The Allfather Awakens | Oden's Hunt Green Marble Vinyl

Amon Amarth (The Allfather Awakens) Oden's Hunt Green Marble Vinyl

On The Allfather Awakens, Amon Amarth created a definitive 10-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the lineup’s spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching aural power. The opening track of The Allfather Awakens, the epic tale of “Gjallarhorn,” is followed by the heroic battlefield tale “Eight Legs of Thunder,” while “Upphaf,” a translated stanza from the prophetic poem Völuspá, marks the band’s first-ever acoustic offering.
The iconic Swedish melodic death metallers took a new songwriting approach for The Allfather Awakens, the band’s 13th album since 1998’s Once Sent from the Golden Hall. The Allfather Awakens came to life across two recording sessions, months apart, at producer Jacob Hansen’s studio in Denmark. Amon Amarth began writing songs while touring, rather than waiting until they were off the road. The first session was Spring 2025; the final recording was completed in March 2026.
The writing and recording process allowed the musicians to intensely focus on each track, resulting in an album where each song was treated as a single. “We worked on one song at a time and made each song as good as possible,” says guitarist Olavi Mikkonen. “Then we recorded one song at a time until each track was totally finished--drums, guitars, and vocals. Only then did we start on the next one.”

Track Listing:

Side A

1. Gjallarhorn
2. Eight Legs of Thunder
3. Kvasir’s Blood
4. We Rule the Waves
5. Upphaf

Side B

1. Die With a War Cry
2. Raven God
3. The Allfather Awakes
4. Oden’s Hunt
5. Ascending Like an Eagle