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The Allfather Awakens

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The Allfather Awakens
Studio album by
Released2 October 2026 (2026-10-02)
RecordedSpring 2025–March 2026
StudiosHansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark
GenreMelodic death metal
Length46:05
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJacob Hansen
Amon Amarth chronology
The Great Heathen Army
(2022)
The Allfather Awakens
(2026)
Singles from The Allfather Awakens
  1. "We Rule the Waves"
    Released: 17 July 2025
  2. "Upphaf"
    Released: 8 July 2026
  3. "Gjallarhorn"
    Released: 22 July 2026
  4. "Eight Legs of Thunder"
    Released: 27 August 2026

The Allfather Awakens is the thirteenth studio album of the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released on 2 October 2026, through Metal Blade Records.

Background

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On 22 July 2026, Amon Amarth announced The Allfather Awakens, scheduled for release on 2 October 2026. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the single Gjallarhorn and its music video.[1][2] The album was recorded at Hansen Studio in Ribe, Denmark, across two sessions that took place between spring 2025 and March 2026.[3]

Critical reception

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Early reviews of The Allfather Awakens were generally positive. Steel Druhm of Angry Metal Guy praised the album's songwriting and considered it an improvement over the band's previous album, The Great Heathen Army.[4]

Writing for MetalTalk, Paul Hutchings praised the album's melodic death metal sound and considered it a strong addition to Amon Amarth's discography, while criticizing the acoustic track Upphaf.[5]

Writing for Metal Planet Music, Rick Eaglestone gave The Allfather Awakens 8 out of 10. He highlighted the album's songwriting variety and noted that its track-by-track construction occasionally makes it feel "more like a collection than a journey". Eaglestone also described it as a more varied release than the band's previous album, The Great Heathen Army.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Amon Amarth.

The Allfather Awakens track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gjallarhorn"5:14
2."Eight Legs of Thunder"4:20
3."Kvasir's Blood"4:26
4."We Rule the Waves"3:51
5."Upphaf"4:32
6."Die with a War Cry"3:29
7."Raven God"4:30
8."The Allfather Awakes"4:36
9."Oden's Hunt"4:23
10."Ascending Like an Eagle"6:44
Total length:46:05

Personnel

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Amon Amarth

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Production

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References

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  1. ↑ Scorpio (2026-07-22). "AMON AMARTH Announces New Album 'The Allfather Awakens,' Shares 'Gjallarhorn' Single". The MetalList. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  2. ↑ Amon Amarth (2026-07-22). Amon Amarth - Gjallarhorn (Official Video). Retrieved 2026-10-01 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Amon Amarth Announce New Album "The Allfather Awakens" Coming October 2 via Metal Blade Records | Metal Blade Records". Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  4. ↑ Druhm, Steel (2026-09-30). "Amon Amarth - The Allfather Awakens Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  5. ↑ Hutchings, Paul (2026-09-30). "Album Review: Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens: Viking Metal Stays Firmly In Its Lane". Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Album Review : Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens". Metal Planet Music. 2026-09-28. Retrieved 2026-10-01.