Four, I just haven't voted in this round yet.
AMON AMARTH SURVIVOR 2015: Results -> Twilight Of The Thunder God wins!
- Thread starter Night Prowler
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Unknown One
I see the ghost of navigators.
Yeah I know, but I was just trying to entice others to come vote in this glorious game.
You need more hard sell. Think proactive.
Unknown One
I see the ghost of navigators.
Uh, Amon Amarth will send a horde of Vikings to pillage people's homes if they don't vote in this survivor?
Oh shit, I forgot
No problem, extended for one more day 
MrKnickerbocker
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VOTE BY THE SWORD! RAISE YOUR HAMMER HIGH! OTHER VIKING METAL SHOUTY THINGS!
Eliminated:
Avenger - 4 votes
Metalwrath - 4 votes
Legend Of A Banished Man - 4 votes
The Dragons' Flight Across The Waves - 3 votes
The Crusher joins the game and another extended round it is!
To be honest, the only song from this album I remember is Releasing Surtur's Fire (awesome song)... gotta refresh my memory of it.
MrKnickerbocker
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Ride for Vengeance
Without Fear
Bleed for Ancient Gods
Thor Arise
Risen from the Sea
Without Fear
Bleed for Ancient Gods
Thor Arise
Risen from the Sea
Duuuuude... That's 3 of my 4 four favorites from first 2 albums
MrKnickerbocker
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I'm a relatively new Amon Amarth fan and they are still the only band I listen to that uses 100% harsh vox...so I think you'll find that my tastes differ on what makes a "good" Amon Amarth song. The faster, growlier, poorly yelled stuff with little to no vocal melodies? Not my favorite.
I find the vocals in their earlier music a touch painful. I don't know if it's a production issue or poor technique. Otherwise I'm happy with fast and growly.
MrKnickerbocker
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I think it's both. The production is far more raw, but it sounds like Johan was still perfecting his voice. The first two albums he switches between the growl we all know and love, a higher pitched shriek-style growl that sounds more black metaly, and some sort of hardcore growl-yell thing. It took him a few albums to find his best voice.
This has just reminded me, when they played in Leeds, I remember someone drunkenly shouting: "Sing that one about Vikings and shit!"
MrKnickerbocker
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Johan responded appropriately. Charismatic guy, really good frontman. He kept coming over and posing when I had my camera out. 
I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't perfected his voice at this stage. I'm fine with shrieks and black metal stuff, but some growls just sound like the singer is hurting him/herself. Jonas Renkse from Katatonia is one such example. In their early stuff he sounds like he's bellowing. Sure enough, he damaged his voice and today has to sing in very soft, clean vocals.
I wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't perfected his voice at this stage. I'm fine with shrieks and black metal stuff, but some growls just sound like the singer is hurting him/herself. Jonas Renkse from Katatonia is one such example. In their early stuff he sounds like he's bellowing. Sure enough, he damaged his voice and today has to sing in very soft, clean vocals.
Yeah, that was fucking awful, but thankfully he replaces those parts with normal growls when playing those songs live nowadays.
Without Fear, Risen, Fury, Ginnungagap.
I had trouble choosing from the Crusher songs. They're much of a muchness. None bad, but only one or two stand-out good.
I had trouble choosing from the Crusher songs. They're much of a muchness. None bad, but only one or two stand-out good.
Unknown One
I see the ghost of navigators.
Amon Amarth, Pagan Blood, Thor Arise, Masters of War, Raven Flies, Hammerfest, Ginnungagap, Surtur's Fire
Agreed. Although I'm gonna take a guess that our standout songs are different.
Agreed. Although I'm gonna take a guess that our standout songs are different.