amon amarth band was formed from the previous band, scum, which was formed in 1988. after a 1991 demo, the band broke up. johan hegg convinced the other members to come together again, and they formed amon amarth in 1992. they recorded their first demo, "thor arise" (1993), with johan hegg on vocals, anders hansson on guitar and ted lundström on bass. it was never released because it was low quality. however, the band caught the attention of a lot of extreme metal fans. in 1994 another demo, "the arrival of the fimbul winter", was recorded and 1,000 copies were released.