Versus the World (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Versus the World
Type = studio
Artist = Amon Amarth

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Released = November 18, 2002 (Europe), mid January, 2003 (North America)
Recorded = 2002 Berno Studio
Genre = Melodic death metal
Length = 47:49
74:38 (bonus CD)
Label = Metal Blade
Producer = Berno and Amon Amarth
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:63520rnal489 link]
* The Metal Observer rating-10|9.0 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=1500 link]
Last album = "The Crusher"
(2001)
This album = "Versus the World"
(2002)
Next album = "Fate of Norns"
(2004)

"Versus the World" is the fourth full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, released on November 18, 2002 by Metal Blade Records. It was also released with a bonus disc featuring the Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds EP as well as their two demos; "Thor Arise", "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" (the first being unreleased before) and a German version of "Victorious March" entitled "Siegreicher Marsch" which was on "Once Sent from the Golden Hall". The song "Death in Fire" was made into a music video. "Versus the World" was the first Amon Amarth album to showcase a more midpaced and heavy sound, unlike their earlier faster works.

When asked to comment on the album, Johan Hegg the vocalist remarked:- cquotetxt|This is the darkest, heaviest and most melancholic album we've ever done and the atmosphere can be felt through the whole album. I would say it's the most even album we've done so far and that the concept can be recognized in every song.| [http://www.themetalweb.com/amonamarthinterview.html Johan Hegg interview with The Metal Web] |color=gray|size=360%

Track listing

# "Death in Fire" – 4:54
# "For the Stabwounds in Our Backs" – 4:56
# "Where Silent Gods Stand Guard" – 5:46
# "Versus the World" – 5:22
# "Across the Rainbow Bridge" – 4:51
# "Down the Slopes of Death" – 4:08
# "Thousand Years of Oppression" – 5:42
# "Bloodshed" – 5:13
# "...And Soon the World Will Cease to Be" – 6:57

Bonus Disc (Viking Edition)

# "Siegreicher Marsch" (the song is sung in German and is translated as "Victorious March") − 7:54 (Recorded during the "Versus the World" sessions)
# "Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds" − 3:53 (remastered)
# "The Arrival of the Fimbul Winter" − 4:26 (second demo)
# "Burning Creation" − 4:59
# "The Mighty Doors of the Speargod's Hall" − 5:43
# "Under the Greyclouded Winter Sky" − 5:36
# "Burning Creation (demo)" − 4:49
# "Arrival of the Fimbul Winter (demo)" − 4:38
# "Without Fear (demo)" − 4:42
# "Risen from the Sea" − 5:43
# "Atrocious Humanity" − 5:54
# "Army of Darkness" − 5:27
# "Thor Arise" − 6:31 ("first demo")
# "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover) − 4:22

Personnel

Band members

* Fredrik Andersson - drums
* Olavi Mikkonen - guitars
* Johan Hegg - death vocals
* Johan Söderberg - guitars
* Ted Lundström - bass

Other

* Engineered and mixed by Peter Tägtgren.
* Remastered by Henrik Larsson in September 2002.
* Cover by Tom Thiel and Thomas Everhard