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TRACK PROFILE · 2006

The Beheading of a King

By Amon Amarth

From Wrath of the Norsemen

Melodic death metal

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Released
2006
Disc / track
2 / 22
Label
Metal Blade Records
Duration
5:38
Artist
Amon Amarth
Wrath of the Norsemen album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Amon Amarth / Metal Blade Records)

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About this track

“The Beheading of a King” appears on Amon Amarth’s Wrath of the Norsemen, first released in 2006. This recording is listed with a 2006 release. It is track 22 on disc 2 in the listing below.

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Wrath of the Norsemen

Main track listing: Wrath of the Norsemen (2006), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Intro
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  2. 02An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm
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  3. 03The Pursuit of Vikings
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  4. 04Ride for Vengeance
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  5. 05Masters of War
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  6. 06The Last With Pagan Blood
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  7. 07Once Sealed in Blood
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  8. 08Bastards of a Lying Breed
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  9. 09The Fate of Norns
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  10. 10Thousand Years of Oppression
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  11. 11Versus the World
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  12. 12North Sea Storm
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  13. 13Releasing Surtur’s Fire
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  14. 14Annihilation of Hammerfest
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  15. 15Friends of the Suncross
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  16. 16Bloodshed
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  17. 17Amon Amarth
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  18. 18For the Stabwounds in Our Backs
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  19. 19Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
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  20. 20Bleed for Ancient Gods
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  21. 21Victorious March
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  22. 22Death in Fire
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  23. 23The Vikings Are Coming – A Look Behind the Scenes in Cologne
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Disc 2

  1. 01Intro
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  2. 02An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm
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  3. 03The Pursuit of Vikings
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  4. 04Releasing Surtur’s Fire
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  5. 05Masters of War
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  6. 06The Fate of Norns
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  7. 07Thousand Years of Oppression
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  8. 08Versus the World
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  9. 09For the Stabwounds in Our Backs
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  10. 10Victorious March
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  11. 11Death in Fire
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  12. 12Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds
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  13. 13The Dragon’s Flight Across the Waves
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  14. 14God, His Son and Holy Whore
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  15. 15The Sound of Eight Hooves
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  16. 16Thor Arise
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  17. 17The Fall Through Ginnungagap
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  18. 18Burning Creation
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  19. 19…And Soon the World Will Cease to Be
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  20. 20Valkyries Ride
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  21. 21The Pursuit of Vikings
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  22. 22The Beheading of a King
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  23. 23Revenge of the Zombie
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  24. 24Death in Fire
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Disc 3

  1. 01Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
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  2. 02The Sound of Eight Hooves
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  3. 03Avenger
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  4. 04Death in Fire
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  5. 05The Pursuit of Vikings
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  6. 06Bastards of a Lying Breed
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  7. 07Masters of War
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  8. 08Versus the World
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  9. 09Bleed for Ancient Gods
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  10. 10For the Stabwounds in Our Backs
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  11. 11Versus the World
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  12. 12Masters of War
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  13. 13North Sea Storm
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  14. 14Thousand Years of Oppression
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  15. 15Bloodshed
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  16. 16The Last With Pagan Blood
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  17. 17An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm
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  18. 18The Pursuit of Vikings
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  19. 19The Fate of Norns
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  20. 20Once Sealed in Blood
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  21. 21Death in Fire
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  22. 22The Sound of Eight Hooves
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  23. 23Bleed for Ancient Gods
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  24. 24Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
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  25. 25Victorious March
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Artwork (Credit: Amon Amarth / Metal Blade Records)

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