Sweden's Amon Amarth have been steadily gathering strength and fans over the years, culminating with the stunning performance of the new album Jomsviking on global sales charts this week:

• Germany: #1
• Austria: #1
• Switzerland: #3
• Canada: #4
• Finland: #4
• Sweden: #5
• USA Current Album Chart: #11
• Australia: #15
• USA Billboard Top 200: #19
• Belgium: #25
• UK: #30
• France: #33
• Netherlands: #35

Jomsviking - the band's first concept record in their storied career - tells a tragic, original tale of conflict and revenge, backed by the Swedes' trademark melodic, anthemic metal, which was produced and mixed once again by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Testament, Accept). To purchase and preview Jomsviking, please visit amonamarth.com, where the record is available in various formats, and the videos for "At Dawn's First Light" and "First Kill" can be viewed.

Tomorrow (April 7th), Amon Amarth will kick off their headlining North American tour with fellow Swedes Entombed A.D. and young USA metal upstarts Exmortus. Tickets are available now at amonamarth.com; see below for all dates.

Amon Amarth tour dates w/ Entombed A.D., Exmortus:

Apr. 7 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues

Apr. 8 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom

Apr. 9 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls

Apr. 10 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater

Apr. 12 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues

Apr. 13 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theater

Apr. 15 - Houston, TX - House of Blues

Apr. 16 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues

Apr. 17 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

Apr. 18 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz

Apr. 20 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

Apr. 21 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore

Apr. 22 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theatre

Apr. 23 - Boston, MA - House of Blues

Apr. 25 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall

Apr. 26 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

Apr. 28 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial

Apr. 29 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis

Apr. 30 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth

May 1 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

May 2 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews

May 4 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant 

May 5 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theatre

May 6 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theater

May 7 - Denver, CO - The Ogden Theater

May 9 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium

May 10 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater

May 12 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick

May 13 - Saskatoon, SK - O'Brian's Event Centre

May 14 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom

May 16 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore

May 17 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market

May 18 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

May 20 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield

May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theater

Amon Amarth line-up:

• Johan Hegg - Vocals
• Ted Lundstrom - Bass
• Johan Soderberg - Guitar
• Olavi Mikkonen - Guitar

Amon Amarth online:

http://www.amonamarth.com

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialAmonAmarth

http://twitter.com/amonamarthband

https://www.instagram.com/amonamarth

https://youtube.com/AmonAmarthOfficial

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