The Great Heathen Army

This article is about the 2022 Amon Amarth album. For the military organization, see Great Heathen Army.

The Great Heathen Army
Studio album by Amon Amarth
Released	5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)
Studio	Backstage Productions, Derbyshire, England.
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	42:59
Label	Metal Blade, Sony Music
Producer	Andy Sneap
Amon Amarth chronology
Berserker (2019) The Great Heathen Army (2022)
Singles from The Great Heathen Army
"Get in the Ring" Released: 2 June 2022

The Great Heathen Army is the twelfth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released on 5 August 2022, through Metal Blade Records and Sony Music.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AngryMetalGuy	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
Metal Injection	8/10[5]
Metal Storm	5.5/10[6]
Sonic Perspectives	9/10[7]
Sputnikmusic	[8]

Dan Slessor of Kerrang! described the album as "a step back towards their melodic death metal origins, and it is definitely to their betterment, delivering perhaps the strongest collection since 2008's Twilight of the Thunder God".[4]

Blabbermouth.net portrayed the album as "Both an unapologetic, festival-ready dose of new, gleaming, Viking-populated anthems, and one of the darkest and most brutal albums they have yet made".[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Amon Amarth, except additional lyrics on "Saxons and Vikings" by Biff Byford.

The Great Heathen Army track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get in the Ring"	4:24
2.	"The Great Heathen Army"	4:04
3.	"Heidrun"	4:42
4.	"Oden Owns You All"	4:17
5.	"Find a Way or Make One"	4:30
6.	"Dawn of Norsemen"	5:32
7.	"Saxons and Vikings" (featuring Saxon)	4:55
8.	"Skagul Rides with Me"	4:34
9.	"The Serpent's Trail"	6:01
Total length:		42:59

Personnel

Amon Amarth

• Johan Hegg − vocals
• Olavi Mikkonen − lead guitar
• Johan Söderberg − rhythm guitar
• Ted Lundström − bass
• Jocke Wallgren − drums

Other personnel

• Biff Byford − vocals (track 7)
• Paul Quinn - guitars (track 7)
• Doug Scarratt - guitars (track 7)
• Andy Sneap − production, mixing, mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Great Heathen Army Chart (2022) Peak position Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[9] 17 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 56 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 32 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 79 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17] 43 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 20 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 17 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 77 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 95 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 4 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[24] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Great Heathen Army Chart (2022) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 86

References

1. Alves, Fernando (7 July 2022). "Amon Amarth's The Great Heathen Army". Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. Druhm, Steel (5 August 2022). "Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army Review". AngryMetalGuy. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
3. Lawson, Dom (2 August 2022). "Review: Amon Amarth –The Great Heathen Army". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
4. Slessor, Dan (2 August 2022). "Album review: Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army". Kerrang!. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
5. Bowar, Chad (1 August 2022). "Album Review: AMON AMARTH The Great Heathen Army". Metal Injection. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
6. "Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army review". Metal Storm. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. Smith, Johnathan (4 August 2022). "Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army (album review)". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. Garland, Robert (6 August 2022). "Amon Amarth The Great Heathen Army". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
9. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 August 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1693. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 August 2022. p. 11.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
11. "Ultratop.be – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
12. "Ultratop.be – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
14. "Amon Amarth: The Great Heathen Army" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
15. "Top Albums (Week 32, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
17. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
18. "Veckolista Album, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
20. "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
24. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
25. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.