Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Swedish Melodic Death Metal horde Fimbul Winter have unleashed their first single, “Mounds of Stones”, offering a fierce preview of their upcoming debut EP “What Once Was”, due out November 14, 2025.
Formed by former Amon Amarth members Anders Biazzi, Niko Kaukinen, and Fredrik Andersson, together with Clint Williams, Fimbul Winter carry forward the legacy of Swedish Death Metal with a renewed fire. “Mounds of Stones” embodies the band’s vision – raw, cold, and unrelenting, yet sharpened by decades of experience.
Listen here: SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC
Bandcamp: https://fimbulwinterswe.bandcamp.com/album/what-once-was
Watch the music video, made by SVARTNA FILM:
The band says about the single:
We’ve poured our passion, energy, and heart into this track. It’s more than just a song, it’s our way of showing the world what we’re capable of, and we can’t wait for people to finally hear it.
Mounds of Stones tells the story of a figure shaped by suffering, who turns his pain into vengeance. He isn’t remembered by name, only by the silence and the stones left behind.
Lineup:
Niko Kaukinen – Drums (ex-Amon Amarth founding member)
Anders Biazzi – Guitar (ex-Amon Amarth founding member)
Fredrik Andersson – Lead Guitar (ex-Amon Amarth)
Clint Williams – Vocals (Munitions)
Session bass by Tobias Cristiansson (Necrophobic, Grave, Dismember etc)
For fans of: early Amon Amarth, Unleashed, Hypocrisy, Bolt Thrower, old-school melodic death metal
Fimbul Winter is a new force in Swedish Death Metal, but its foundation runs deep in the genre’s roots. The band unites former Amon Amarth founding members Anders Biazzi (then Hansson) and Niko Kaukinen, with longtime Amon Amarth drummer Fredrik Andersson, solidified with the addition of Clint Williams, whose presence introduced a new dimension of energy and intensity to the band’s sonic identity.
The idea began with a spontaneous reunion performing the Amon Amarth demo from 1994 called “The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter”. That reconnection quickly turned into something more serious: a desire to create new music that captures the spirit of the early Swedish scene, without compromises and without dilution of intensity.
The result is the debut five-track EP “What Once Was” where Fimbul Winter delivers a sound that is cold, uncompromising, and fiercely authentic. As torchbearers of the Swedish melodic Death Metal tradition the band channels decades of experience while staying true to the sound that defined them, from rediscovered riffs originally written for Amon Amarth to entirely new compositions.
Fimbul Winter is not a side project or nostalgia trip. It’s a band built on unfinished business and a shared intent to continue shaping the sound they helped create.
