Amon Amarth "Once Sent From The Golden Hall (Germany, Metal Blade Records, 3984-14133-2)"

Once Sent from the Golden Hall is the debut studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, released by Metal Blade Records and Sony Music on 10 February 1998. The album was originally limited and only 1000 copies were sold on CD and LP versions. Later the album was re-released by Metal Blade in 2005 on Picture LP with 500 hand-counted copies. A deluxe edition was released in 2009 that featured the album remastered by Jens Bogren, and a bonus CD of the original album played live in its entirety in Bochum, Germany. Martin Lopez left the band soon after the release of this album to join Swedish band Opeth, making this the only album with him on drums. Likewise, it is also the only album to feature guitarist Anders Hansson.

The artwork for the 2009 remastered edition features four swords (like the ones used to form the 'A A' on the inside flap) bordering the original image. The band's logo sits half an inch above the swords in flaming letters using the band's signature font, below the four swords is the album title. All artwork was created by Peter Kinmark.

Track listing

1. "Ride for Vengeance" Johan Hegg Olavi Mikkonen 4:30
2. "The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves" Hegg Mikkonen 4:35
3. "Without Fear" Hegg Mikkonen/Anders Hansson   4:50
4. "Victorious March"    Hegg/Mikkonen  7:58
5. "Friends of the Suncross" Hegg Mikkonen 4:43
6. "Abandoned" Hegg Mikkonen 6:02
7. "Amon Amarth"   Hegg/Ted Lundström/Mikkonen 8:08
8. "Once Sent from the Golden Hall" Hegg Mikkonen 4:11

Total length: 44:57

Trivia:

- The sound clip in track 7 is taken from Braveheart (1995).

Recording information:

Recorded at The Abyss Studio, Pärlby, Sweden, Autumn 1997.

Produced by Amon Amarth.

Engineered by Peter Tägtgren

Cover by Peter Kinmark