Amon

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Morissette Amon

Johanne Morissette D. Amon (born June 2, 1996), better known by her stage name, Morissette Amon, is a Filipina actress and singer. Amon first rose to prominence when she finished runner-up on TV5's Star Factor at the age of 14. In 2012, Amon made her Broadway debut in the Repertory Philippines production of Disney's Camp Rock. She competed on the first season of ABS-CBN's The Voice of the Philippines in 2013, where she became part of singer Sarah Geronimo's team.

Born and raised in Cebu City, Amon became a recording artist of Star Music/ Star Records early 2014 and released her first album, a self-titled album, Morissette, in March 2015. She was tagged as "The Next Big Diva". She officially became part of the ABS-CBN's Sunday afternoon show, ASAP , in January 2014. They introduced her as one of their Homegrown Divas with her whistle prowess.

Morissette was awarded as the New Female Recording Artist of the Year by the 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music in November 2015 through her album, Morissette. She was also recognized by the National Consumer Affairs Foundation 34th Seal of Excellence Awards as the Outstanding Female Performing Artist of the Year via Gawad Musika Award and Top Filipino Excellence Award because of her dedication and desire to reach for her dreams.

Amon Amarth

Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, founded in 1992. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien′s Middle-earth. Their lyrics mostly deal with Vikings, their mythology and their history, leading to the band often being labeled as Viking metal. The band is composed of vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg and bassist Ted Lundström. Amon Amarth has released nine studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, one video album, and eight music videos. Their first studio album, Once Sent from the Golden Hall, debuted in 1998. Four more studio releases followed, before the band saw their breakthrough with the 2008 album Twilight of the Thunder God, which debuted at No. 11 on the Swedish album charts and No. 50 on the US Billboard 200. Two more albums, Surtur Rising and Deceiver of the Gods followed in 2011 and 2013, respectively.

History

Formation (1988-1991)

The band emerged from the previous band Scum, founded in 1988 by Paul "Themgoroth" Mäkitalo (Dark Funeral) on vocals, Olavi Mikkonen on guitar, Nico Mehra (aka Nico Kaukinen) on drums, Petri Tarvainen on bass and Vesa Meriläinen guitar. All of the members were of Finnish origin or at least have Finnish family names. The band originally played grindcore based on "jagged riffs, dark atmospheres, untethered vitriol and copious amounts of mead". Scum made no impression upon the burgeoning Stockholm metal scene, but then Johan Hegg replaced Mäkitalo: it was his "imposing stature [and] [Thor]-like growl" that were beginning to shape the image and the sound of the band which now started to incorporate Viking-related themes.

Deceiver of the Gods

Deceiver of the Gods is the ninth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth. It was released in Sweden and Finland June 19 2013, and in USA June 25 2013. Former Candlemass singer Messiah Marcolin makes a guest appearance on the track "Hel".

The title of the album and its artwork were revealed on April 12, 2013, and the title song was released on the band's homepage a day later, available for streaming or as a free download. A video for the song was released in September 2014.

In Canada, the album debuted at number 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart. This would be the band's last album with longtime drummer Fredrik Andersson before he left the band in March 2015.

Reception

According to Metacritic, the album received "generally favorable reviews based on 7 critics", with an aggregate score of 67 out of 100.Allmusic praised the album for balancing "unyielding blasts of Viking brutality" with "artful melodies" while Exclaim.ca similarly awarded a favorable score for the band's mixture of "soaring melodies" with the "raw precision" of the rhythms. However, Pitchfork criticized the album as formulaic and uninspired while About.com described the album as a "letdown" due to Amon Amarth's "playing it safe" approach. This view was contrary to that expressed in Decibel Magazine, where the album was praised for duelling guitars invoking Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest while the "expertly woven ebb and flow of tempo and style" caused the album to go "from rampaging to brooding to anthemic over a well-conceived trajectory."