Music Video of the Week – “Amon Amarth – Father of the Wolf”

In this special instalment of Music Video of the Week (and please, excuse my lateness in posting this one. Been quite busy this week helping my sister move house, among other things, so it took me a little longer to get this out than I would have liked), I have the pleasure of presenting to you guys Amon Amarth’s latest single, “Father of the Wolf” (only just released a couple of days ago). But what makes this edition of MVotW special is the sheer production value and thought that went into this video.

Something I personally love at the moment is how many bands are currently treading the still rather unexplored waters of converting music videos into what are essentially mini-films (think Nightwish’s Imaginaerum and Metallica’s recent film, Through the Never). And that’s exactly what you’re going to get with this video: a great script accompanying a story of a prophet’s ominous words of the coming of the Trickster; the fire god, Loki. And of the confrontation between Loki and the Norse thunderer himself, Thor.

For the Amon Amarth fans out there, remember the front and back cover artwork for Deceiver of the Gods? You know, the epic clash between Thor, backed by the Einherjar, and Loki and his Army of the Dead. Yeah? Well, get ready to watch that whole battle unfold before your eyes while Johan Hegg and the rest of the Amon Amarth gang do their thing and deliver yet another delicious slice of their fantastic brand of Viking-themed melodeath.

It’s quite a treat, I’ll say that! I loved every minute of it.

Enjoy the journey, guys!