ENSIFERUM

Finland's sword-bearing metal merchants Ensiferum present a crushing mini-CD, filled to the brim with melodies honoring the Nordic pagan heritage, delivered with the firm conviction of seasoned professionals they are. “Dragonheads” is also the first Ensiferum’s recording to feature Petri Lindroos from Norther as a  full member of the band on guitar and vocals, filling the boots left by Jari (now pursuing a successful solo career with Wintersun). Another newcomer is Janne Parviainen (ex-Barathrum, ex-Waltari) on drums, who replaced Oliver Fokin.
CD includes 5 new tracks plus a cover song of Amorphis' "Into Hiding". "Dragonheads" take no chance, be sure to prepare yourself for this ultimate mix of Metal, Folk and traditional Finnish Metal!!
Spinefarm Records/Fono Records, 2006 (FO570CD)


Tracklist:
1.Dragonheads 05:21
2.Warrior's Quest 04:53
3.Kalevala Melody 01:47
4.White Storm 04:56
5.Into Hiding (Amorphis cover) 03:49
6.Finnish Medley 05:09
Total playing time: 25:55

The 4th full-length album by Finnish Folk Viking Metal band.
Ensiferum returns triumphantly with their “From Afar”. The album features 9 crushing new metal anthems that find Ensiferum faster and heavier with elaborate orchestrations playing a more prominent role in their signature "Viking metal" sound. With battle axes and swords in hand, “From Afar” is Ensiferum's strongest release to date.
Spinefarm Records/Fono Records, 2009 (FO791CD)


Tracklist:
1.By the Dividing Stream 03:50
2.From Afar 04:51
3.Twilight Tavern 05:38
4.Heathen Throne 11:09
5.Elusive Reaches 03:26
6.Stone Cold Metal 07:25
7.Smoking Ruins 06:40
8.Tumman Virran Taa 00:52
9.The Longest Journey (Heathen Throne Part II) 12:49
Total playing time: 56:40

The sixth full-length studio album by cult Finnish Folk Metal band.
The band's last album to feature keyboardist Emmi Silvennoinen.
Commended for songs that are consistently "epic" in scope with a "reliance on catchy melodies", Ensiferum's crushing "One Man Army" serves as the follow-up to 2012's critically-lauded "Unsung Heroes" full-length.
"One Man Army" is the primarily analogue-recorded long play, which saw the light with help of award-winning producer Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene, Entwine etc.) at Astia Studios. It comes shrouded in the stunningly detailed, mythological cover, crafted by renowned illustrator Gyula Havancsák (Annihilator, Tyr, Elvenking, Stratovarius etc), and boasts eleven heroic victory psalms.
Metal Blade Records, 2015 (3984-15355-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. March Of War 1:32
2. Axe Of Judgement 4:33
3. Heathen Horde 4:13
4. One Man Army 4:26
5. Burden Of The Fallen 1:50
6. Warrior Without A War 5:24
7. Cry For The Earth Bounds 7:32
8. Two Of Spades - Heathen Throne Part III 3:39
Heathen Throne, Part III:
9. My Ancestors' Blood 4:31
10. Descendants, Defiance, Domination 11:21
11. Neito Pohjolan 4:11
Total playing time: 53:12 min.


https://ensiferum.bandcamp.com/