Once Sent from the Golden Hall is the first full-length studio album released by the melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, released by Metal Blade Records. On February 10, 1998, Once Sent from the Golden Hall was released. The album was originally limited and only 1000 copies were sold on CD and LP versions. Later the album was re-released by Metal Blade in 2005 on Picture LP with 500 hand-counted copies. 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.
Martin Lopez left the band soon after the release of this album to join Swedish band Opeth.
Track listing
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Ride for Vengeance"
Johan Hegg
Olavi Mikkonen
4:30
2.
"The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves"
Hegg
Mikkonen
4:35
3.
"Without Fear"
Hegg
Mikkonen
Anders Hansson
4:50
4.
"Victorious March"
Hegg
Mikkonen
Mikkonen
7:58
5.
"Friends of the Suncross"
Hegg
Mikkonen
4:43
6.
"Abandoned"
Hegg
Mikkonen
6:02
7.
"Amon Amarth"
Hegg
Ted Lundström
Mikkonen
8:08
8.
"Once Sent from the Golden Hall"
Hegg
Mikkonen
4:11
Total length:
44:57
2009 remastered edition bonus track
No.
Title
Length
9.
"Siegreicher Marsch" (German version of "Victorious March"')
7:54
Total length:
52:51
2009 remastered edition bonus CD
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Ride for Vengeance" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
4:38
2.
"The Dragons' Flight Across the Waves" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
5:02
3.
"Without Fear" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
4:18
4.
"Victorious March" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
7:32
5.
"Friends of the Suncross" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
4:33
6.
"Abandoned" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
5:59
7.
"Amon Amarth" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
8:27
8.
"Once Sent from the Golden Hall" (live in Bochum, Germany in 2008)
The front cover features the band standing in a doorway in front of fire. Johan Hegg has his arms raised with his fists in the air. Four swords (like the ones used to form the 'A A' on the inside flap) border the image. The band's logo sits half an inch above the swords in flaming letters using the band's signature font, below the four swords is the album title. All artwork was created by Peter Kinmark.
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