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Amon Amarth
> Versus the World
> 2002, 2CD, Metal Blade Records (Limited edition, Digipak)
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Versus the World
Amon Amarth
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- November 18th, 2002
- Catalog ID:
- 3984-14410-0
- Version desc.:
- Limited edition, Digipak
- Label:
- Metal Blade Records
- Format:
- 2CD
- Reviews:
- 19 reviews (avg. 82%)
| Disc 1 | |||
| 1. | Death in Fire | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | For the Stabwounds in Our Backs | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Where Silent Gods Stand Guard | 05:47 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Vs the World | 05:22 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Across the Rainbow Bridge | 04:51 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Down the Slopes of Death | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Thousand Years of Oppression | 05:41 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Bloodshed | 05:14 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | ...and Soon the World Will Cease to Be | 06:57 | Show lyrics |
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| 47:50 | |||
| Disc 2 | |||
| 1. | Siegreicher Marsch (Victorious March) | 07:55 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds | 03:50 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Burning Creation | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | The Mighty Doors of the Speargod's Hall | 05:43 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Under the Greyclouded Winter Sky | 05:36 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Burning Creation | 04:49 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Arrival of the Fimbul Winter | 04:27 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Without Fear | 04:42 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Risen from the Sea | 05:44 | |
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| 11. | Atrocious Humanity | 05:55 | |
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| 12. | Army of Darkness | 05:27 | |
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| 13. | Thor Arise | 06:31 | |
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| 14. | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath cover) | 04:22 | Show lyrics |
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| 01:14:38 | |||
| Original line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Johan Hegg | Vocals |
| Olavi Mikkonen | Guitars |
| Ted Lundström | Bass |
| Fredrik Andersson | Drums |
| Johan Söderberg | Guitars |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Tom Thiel | Artwork |
| Alex Kuehr | Photography |
| Henrik Larsson | Mastering, Mixing |
| Peter Tägtgren | Engineering, Mixing |
| Claudia Vaihinger | Photography |
| Thomas Ewerhard | Artwork |
| Berno Paulsson | Producer, Engineering |
| Additional line-up | |
| Band members | |
| Niko Kaukinen | Drums (bonus disc, tracks 2 to 14) |
| Anders Hansson | Guitars (bonus disc, tracks 2 to 14) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Henrik Larsson | Remastering (tracks 2-6, disc 2) |
| Original line-up | |
| Johan Hegg | Vocals |
| Olavi Mikkonen | Guitars |
| Ted Lundström | Bass |
| Fredrik Andersson | Drums |
| Johan Söderberg | Guitars |
| Additional line-up | |
| Niko Kaukinen | Drums (bonus disc, tracks 2 to 14) |
| Anders Hansson | Guitars (bonus disc, tracks 2 to 14) |
| Original line-up | |
| Tom Thiel | Artwork |
| Alex Kuehr | Photography |
| Henrik Larsson | Mastering, Mixing |
| Peter Tägtgren | Engineering, Mixing |
| Claudia Vaihinger | Photography |
| Thomas Ewerhard | Artwork |
| Berno Paulsson | Producer, Engineering |
| Additional line-up | |
| Henrik Larsson | Remastering (tracks 2-6, disc 2) |
| Honor and tragedy in... | 88% | Annable Courts | December 17th, 2021 | |
| Amon Amarth Verses Mediocrity | 73% | DMhead777 | June 12th, 2020 | |
| More endings than Lord of... | 70% | flightoficarus86 | October 23rd, 2014 | |
| Odes to methodical excess. | 75% | Diamhea | January 31st, 2014 | |
| The best Amon Amarth... | 100% | Pr0nogo | January 13th, 2012 | |
| Interchangeable with the... | 70% | Andromeda_Unchained | November 28th, 2011 | |
| Eternal Glory | 100% | MaDTransilvanian | January 25th, 2010 | |
| Not nearly as ambitious as... | 45% | Empyreal | May 27th, 2009 | |
| Die for Honor, Glory, DEATH... | 85% | ghostofthesun | October 31st, 2008 | |
| Amon Amarth - VS The World | 78% | Solarian_Nocturnus | September 13th, 2007 | |
| Down the slopes of mediocrity | 45% | Bash | March 23rd, 2007 | |
| A Modern Classic? Pretty Much. | 99% | woeoftyrants | March 20th, 2007 | |
| Mount Doom Vs Earth | 84% | hells_unicorn | March 15th, 2007 | |
| Very good, but the speed... | 85% | Purp | September 14th, 2004 | |
| Death In Fire!!! | 82% | Reaper | August 14th, 2004 | |
| For the Viking in all of us | 94% | NightOfTheRealm | June 7th, 2004 | |
| Viking Melodic Death | 96% | KRISIUN69filth | October 16th, 2003 | |
| The wrath of the Norsemen! | 96% | Shred1921 | September 21st, 2003 | |
| Viking Brutality | 99% | Symphony_Of_Terror | March 20th, 2003 |
This pressing is known as the Viking Edition.
CD2:
- Tracks 2-6 taken from the EP "Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds"
- Tracks 7-9 taken from the demo "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter"
- Tracks 10-14 taken from the previously unreleased demo "Thor Arise"
Recording information:
Recorded at Berno Studio in August 2002.
Tracks 2-6 (disc 2) remastered in September 2002.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 039841441000
Label Code: LC 6705