The Crusher - Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth weren't trying to prove anything with 'The Crusher,' and the lack of advancement from their previous two albums will disappoint as many fans as it will satisfy. The album follows the same style as its predecessors, but arguably with less interesting or memorable songs, and is only really distinguished by a shift in production values that lends the whole thing a distinctly Gothenburg sound, something that only serves to rob the band of some of its trademark individuality here without the bonus of extra heaviness or anything else that might be deduced from the album's title. This isn't a bad album by any means, but is the least essential Amon Amarth album of ...  Read the complete review