AMON AMARTH Parts Ways With Drummer FREDRIK ANDERSSON

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Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have announced via their official Facebook page that drummer Fredrik Andersson has left the band. Read the official statement below:

Amon Amarth and drummer Fredrik Andersson have decided to part ways after 17 years. Fredrik has been an important part of Amon Amarth’s development since he joined the band in 1998 and we wish him all the best for the future. We are currently in the process of writing the new album, but at the moment there is no replacement for him.

AMON AMARTH‘s latest album, “Deceiver Of The Gods”, sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 25, 2013 via Metal Blade Records.