![]() So naturally they've done it again with Deceiver of the Gods. I said at the start of this review that there's never much doubt that Amon Amarth will deliver. They're also got clean vocals on Hel (from Messiah Marcolin), in contrast to the usual strict growls only approach to their take of melodic death metal. These guys are the very definition of a band who knows they're good at what they do, but every band has to have something to keep a record flowing without re-using the same ideas. And I think that's much needed in an Amon Amarth record. Subtle differences between the two or not, it doesn't change the fact that these little variations offer up a bit of a pace change from Amon Amarth's melodic death metal standards like the opening title track. Especially if to you power metal means high pitched vocals with lots of dragons, elves, and fairies (it always surprises me how many people manage to deny an obvious power metal release for what it is because it doesn't meet this misconception). (Euro) Power metal is melodic, and you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to know what the key feature of melodic death metal is to differentiate it from vanilla death metal, so the two blend so well that unless you're well versed in your power metal to pick up on it, you're not going to notice it. Power-death, I tend to call this sort of music (in reference to the more common power-thrash term). The music itself is pure power metal but topped with Johan Hegg's growled vocals. An example of this would be the song As Loke Falls or the latter stages of Coming of the Tide. Except when you scratch the surface of the music you may notice that Amon Amarth's riffs and melodies tend to cross over into power metal territory. ![]() In all ways that matter the same is true of Deceiver of the Gods. On the one hand, there's never much doubt that a new Amon Amarth release will deliver, but on the other you also know they're not a band for shocking their listeners. It's double-edged sword territory that the band has made their home in though. Amon Amarth may just be the kings of consistency in metal music they've been putting out albums on a regular basis since 1998 and have had the same line up since second album The Avenger (1999), and you know what you're going to get with them. The album features a guest vocal performance from Messiah Marcolin (ex-Candlemass) on the song Hel. Deceiver of the Gods (2013) is the ninth full-length studio album by Swedish melodic death metal act Amon Amarth.
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