness, The Edge of Forever or Accolade II. The Odyssey, A Change of Seasons, The Great Escape, Dante's Inferno or The Holographic Principle would be majestic though..!

[@thecheif00]

Orange Man pleb

[@sarakaster]

Orange Man Nobody said that ever! ;)

[@KurisuOkami]

Need one that isn't too long.

[@thecheif00]

Literally all their videos are like 15-20 min+. A 24 minute song should be no problem. Quit being such whiny plebs and enjoy the long song.

[@thordiesel6.7]

Oh and, Amon Amarth [ʌmɔːn ʌmɑːrθ] is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien′s Middle-earth.

[@skull7241]

Samael = Angel's decay Emmure = solar flare homicide Nile = ramses bringer of war Bleeding through = deaf ear

[@jealousgods4847]

Fuck emmure

[@wes3493]

Vin, I totally got that reference(tell us my you mad snake/son) you thought no one would get. I never thought I would hear someone make a mad rapper reference. Especially on an Amon Amarth video. Love your videos BTW!

[@-zn6du]

do endless ocean by amon amarth, its super emotional

[@benwebb4424]

For some more folk metal songs check out Suidakra - Darkane Times Waylander - Born To The Fight Cruachan - Some Say The Devil Is Dead Tyr - Wings Of Time Thyrfing - The Slumber Of Yesteryear Moonsorrow - Haaska Vintersorg - A Star-Guarded Coronation Mithotyn - Hail Me Irminsul - Svikaren

[@daniellstn]

Pink Floyd - Dogs

[@peteanderson2533]

Saw these guys in Brisbane a few months back, awesome live!

[@ayeewtasko2601]

Please do the first metal song ever made. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath!

[@wolfthornnholtzklau4913]

Yes

[@UnethicalLogic]

Vingtor means "hallower" since the Hammer of Thor was also used to hallow marriages and sacred places, or it could also mean "Battle-Thor". It stemmed from a tale of Thor where he lost his hammer.

[@cyoshi0408]

You need to see the video. It was pretty doooope 🤘🤘🤘🤘😭

[@frankcastle4715]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🙃 agreed

[@DampLover]

As a drummer I love this one! It gets me hyped up every time!! And proud ofc since I´m a Swede ;) Best metal country in the world :D

[@obi-wannabekennotbi2418]

Amarth* not Armarth

[@timmie2k3]

If you have a chance, see them live. They always put on a killer show (I've seen them 3 times now I think?) and the vibe is amazing. Apparently their fans aren't jerks so you'll have a great time :)

[@sarajade5111]

Yes!

[@acy0029]

Amon Amarth's album Jomsviking is a concept album. All their music is Viking/Norse themed so there is continuity in all their songs(sort of). Arson,Fate of Norns, and Under the Northern Star have good story lines to them...Arson is one of my favorite songs.

[@tizianozerbini3842]

Heyyy can you please put in the list Darkthrone - Quintessence ? It's norwegian black metal (old school). You have never react to this genre. Check it out ^^

[@ericjacobson3370]

I haven't read all the comments to see if this is covered yet, but the song is called Twilight of the Thunder God because during Ragnarok Thor battles the Midgard Serpent, Jormungandr, and kills him but dies in the process. From Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda: "Thor will slay the Midgard Serpent but stagger back only nine paces before he falls down dead, on account of the poison blown on him by the serpent."

[@jesse23chndlr]

slayer - jihad

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

The guitar solo was by the 'other' guitarist from Children Of Bodom, Roope Latvala.

[@moai834]

Vikings are very impressive. BUT! Do *Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize*

[@spiral2012]

Niki Ursol been a significant lack of prog lately. Beginning to give up hope for this channel. Way too much death and black metal.

[@EVILTHRILLS]

Check out the show Vikings, on par with Game of Thrones and a great semi-realistic history lesson on the ancient Nordic people. Gotta make a few requests... Red Fang- Blood Like Cream (Underground), Gorgorath- Carving A Giant (Black Fire), Ozzy Osbourne- Mr. Crowley (Main Stage) Great show guys, take care.

[@Hairmetalfan1990]

Bathory - Through Blood By Thunder

[@grindmaster7433]

Yeah, so they know Dave Mustaine is not the only one with a less than perfect voice :-)

[@keillgray3176]

So glad you guys checked out this band! you have officially reacted to 2/3 of my top favorite bands. If you like you can make it 3/3 by checking out Ensiferum ;) would recommend Tale of Revenge by them. They are also a folklore metal band like ammon amarth end eluivitei

[@TheAndroidID]

EPICA CONSIGN TO OBLIVION LIVE A0 THE ZENITH

[@benbaer3525]

X1000

[@Mithrandir-Apkallu]

Amon Amarth means "Mount Doom" in Sindarin (one of the Elvish languages of Tolkien's world). You were right that this song/band is more related to Tolkien than Narnia. Tolkien was a professor of Old Norse at Oxford and reinterpreted passages of Norse mythology (as well as Greek, Finnish, and Christian influences) for some of his general plot. See for example the Völsunga saga and the Nibelungenlied, among others.

[@Omega-fb9ji]

The time has come!!! Nightwish - The Poet and the Pendulum.

[@davidmeyers1403]

I agree

[@Omega-fb9ji]

David Meyers Vin And Sorri, do you agree?

[@davidmeyers1403]

well do ya Vin well do ya Sorri?

[@fdsannie]

I agree!

[@khellendross3573]

Given they seem interested in this material I would start with the fathers of the genre, Therion. They did an entire album called Secret of the Runes which is about Norse mythology and their fingerprint is what paved the way for Nightwish.

[@Reav4n]

Amon Amarth is another name for Mount Doom from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, though they do not have any songs about Lord of the Rings. This song is about the final battle, Ragnarök which also means the rebirth of the world with new gods and new people. North mythology is a very interesting one, a good starting point is Neil Gaiman's North Mythology, it's a really cool, easy to read book on the subject. It's not a concept album,. its a concept band. their themes include noth mythology, history and themes from the sagas. They got some very good songs, my favorites are: No Fear for the Setting Sun, Cry of the Black Birds, Embrace of the Endless Ocean, Shape Shifter, Raise Your Horns (it is just so catchy).

[@blairmitchell7419]

Behemoth

[@tstampedspear]

so the multiple names is called heiti or kennings. Its a way of saying the name of someone without using their actual name. Thor also is called Hlorride among many other names. Heiti is almost like a description like Thunderforger or Red Beard.

[@vexari01]

Animals As Leaders - Ectogenesis!!!

[@Barlowe]

Some have already mentioned this, the song in about Thor's battle with Jormundgar (yor-mund-gar, also called the Midgard serpent, or world serpent, so called because it stretched around the world) in which he and the serpent kill each other. One of many battles of Ragnarok, the end of the current world and a rebirth of a new world, a paradise, which in turn falls again and so on in a great cycle. Jormundgar and Fenris are two of the children of Loki the trickster by the giant woman, Angrboda. Odin's horse Slepnir is another of Loki's children.

[@anvilofcrom1]

Odin> Thor> Jesus!

[@thomasackerly7732]

anvilofcrom1 Who is this Jesus Person and GOD STUFF

[@mikeroberson123]

Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the Gods Also, Amon Amarth makes some epic music videos. I'd recommend in the future watching those instead of what you did - especially if there was no lyric video.

[@normantompkins5152]

Manowar-house of death

[@bigzcuz]

Reign of darkness- Thy art is murder (music video) Land of snow and sorrow- Wintersun Carbon phrases- Alkaloid Crushed- Parkway Drive Dawn Of Ages- Unleash The Archers I'm gonna spam this on every video

[@021Sweden]

this song is so fucking awesome !!!! i have all the amon amarth albums i grew up listening to them and im talking about back in the 90s before the internet happen and everybody knew who amon amarth was

[@abbardorengsxr]

Hey, one of the first ones to arrive, finally! Love you both. Love your analysis of every song. Please do Devilment, Full Dark, No Stars.. Most people dont even know that beautiful song. Its the second band of Dani Filth, Cof Lead Singer. Dark, beautiful and melodic. I'm pretty sure Sori will actually like it.

[@kbowden111]

Another great song by Amon Amarth is Guardians of Asgaard. This band is classified as viking metal. They have numerous songs related to the Thor mythology including Deceiver of Gods (being about loki, title track on the album), Guardians of Asgaard in the music video seems to show the tail of Thor gaining his hammer, an album dedicated to Oden called With Oden on Our Side, the song you reviewed is the title track off the album dedicated to Thor.

[@kylemartin7583]

Its called Twilight of the Thunder God because Thor does not survive the battle with Jormangadr at Ragnarok. He kills the serpent, but dies from its venom shortly after. A good song to follow this is As Loke Falls, which is also about the events of Ragnarok.

[@chopps75]

If you want a really epic Amon Amarth song, Warriors of the North. Also, Amon Amarth is from the lord of the rings, it is "sindarin" (one of the languages Tolkien wrote) for Mount Doom.

[@nilscouturier7981]

Amon Amarth is a reference to Tolkien's work. It's an alternative name for Mount Doom (Mount Fate in this case), the volcano wich lays near the plateau of Gorgoroth (another Metal band by the way) into the land of Mordor

[@tobbegav6223]

I love the Norse mytologi as a swede i think it is awsome. Its the story about Vingtor(tor) and how he will slay jörmungandir(woldserpent) and when Thor kills the ”snake” he gets bitten by him and dies from poison. When Thor dies ragnarök begins!

[@nicholascoggins56]

I love how much Vin is into this song

[@thordiesel6.7]

YOU GUYS NEED TO GET AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHAN HEGG!!!!!! He's the lyracist and vocalist of Amon Amarth, and he's such a great guy! :D He's a nice dude and has all the info on Norse mythology that you could think of.

[@markjohnston3790]

The singer Johan has been in a couple of Historic Viking documentarys small parts, and he's had a small part or walk on in the Show Vikings!

[@lemmysvårta]

Entombed - Chief Rebel Angel At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul Dark Tranquillity - Monochromatic Stains If you want to check out more Swedish metal.

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

It's the Twilight because Jormungandr and Thor kill each other. Thor strikes a killing blow but the World Snake bites and poisons Thor, killing him, before Jormungandr dies.

[@rhys5275]

Great review of a great song! And I'm glad you mentioned Lord of the Rings in the video, 'cause Amon Amarth is an elvish word (Sindarin, to be precise) for Mt. Doom in LotR lore. Keep up the good work \m/

[@metaldragmire8539]

Jord is the name of Thor’s mother. Also I’d like to mention that Jormungandr, the giant serpent of Midgard, Fenris, the giant wolf, and Hella, the Goddess of Death are all children of Loki.

[@Gemmavanderlinden]

Amon Amarth took their name from Tolkien, it's the Sindarin Elvish name for Mount Doom. They only decided to start making music about Norse mythology after they'd already been playing as Amon Amarth for a few years.

[@aranox]

If you want a longer epic one check out "Amon Amarth - ...and soon the world will cease to be" His growling even sounds kinda sad and emotional on this one

[@jasonparra9416]

Been waiting for you guys to do this one! Amon Amarth is one of my favorite bands in the death metal genre. You guys should check out first kill or At Dawn's First Light which also has a really cool video for it!

[@Raijin-RyuX24]

As some other have stated this is a story of Ragnarok. Fenris is a giant sized wolf. Jormungandr is a giant world serpent. His body is wrapped around the world. Hlödyn is another name for Jord, Thor’s mother. Odin however is married to the goddess Frigg. Vingtor is another name for Thor. Like saying battle Thor. Mjölnir is Thor’s hammer. You can read about all of this in the Prose and Poetic Edda’s. We get the days of the week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from Norse mythology. Wednesday is “day of Odin”. Thursday is Thor’s Day and Friday is the day of Frigg.

[@corpazilum5352]

And Tuesday, Tyr's Day.