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Fimbul Winter: Can Ex-Amon Amarth Members Escape Their Own Legacy?

Former members from one of Sweden’s biggest metal exports are back... but they’re not interested in copying the past. They explain why chasing nostalgia is a trap, why today’s melodic death metal scene has gotten stale, and why this new band refuses to become another clone.

 

 

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If you think you’ve already heard everything Swedish death metal has to offer... you might want to think again.

Watch now and decide if Fimble Winter is building the future... or challenging the past.

 

 

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