Sweden's AMON AMARTH have lined up a string of dates in Australia/New Zealand in January, 2008. Scheduled dates currently include:

January

4 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowler's Live (All Ages)
5 - Perth, Australia - Amplifier Bar
6 - Sydney, Australia - The Enmore Theatre (All Ages)
8 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard The Venue
9 - Melbourne, Australia – Wednesday (Under 18s)
11 - Auckland, New Zealand - The King's Arms
12 - Brisbane, Australia - The Arena

As previously reported, Amon Amarth have confirmed a signing session at the Media Markt in Pratteln, Switzerland on Saturday, October 13th from 2pm - 3pm.

After completing a hugely successful run on 2007’s Sounds of the Underground tour and a monstrous performance at the Summer Breeze Festival, complete with a full Viking ship onstage, Amon Amarth is preparing for their final trek across the US before heading back home to Sweden to start work on their next album which will be out in 2008.

Says the band: "Finally, after many successful supporting tours, we are going to North America to headline our own tour. We are really looking forward to the tour, and to be able to play a full set for the first time in North America."

Amon Amarth, DECAPITATED, HIMSA, and SONIC SYNDICATE live dates are as follows:

November

19 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
20 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse Music Venue
21 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
23 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
24 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
25 - Houston, TX - Meridian
26 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
27 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
28 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
29 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
130 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx

December

1 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
2 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
3 - New York, NY - The Fillmore
5 - Montréal, QC - Medley
6 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
7 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
9 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
11 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theater
14 - Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Centre
15 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
16 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon