Amon Amarth and The Sword are bands that come from very different subgenres of metal, but their image and lyrical themes are similar.
Amon Amarth is a well known metal band that partakes in a unique brand of melodic death metal that I like to call "Viking Metal." Every one of their albums are completely devoted to Viking themes, with the lyrics being about charging into battle or death and honor. Each of the album covers depict some element of Norse mythology.
The Sword is a stoner rock band who have a uniquely "epic" sound, and their lyrical themes are not those of Vikings, like Amon Amarth, but they still deal with themes of battle and mythology. They are one of the only bands of their type in the stoner rock scene, especially in sound. They draw from elements of Black Sabbath, but still write all their songs in a key that is not dark, but rather "large" or "huge." How to get a "huge" sound is difficult to describe, but if one was to listen to The Sword, they would recognize what I am talking about.
To compare The Sword and Amon Amarth is not really a stretch, and despite their differing "scenes," their themes are obviously similar. Both their lyrics are about battles or mythology, their sounds are unique to the genres to which they belong, and they have an undeniably "epic" feel to their image.
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