Artist
Folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland.
Ensiferum's Black/Death/Folk Metal hybrid was first born in 1995 when Markus Toivonen (guitar), Sauli Savolainen (bass) and Kimmo Miettinen (drums) got together to form an innovative band. The following year, Jari Mäenpää joined as a vocalist (and second guitarist) and the first self-titled demo was released.
Before releasing their second demo tape in 1999, Jukka-Pekka Miettinen replaced Sauli Savolainen on bass and ex-Arthemesia drummer Oliver Fokin swapped positions with Kimmo Miettinen. The band continued playing and recorded a third demo, "Hero in a Dream", which was noticed by underground (and non) magazines which allowed the band to gain popularity and sign a deal with Spinefarm Records.
Finally, Meiju Enho joined as keyboard player for the band and they were now able to record their epic, self-titled debut "Ensiferum" in 2001.
Current line-up:
Markus Toivonen - Guitar, Vocals (1995 - )
Petri Lindroos - Guitar, Vocals (2004 - )
Sami Hinkka - Bass (2004 - )
Janne Parviainen - Drums (2005 - )
Tracks
1
By The Dividing Stream
03:50
2
From Afar
04:52
3
Twilight Tavern
05:39
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
00:53
9
The Longest Journey (Heathen's Throne Part II)
12:49
Releases
Formats
CD, All Media, Vinyl
Labels
Icarus Music, Fontana, Фоно, Spinefarm Records, Drakkar Records, Hammerheart Records
Countries
Argentina, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation, United States of America, Europe
years
2009, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2020
Members
Jari Mäenpää,Sami Hinkka,Janne Parviainen,
Jukka-Pekka Miettinen,
Oliver Fokin,Markus Toivonen,
Meiju Enho,Petri Lindroos,
Sauli Savolainen,
Emmi Silvennoinen,
Netta Skog,Pekka Montin,
Kimmo Miettinen (2)
