Amon Amarth

Eight Legs of Thunder

Metal News: Amon Amarth Premiere New Single & Music Video 'Eight Legs Of Thunder' From Upcoming New Album 'The Allfather Awakens'

Melodic death metal heroes Amon Amarth have just released the latest single off their forthcoming record, The Allfather Awakens.

Amon Amarth have unveiled a galloping new anthem to plug their forthcoming The Allfather Awakens, and it’s a shout-out to Odin’s horse. A dust-kicking rumble about riding your favorite steed, the song is called “Eight Legs of Thunder.” The new single follows their recent Viking-metal horn-raiser “Gjallarhorn,” as well as gruffly-sung acoustic outing “Upphaf.” Like many Amon songs, the narrative is steeped in Norse Mythology, this time honoring Sleipnir, the Allfather’s trusted eight-legged speed-breaker. The song fittingly takes on a metallic gallop as vocalist Johan Hegg growls out lines about strapping oneself to “an unstoppable force” and diving headway into various glorious battles. The video crosses Norse legend with a western aesthetic. Amon play a band of ranchers retelling myths while drinking moonshine in the horse stables. Somehow, they meet up with some hazmat suited juice dealers, and the group shoot their horse up with a lime green serum ahead of a race. “With ‘Eight Legs of Thunder’, together with the band, we wanted to break the traditional metal music video mold once again. We fused the raw, dusty vibe of a modern western with the epic, dark mythology of Oden’s eight-legged steed,” director Dariusz Szermanowicz explains in a statement. “It’s a high-octane, cinematic ride packed with cowboy tension, raw action, and a touch of dark humor. We didn’t just want to make a music video—we wanted to deliver a visual knockout.” You can peep the video up above. As previously reported, The Allfather Awakens will be released October 2nd via Metal Blade. Amon Amarth take off on a European tour with Orbit Culture a few days later. The date info is here.