Amon Amarth returns with more of their high-octane Death Metal, with tons of definable riffs and grooves. Lots of solid tunes are present here, as the band actually writes good songs, and not just good music. The second, bonus CD consists of the group's first two demos and first mini-CD.
"For the Stabwounds in Our Backs" and "Across the Rainbow Bridge" are top highlights, with all of "Where Silent Gods Stand Guard," "Down the Slopes of Death," and the title track being strong fare as well. A consistent disc from a very consistent band.

TRACK LIST: DISC ONE--Death in Fire/For the Stabwounds in Our Backs/Where Silent Gods Stand Guard/Versus the World/Across the Rainbow Bridge/Down the Slopes of Death/Thousand Years of Oppression/Bloodshed/...and Soon the World Will Cease to Be
DISC TWO--Siegreicher Marsch/Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds/Arrival of the Fimbul Winter/Burning Creation/Mighty Doors of the Speargod's Hall/Under the Greyclouded Winter Sky/Burning Creation/Arrival of the Fimbul Winter/Without Fear/Risen From the Sea/Atrocious Humanity/Army of Darkness/Thor Arise/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath