Versus the World is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, released on 18 November 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. 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.
When asked to comment on the album, vocalist Johan Hegg remarked:
Reception In 2005, Versus the World was ranked number 413 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Track listing
Release history Region DateEurope18 November 2002North America14 January 2003
Personnel Band members Johan Hegg – vocals Olavi Mikkonen – lead guitar Johan Söderberg – rhythm guitar Ted Lundström – bass Fredrik Andersson – drums
Other Produced and engineered by Berno Paulsson. Mixed and mastered by Henrik Larsson in September 2002. Cover by Tom Thiel and Thomas Everhard
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