Amon Amarth have set North American and international release dates for their new studio album, Deceiver of the Gods, which features a guest appearance from Candlemass' Messiah Marcolin. The new album is set to be released on June 25th in North America, on June 21st/24th in Europe and on June 26th in Japan.
The album was recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Opeth, Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage).
Comments vocalist Johan Hegg: "We feel very excited about this new album, and personally I feel that Deceiver of the Gods is the strongest album we've ever done. By far! I'm confident that all our fans will enjoy this punch-in-the-face-of-a-record!"
Messiah Marcolin was a special guest on the album, he provided guest vocals for track, "Hel."
Amon Amarth will be appearing at a number of European festival and have also signed on to be the mainstage opener for this year's Mayhem Fest which kicks off June 29 in San Bernardino.
Summer 2013 European Festival Tour:
06/01/2013 Forta Rock Festival - Nijmegen, NL
06/06/2013 Sweden Rock Festival - Solvesborg, SE
06/07/2013 Rock Am Ring - Nurburgring, DE
06/08/2013 Sonisphere - Sonisphere, FR
06/09/2013 Rock Im Park - Nurenberg, DE
06/11/2013 MeetFactory - Prauge, CZ
06/12/2013 Eter Club - Wroclaw, PL
06/14/2013 Copenhell - Copenhagen, DK
06/15/2013 Noval Rock - Nickelsdorf, AT
06/16/2013 Download Festival - Donington, UK
06/21/2013 Nummirock - Nummijarvi, FI
Mayhem Fest 2013
06/29/2013 San Manuel Amphitheater - San Bernardino, CA
06/30/2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
07/02/2013 Idaho Center Amphitheatre - Nampa, ID
07/03/2013 White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
07/05/2013 Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
07/06/2013 Isleta Amphitheatre - Albuquerque, NM
07/07/2013 Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre - Englewood, CO
07/09/2013 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI w/ Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
07/10/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
07/12/2013 First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
07/13/2013 Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA
07/14/2013 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY
07/16/2013 Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
07/17/2013 Bangor Waterfront - Bangor, ME
07/19/2013 Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
07/20/2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
07/21/2013 The Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT
07/23/2013 PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
07/24/2013 Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
07/26/2013 Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, IN
07/27/2013 First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
07/28/2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
07/29/2013 Expo Five - Louisville, KY w/ Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
07/30/2013 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
07/31/2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL
08/02/2013 Austin 360 Ampitheatre - Austin, TX
08/03/2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX
08/04/2013 Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, TX
08/05/2013 Cricket Wireless Ampitheater - Kansas City, MO w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head & Children Of Bodom
08/07/2013 Pop's - Sauget, IL w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
08/08/2013 Marathon Music Works - Nashville, TN w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
08/09/2013 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
08/11/2013 Heavy MTL Festival - Montreal, QC
Deceiver of the Gods Track Listing:
01. Deceiver of the Gods
02. As Loke Falls
03. Father of the Wolf
04. Shape Shifter
05. Under Siege
06. Blood Eagle
07. We Shall Destroy
08. Hel
09. Coming of the Tide
10. Warriors of the North