Video: Amon Amarth Perform… on a Viking Ship!

Amon Amarth were always gonna be one of the best bands on this year’s Mayhem Fest, because, well, they’re Amon A-fucking-marth. But I guess the band had a meeting and were like “Hey, we’re not satisfied just kicking ass with our awesome performances of our awesome songs — let’s add some spectacle!” And so they decided to have a giant viking ship built for them to perform atop.

The band has been performing with this, uh, special attraction in Europe as of late, but if I’m not mistaken, this makes its North American debut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lqInAVgsB4Y

Mastodon take the stage after Amon Amarth, and as much as I love Mastodon… I would not wanna follow this. Unless that quartet is now riding out onto the stage atop a giant animatronic mastodon. That’d be way cool.

Here are the remaining dates for this year’s Mayhem Fest:

07/02 Nampa, ID – Idaho Center Amiphitheatre
07/03 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
07/05 Phoenix, AZ – Desert Sky Pavilion
07/06 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheatre
07/07 Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Ampitheatre
07/10 Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/12 Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
07/13 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
07/14 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/16 Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
07/17 Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront
07/19 Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion
07/20 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/21 Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
07/23 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
07/24 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
07/26 Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
07/27 Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
07/28 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/30 Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/31 Tampa, FL – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
08/02 Austin, TX – Tower Amphitheatre
08/03 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/04 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion

[via The PRP]