Name: Iron - Ensiferum
Brand: Ensiferum
SKU: 4988031481370
Availability: InStock

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 Ferrum Aeternum 03:28

2 Iron 03:53

3 Sword Chant 04:44

4 Mourning Heart - Interlude 01:23

5 Tale Of Revenge 04:30

6 Lost In Despair 05:37

7 Slayer Of Light 03:10

8 Into Battle 05:52

9 LAI LAI HEI 07:15

10 Tears 03:19

11 Battery 10:43

Releases

Formats

CD, Vinyl

Labels

Universal Music Group, Icarus Music, Fontana, Фоно, Spinefarm Records, Hammerheart Records, Blood Music

Countries

Argentina, Finland, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, United States of America, Europe

years

2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022

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)~~