Amon Amarth Unveil First-Ever Acoustic Song “Upphaf”: Stream
The acoustic track retains all the heft and power of their classic material now in a more traditional arrangement. Amon Amarth Unveil First-Ever Acoustic Song “Upphaf”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Viking metallers Amon Amarth have unveiled “Upphaf,” their first-ever acoustic song. The single is a stand-alone release while the band continues working on its next studio album.
“Upphaf” thankfully doesn’t see the band lightening their sound despite the transition to acoustic instruments. The addition of war drums and a Viking choir keep the atmosphere rich while the hard strums of the guitar and retained death metal vocals, themselves similar to real Viking-era folk vocalization, keeps a sense of barbaric toughness to the sound. The result is a song that is more a departure on paper than in practice, fitting perfectly with their established body of work.
Amon Amarth previously released another standalone single “We Rule the Waves” last year, a practice the band has been leaning into heavily since 2020.
The Swedish metallers are preparing for a tour of the UK and Eeurope for fall 2026. The outing kicks off October 9th in Manchester, England, passing through Paris, Vienna, and Milan, before ending in Lisbon on November 15th. Get tickets here.
Watch the music video for “Upphaf,” and see Amon Amarth’s upcoming tour dates, below.
Amon Amarth Tour Dates: 10/09, Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo 10/10, London, UK @ Eventim Apollo 10/11, Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall 10/13, Paris, FR @ Zenith 10/14, Esch sur Alzette, LU @ Rockhal 10/16, Stuttgart, DE @ Schleyer-Halle 10/17, Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle 10/18, Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Hall 10/20, Den Bosch, NL @ Mainstage 10/21, Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle 10/23, Gothenburg, SE @ Scandinavium 10/24, Stockholm, SE @ Hovet 10/26, Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall 10/27, Tallin, EE @ Unibet Arena 10/29, Gliwice, PL @ PreZero Arena Gliwice 10/30, Leipzig, DE @ Quarterback Immobilien Arena 10/31, Oberhausen, DE @ Rudolf Weber Arena 11/02, Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra 11/03, Vienna, AT @ Gasometer 11/04, Bamberg, DE @ Brose Arena 11/06, Prague, CZ @ O2 Universum 11/07, Berlin, DE @ Velodrom 11/08, Munich, DE @ Zenith 11/10, Milan, IT @ Alcatraz 11/11, Zurich, CH @ The Hall 11/13, Barcelona, ES @ Sant Jordi Club 11/14, Madrid, ES @ Vistalegre 11/15, Lisbon, PT @ Sala Tejo
