AMON AMARTH Surtur Rising (LTD ED) CD/DVD (2011)

Amon Amarth spent the 2000s becoming one of the most consistent bands in melodic death metal, and Surtur Rising, their 2011 full-length, is the album where they fully committed to the Viking mythology concept without apology or irony. It's big, it's relentless, and it sounds exactly like what it is: nine Swedes dragging a longship through a blizzard.

This limited edition release pairs the album on CD with a DVD, making it the kind of thing worth tracking down if you missed it the first time. Surtur Rising sits comfortably alongside Twilight of the Thunder God and With Oden on Our Side in the band's stronger run, and it produced some of their most enduring live staples. The DVD content adds the kind of behind-the-scenes depth that reminds you these are people who have given their entire careers to this.

Limited Edition CD/DVD, 2011. Melodic death metal, Sweden. Fans of: At the Gates, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Wintersun, Enslaved, Carcass.