Twilight of the Thunder God was originally released by Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth in 2008 as the title track of their album about Thor battling the serpent Jormungandr. Sabaton, the Swedish power metal band known for songs about history and warfare, later covered the track as a bonus track on the 2012 album Carolus Rex. Their version swaps the death metal growl for cleaner, anthemic singing while keeping the Norse theme. Online, metal fans and gaming creators adopted short excerpts for edits where a heroic, mythic tone is needed instantly.