Amon Amarth issue call to arms in new video for Shield Wall

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Amon Amarth share video for their Berserker track Shield Wall featuring a “historically accurate portrayal of the battlefield tactics” used by Vikings

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Amon Amarth (Image credit: Amon Amarth)

Amon Amarth have released a video for their new single Shield Wall.

It’s the latest track taken from their latest studio album Berserker, which launched in May this year.

The video was directed by Phil Wallis and produced by Alexander Milas from Twin V Ltd – the same team behind Amon Amarth documentary The Pursuit of Vikings.

A statement on the video explains: “The aim of Shield Wall was to produce a historically accurate portrayal of the battlefield tactics that Vikings were known and also notorious for. 

“Working closely with noted Viking scholar and battle re-enactor Igor Górewicz of the Triglav and Jomsborg Vikings, the video was shot on location in Wolin, Poland – the site of the annual Festival Of Slavs & Vikings – and features extras from the world’s foremost Viking reenactment groups.”

Watch the video below.

Amon Amarth are currently on tour across North America in support of Berserker and will return to Europe in November and December for further dates with Arch Enemy and Hypocrisy. 

Amon Amarth: Berserker

Amon Amarth: Berserker
Amon Amarth released Berserker – the follow-up to 2016's Jomsviking – in May. The album features the singles Raven's Flight, Crack The Sky and Mjolner, Hammer Of Thor.

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Scott Munro
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Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.