Surtur Rising | ||||
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Released | 29 March 2011 | |||
Studio | Fascination Street Studio, Örebro, Sweden | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 48:40 | |||
Label | Metal Blade, Sony Music | |||
Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
Amon Amarth chronology | ||||
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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]