If you go down to the shore and put your ear close to the sand, you can hear the chanting of vikings and the coming of a huge wooden ship in the distance. Now, you can't always hear these noises. They only appear in years that Amon Amarth is coming out with a new record… and wouldn't you know it? I just got back from the beach (in the snow) and I hear it! New Amon Amarth is coming!
In all seriousness, bassist Ted Lundström said in an interview (below) the group is hoping to have a new record out sometime next year. He said while no songs are complete, they are getting there:
"Yeah, we just started very recently. We have some ideas for songs and lyrics, but we haven't really sat down to put it together yet. But after this tour, that will be our main focus, just to work on the album 24/7. So hopefully we can record it after the summer. That's the plan. But we don't have any finished songs yet … I would hope that we can release it early next year. But it depends on so many factors: record label and release schedule and touring and studio time and all that. But hopefully early next year [we can get it out]. That would be our plan."
But we need maximum scenic pillaging now! Damn.
