Amon Amarth Won't Be Changing Their Tune

(TeamRock Radio) Johan Hegg says Amon Amarth will never stop writing about Vikings. While the vocalist admits that the band's chosen subject might seem "weird" to other people, he says that he finds its culture and history fascinating.

When asked whether they would ever stop writing about Vikings, he tells Banger TV: "Whenever I get the question, I say, 'It's not like anyone asks Satyricon if they're gonna stop writing about devils and demons, or, ask Cannibal Corpse whether they'd stop writing songs about blood, guts and gore.'

"I think it's because Vikings are such a weird topic for people. They're not familiar with it. They're kind of like, 'How much can there be?'" Hegg continues: "There are so many aspects of Viking culture that are really fascinating. Just the fact that they actually travelled to North America 400 years before Christopher Columbus ever did - that's a big thing.

"We haven't even touched that aspect of it yet, which is one idea that I have - maybe in the future we'll do something about Leif Erikson." Read more and watch the full interview here.

Amon Amarth Music, DVDs, Books and more Amon Amarth T-shirts and Posters More Amon Amarth News Share this article Related Stories Amon Amarth Announce Metal Crushes All Tour 2024 Amon Amarth Deliver 'Heidrun' Video and 4-Track Digital Single Amon Amarth Mark Great Heathen Army Arrival With New Video Amon Amarth Announce The Great Heathen Tour Amon Amarth Unleash The Great Heathen Army Video