Berserker | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 May 2019 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 56:45 | |||
Label | Metal Blade, Sony Music | |||
Producer | Jay Ruston[1] | |||
Amon Amarth chronology | ||||
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Singles from Berserker | ||||
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Berserker is the eleventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released on 3 May 2019 through Metal Blade Records and Sony Music.[2] The album was produced by Jay Ruston and marks the first album by the band to feature drummer Jocke Wallgren, who joined the band in 2016.
Exclaim! rated the album 8/10, describing the band's "sound that emphasized strong, triumphant riffage and bombastic songwriting" and stated that the album "features some of their strongest material" since Twilight of the Thunder God.[3] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fafner's Gold" | 5:00 |
2. | "Crack the Sky" | 3:49 |
3. | "Mjölner, Hammer of Thor" | 4:42 |
4. | "Shield Wall" | 3:46 |
5. | "Valkyria" | 4:43 |
6. | "Raven's Flight" | 5:20 |
7. | "Ironside" | 4:30 |
8. | "The Berserker at Stamford Bridge" | 5:13 |
9. | "When Once Again We Can Set Our Sails" | 4:24 |
10. | "Skoll and Hati" | 4:27 |
11. | "Wings of Eagles" | 4:03 |
12. | "Into the Dark" | 6:48 |
Total length: | 56:45 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 19 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 48 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 19 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] | 67 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 57 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 4 |
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 50 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 1 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] | 12 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] | 33 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] | 27 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[18] | 16 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 9 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] | 20 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 5 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 1 |
UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 25 |
US Billboard 200[24] | 47 |