Versus the World

Versus the World
Studio album by Amon Amarth
Released	November 18, 2002 (see release history)
Recorded	August 2002 (Berno Studio)
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	47:49 74:38 (bonus CD)
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Berno Paulsson Amon Amarth
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Amon Amarth chronology
The Crusher (2001) Versus the World (2002) 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:-

Track listing

1. "Death in Fire" – 4:54
2. "For the Stabwounds in Our Backs" – 4:56
3. "Where Silent Gods Stand Guard" – 5:46
4. "Versus the World" – 5:22
5. "Across the Rainbow Bridge" – 4:51
6. "Down the Slopes of Death" – 4:09
7. "Thousand Years of Oppression" – 5:42
8. "Bloodshed" – 5:13
9. "...And Soon the World Will Cease to Be" – 6:57

Bonus Disc (Viking Edition)

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

Release history

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