A few months back, we teamed up with our bros at Metal Sucks to bring you folks a epic contest that we called the AMON AMARTH Viking Video Contest. We asked you to submit a one minute video of epic proportions to set to any Amon tune. Many entered, but in the end only one could stand victorious, and that one is a young chap named Christian who submitted this awesome video…

Christian will be walking away with the the ultimate Amon Amarth prize package featuring the band’s entire Metal Blade discography and recent DVD set (including their new record Twilight of the Thunder God, out now!)

Pissed that you totally spaced on submitting a video? Well, fear not! We are doing a new video contest. We are asking people to create a video for a brutal KRISIUN track. Click here for all the info.

AMON AMARTH just release their new LP, Twilight of the Thunder God and the term "epic" does not being to do it justice. This album is Viking-metal at its finest. Headbangers Blog recently tracked down vocalist Johan Hegg to talk to him about the energy that powers the new record, guest musicians, Amon Amarth’s eagerness to explore uncharted realms, their fascination with ancient myths and why they were almost booted from a tour with Brutal Truth. Click here to check it out!

Fall's arrival signals the year's busiest season for new music, and if death metal, thrash or metalcore raises your index and pinky, chances are there's something you'll enjoy hitting stores this Tuesday, September 30.

Amon Amarth–Twilight of the Thunder God (Metal Blade)
Sweden's finest death metal vikings hit a peak with 2006's With Oden on Our Side, and the two new songs streaming from their Myspace (plus reported cameos from Apocalyptica and Children of Bodom's Roope Latvala) assure that we may be looking at another winner.

Bleeding Through — Declaration (Trustkill)
Devin Townshend's production on the latest from the Orange County-based crew is sure to turn some heads, possibly taking Bleeding Through closer to Townsend's own innovations and further from the mallcore bands that Bleeding Through shares a bill with on their upcoming winter tour.

In This Moment — The Dream (Century Media)
After a huge push from Headbanger's Ball, Sirius Satellite Radio, and separate opening slots for Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth, In This Moment follow up last year's Beautiful Tragedy could very well make these guys (and girl) ubiquitous. Watch out.

Misery Index – Traitors (Relapse)
If current economic turmoil and the media frenzy over the '08 election doesn't have you fired up yet, then the third album from Relapse's politically-minded Marylanders is sure to do the trick. The whole thing is streaming here, and if you've never checked this band out, now's the time.

Trivium–Shogun (Roadrunner)
Whether you think they're the saviors of modern thrash or watered down metalcore, everyone seems to have an opinion on Trivium. But there's no arguing that they're one of the most talked-about bands in metal, and Shogun, streaming here in its entirety, is one of the year's most anticipated releases.

Check out the rest of tomorrow's releases after the jump… (more…)

AMON AMARTH posted the title track off their upcoming CD, Twilight of the Thunder God on their MySpace page. The song features a guest appearance by CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist and alcohol enthusiast Roope Latvala.

Dragonforce's entire record, Ultra Beatdown is streaming on the band's MySpace page. The album is released on August 26th

Not to be outdone, The Human Abstract's album is also streaming their entire record (which is in stores now) on their MySpace page.

HATEBREED have posted 4 tracks from their upcoming live CD/DVD on their site for free download. You can grab This Is Now, Destroy Everything, I Will Be Heard and Live For This for no cost at all on their official site

Above you see an entry from satanicalbeverage into our co-sponsored (along with MetalSucks and Metal Blade) AMON AMARTH Viking Video Contest. Do you think you could do better? All you have to do is upload a one minute clip of doing something epic like a viking would and you could win big. We're talking entire Amon discography big! Get full details right here. Better hurry! Contest closes September 1st.

Above you will see the cover art for the new AMON AMARTH CD, Twilight of the Thunder God. The word "epic" is thrown around a lot on this site, but if anything ever epitomized epic is this CD cover right here. The highly-anticipated disc will hit stores September 22nd. In support of the record, the band will hit the States for a three week run with ENSIFERUM, BELPHEGOR and THE ABSENCE. Full tracklisting for the CD after the jump… (more…)

Metal Injection is teaming up with MetalSucks.net and Metal Blade Records for one epic contest…the AMON AMARTH Viking Video Contest! Upload your best Viking video and win big! We will be giving away an awesome Amon Amarth prize package, in celebration of their upcoming release Twilight of the Thunder God, set to be released September 30th, 2008.

Click here for all the rules at get crackin! Those villages wont pillage themselves.

Also, make sure to catch AMON AMARTH on tour this Fall with ENSIFERUM, BELPHEGOR, and THE ABSENCE. Here are the announced dates:

October 1 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
October 4 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
October 9 - Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
October 15 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
October 18 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
October 20 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
October 21 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

Blabbermouth reports AMON AMARTH are being advertised as the opening act on the November 12, 2008 "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" concert at the Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. Officially announced for the tour already are SLAYER, TRIVIUM and MASTODON. There has yet to be an official press release, but it is heavily expected that the band will be opening up the entire tour. Here are the current dates for the tour:

Oct. 27 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena
Oct. 28 - Birmingham, England - NEC
Oct. 30 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
Oct. 31 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
Nov. 02 - Cardiff, Wales - CIA 7000
Nov. 03 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC Hall 3
Nov. 05 - Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle
Nov. 06 - Köln, Germany – Palladium
Nov. 07 - Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall
Nov. 09 - Stuttgart, Germany - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Nov. 10 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eishalle Deutweg
Nov. 11 - Paris, France - Le Zenith
Nov. 12 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis/Lotto Arena
Nov. 16 - Wein, Austria - Gasometer
Nov. 18 - München, Germany - Zenith
Nov. 19 - Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle

Lots of media on the interwebs right now, so we figured we'd post a little roundup of whats out there:

> LAMB OF GOD have posted a video for the track "Walk With Me In Hell" off of their last album, Sacrament. Check the video here. The video is to promote the DVD of the same name which features a full length documentary and new live footage. Check out the trailer to the DVD here.

> CRYPTOPSY have premiered their new video on Headbangers Blog. The video was shot by David Brodsky in upstate New York.

> Everybody knows that MOTORHEAD frontman Lemmy is a bad mother fucker. So bad, in fact, that somebody is making a whole documentary about that very fact. Fuck yes! Check out the awesome trailer right here. The band has also announced they are releasing a new album, Motorizer on August 26 in the US, August 29 in Germany and September 1 in the rest of Europe.

> Three new (shitty) bootlegs of ANTHRAX performing with their new vocalist have made their way online. Check out Fight ‘Em Til You Can’t, Revolution Screams and Vampyres.

> Swedish death metal outfit SCAR SYMMETRY (or as Frank calls them: Death Jovi) have posted their entire album available on their MySpace page.

> Not to be outdone, AMON AMARTH have posted another studio diary which can be viewed here.

> DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have begun a series of tour diaries which they will continuously post throughout the summer. Check out the first one here

> Finally, check out this cool interview with the makers of "Metal: A Headbangers Journey" as well as the upcoming "Global Metal" documentary.