Surtur Rising

Surtur Rising
Studio album by
Released29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
StudioFascination Street Studio, Örebro, Sweden
GenreMelodic death metal
Length48:40
LabelMetal Blade, Sony Music
ProducerJens Bogren
Amon Amarth chronology
Twilight of the Thunder God
(2008)
Surtur Rising
(2011)
Deceiver of the Gods
(2013)

Surtur Rising is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It is named after the mythical giant, Surtr. The album was released on 29 March 2011. The album debuted at number 34 on the American Billboard 200 chart as well as number 19 on the Canadian album charts.[1]

On 27 June 2011, the band released a music video, with footage taken during a live performance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and directed by David Brodsky, for the third track on the album, "Destroyer of the Universe".[2]

  1. ^ Surtur Rising - Amon Amarth billboard.com. Retrieved on 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ "New Video: Amon Amarth: Destroyer of the Universe". Metal Call Out. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.