Sweden's AMON AMARTH are currently gearing up to unleash Surtur Rising, the eighth studio offering in their critically revered pantheon of Viking-inspired death metal. Surtur Rising will be released in North America on March 29th via Metal Blade Records.

Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim ("flame land") and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology, the record features 10 tracks of sword-wielding, fist-pumping, hyper climactic battle anthems.

The follow up to 2008's monolithic Twilight Of The Thunder God full-length, was recorded again at Fascination Street Studios Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren and features strikingly brutal cover art by Tom Thiel. Check it out below:

Amon Amarth have unveiled the official album landing page. The new website, dedicated exclusively to Surtur Rising, will include album pre-orders for North America and Europe as well as up-to-the-minute news updates, tour announcements, videos and singles leading up to the record's release.

The page currently features a stream of 'War Of The Gods', the opening track off Surtur Rising. Check it out here.

North American fans will have ten Surtur Rising pre-order options:

Deluxe Box Set

Deluxe Box Set + LP

Deluxe Box Set + LP + Exclusive Shirt

Deluxe Box Set + Exclusive Shirt

CD/DVD

CD/DVD + LP

CD/DVD + LP + Exclusive Shirt

CD/DVD + Exclusive Shirt

LP

LP + Exclusive Shirt

The shirt is a Metal Blade US pre-order exclusive and will be unavailable for purchase after street date.

CD/DVD Digipak includes:

- 10 tracks of brand new music
- Multi-panel digipak
- 28-page full-color booklet
- DVD includes over four hours of live concert footage filmed during the Bloodshed Over Bochum concert series in 2008.

Deluxe CD/DVD Package w/ Surtur Action Figurine Includes:

- Limited collectible Surtur figure (approx 5.5" tall)
- 10 tracks of new music
- 2 Bonus Tracks: Kiss' "War Machine" and Accept's "Balls To The Wall"
- 28-page full-color booklet
- Multi-panel digipak
- DVD includes over four hours of live concert footage filmed during the Bloodshed Over Bochum concert series in 2008.

Picture Disc Includes:

- 2-sided Surtur Rising picture disc
- Die-cut gate-fold sleeve

Surtur Rising tracklisting:

'War Of The Gods'

'Töck's Taunt - Loke's Treachery Part II'

'Destroyer Of The Universe'

'Slaves Of Fear'

'Live Without Regrets'

'The Last Stand Of Frej'

'For Victory Or Death'

'Wrath Of The Norsemen'

'A Beast Am I'

'Doom Over Dead Man'

Amon Amarth recently announced a string of European headlining tour dates, with main support from BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.

Sweden's EVOCATION are now confirmed to appear on select dates. The tour schedule is as follows

May

13 - Oslo, Norway - Betong #
14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tyrol #
15 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgarn * #
17 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega #

18. - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36 #

19 - Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo #
20 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg #
21 - Cologne, Germany - E-werk #
22 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre #
24 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle #
25 - Milan, Italy Limelight #
27 - Dessau, Germany - Metalfest Germany
28 - Mining, Austria - Metalfest Austria
29 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Metalfest Switzerland

# with Evocation

* without Black Dahlia Murder