Wrath of the Norsemen

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Released12 May 2006 (2006-05-12)
Genre Melodic death metal
Length443:46
Label Metal Blade
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Wrath of the Norsemen is a live DVD released by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It features live footage of the band playing their music. It also contains interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The DVD was certified gold by the RIAA.

Contents

Track listing

Disc one

Also included backstage and other footage.

Live in Cologne, Germany – 16 August 2005
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:52
2."An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm"4:36
3."Pursuit of Vikings"5:57
4."Ride for Vengeance"4:55
5."Masters of War"5:16
6."The Last with Pagan Blood"5:38
7."Once Sealed in Blood"5:23
8."Bastards of a Lying Breed"5:41
9."Fate of Norns"6:01
10."1000 Years of Oppression"6:06
11."Versus the World"5:55
12."North Sea Storm"5:29
13."Releasing Surtur's Fire"5:32
14."Annihilation of Hammerfest"5:42
15."Friends of the Suncross"5:02
16."Bloodshed"5:30
17."Amon Amarth"11:54
18."For the Stabwounds in Our Backs"5:32
19."Where Silent Gods Stand Guard"6:53
20."Bleed for Ancient Gods"4:25
21."Victorious March"7:56
22."Death in Fire"7:44
23."The Vikings Are Coming – A look behind the scenes in Cologne"28:15
Total length:02:37:14

Disc two

Live at Summer Breeze festival, Abtsgmünd – 18 August 2005
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:23
2."An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm"4:37
3."Pursuit of Vikings"6:47
4."Releasing Surtur's Fire"6:00
5."Masters of War"5:24
6."Fate of Norns"6:12
7."1000 Years of Oppression"7:42
8."Versus the World"6:18
9."For the Stabwounds in Our Backs"4:57
10."Victorious March"8:00
11."Death in Fire"7:41
Live at the Metal Blade Rrröööaaarrr, Stuttgart, LKA – 2 October 2005
No.TitleLength
1."Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds"7:41
2."Dragons Flight Across the Waves"6:02
3."God His Son and Holy Whore"4:26
4."The Sound of Eight Hooves"5:46
5."Thor Arise"5:03
6."Fall Through Ginnungagap"5:50
7."Burning Creation"5:32
8."And Soon the World Will Cease to Be"6:35
9."Valkyries Ride"5:39
10."Pursuit of Vikings"6:00
11."Beheading of a King"5:38
12."Revenge of the Zombie (Six Feet Under cover)"4:11
13."Death in Fire"5:42
Total length:02:16:35

Disc three

Live at the Wacken Open Air 2004 – 6 August 2004
No.TitleLength
1."Where Silent Gods Stand Guard"5:59
2."The Sound of Eight Hooves"4:56
3."Avenger"7:49
4."Death in Fire"5:40
5."Pursuit of Vikings"4:41
6."Bastards of a Lying Breed"5:53
7."Masters of War"5:45
8."Versus the World"5:26
9."Bleed for Ancient Gods" 
Live in Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik, Germany – record release show for "Fate of Norns" – 5 September 2004
No.TitleLength
1."For the Stabwounds in Our Backs"5:47
2."Versus the World"6:27
3."Masters of War"5:40
4."North Sea Storm"6:13
5."Thousand Years of Oppression"5:57
6."Bloodshed"5:38
7."The Last with Pagan Blood"6:28
8."An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm"5:28
9."Pursuit of Vikings"4:47
10."Fate of Norns"6:27
11."Once Sealed in Blood"6:38
12."Death in Fire"5:01
13."The Sound of Eight Hooves"5:49
14."Bleed for Ancient Gods"6:37
15."Where Silent Gods Stand Guard"6:11
16."Victorious March"8:36
Total length:02:29:57

Credits

Band members

Production

Release dates

RegionDate
Austria, Germany, Switzerland12 May 2006
Rest of Europe15 May 2006
US, Canada29 May 2006

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