Catalogue # 3984-14972-2
Produced, mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden.
Arranged by Amon Amarth.
Written by Amon Amarth.
Named in tribute to Surtur leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim flame land and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology.
Available editions for Europe:
• Standard CD
• CD/DVD digibook edition with 28 page booklet
• Gatefold 2 LP with bonus track Balls to the Wall (Accept cover). Released in different colours:
- red/black splatter by EMP
- red/yellow splatter vinyl by
Nuclear Blast
• Special boxset with Surtur Rising figure, contains the CD/DVD edition as above, the Accept cover song and additionally the Kiss cover song War Machine EMP exclusively offers a poster flag together with this box edition
• 2 LP ruby red limited to 300 copies by
Cyclone Empire
• Exclusive Amazon edition featuring LP sized cover and booklet with an A1 sized poster
Available editions for USA:
• Multi panel digipak edition CD/DVD with a 28 page booklet
• Picture disc vinyl with die cut gatefold sleeve
• Box set as the European version
Bonus DVD contains all 4 exclusive Bochum shows in which the band played their first 4 albums in their entirety:
Bloodshed Over Bochum, Germany - Dec. 28 - Dec. 31, 2008
1. Ride for Vengeance
2. The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves
3. Without Fear
4. Victorious March
5. Friends of the Suncross
6. Abandoned
7. Amon Amarth
8. Once Sent from the Golden Hall
9. Bleed for Ancient Gods
10 The Last with Pagan Blood
11. North Sea Storm
12. Avenger
13. God, His Son and Holy Whore
14. Metalwrath
15. Legend of a Banished Man
16. Bastards of a Lying Breed
17. Masters of War
18. The Sound of Eight Hooves
19. Risen from the Sea
20. As Long as the Raven Flies
21. A Fury Divine
22. Annihilation of Hammerfest
23. The Fall Through Ginnungagap
24. Releasing Surtur's Fire
25. Death in Fire
26. For the Stabwounds in Our Backs
27. Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
28. Versus the World
29. Across the Rainbow Bridge
30. Down the Slopes of Death
31. Thousand Years of Oppression
32. Bloodshed
33. And Soon the World Will Cease to Be
The last track Doom Over Dead Man is reported on the back of the album as being (07:32), but actually skipping to the track or ripping it produces a song that's (05:55) as reported here. There's a (01:37) instrumental part hidden in the pregap between tracks 9 and 10 that can only be heard by rewinding/playing straight through.
The pre order for Surtur Rising has the following bonus tracks:
11. Balls to the Wall (Accept cover) (05:22)
12. War Machine (Kiss cover) (03:35)
Japanese version bonus track:
11. War Machine (Kiss cover) (03:35)
iTunes bonus track:
11. Aerials (System of a Down cover) (03:39)
A music
video was made for the song "Destroyer of the Universe".