– September twelfth, 2024 –
“Winter Storm” Full-Size To Drop On October 18th By means of Steel Blade Information
Picture by Svetlana Goncharova
Watch / stream ENSIFERUM’s “Lengthy Chilly Winter Of Sorrow And Strife” HERE
“Lengthy Chilly Winter Of Sorrow And Strife” is the newest single from Finnish people metallic giants, ENSIFERUM. The heroic new monitor comes by the use of the band’s gorgeous new studio album, Winter Storm, set for launch on October 18th by means of Steel Blade Information.
ENSIFERUM has maintained a prolific launch schedule since their first demo in 1997, regularly growing in stature till eighth album Thalassic topped their ascent in 2020. The nautical opus went on to high Finland’s album chart, reaching #3 in Germany, and high ten in Switzerland, Canada, and the US. The worldwide COVID pandemic nonetheless ensured that the four-year anticipate Winter Storm can be the longest within the band’s near-thirty-year historical past.
A lot of the brand new materials emerged throughout lockdown, when ENSIFERUM‘s founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the problem of discovering new methods to make music — ultimately composing each track besides the rousing, anthemic “Fatherland,” written by bassist Sami Hinkka. The addition of singer/organist Pekka Montin’s crystal-clear melodic excessive notes offered an incredible increase on Thalassic. However on Winter Storm — a fantasy idea narrative penned by Hinkka — Montin’s super-strong voice finds its optimum place in ENSIFERUM‘s sound. Bringing to life such grandiose, heroic materials, the singer emerges as one of many best vocal discoveries of the last decade.
“The lyrics of Winter Storm are based mostly on a part of my unpublished fantasy ebook. This album is extra like a ‘musical’ than a conventional album,” says Hinkka. He additional elaborates on “Lengthy Chilly Winter Of Sorrow And Strife,” “From listening to the primary demo of this track, I immediately visualized it as a track about harsh and darkish winter. The lyrics inform a few member of the Winter Storm Vigilantes who was exiled and he’s barely alive as he wanders at snowy wastelands. He’s saved and brought right into a distant tavern the place he regains his energy and has a imaginative and prescient of his future. The track takes the listener on a journey into one other world by build up slowly in the direction of a freezing chilly winter storm.”
Watch the lyric video for ENSIFERUM‘s “Lengthy Chilly Winter Of Sorrow And Strife” at THIS LOCATION.
Watch ENSIFERUM‘s beforehand launched video for “Winter Storm Vigilantes” at THIS LOCATION.
ENSIFERUM‘s Winter Storm was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi, blended and mastered by Jens Bogren, and consists of visitor appearances by Lassi Logrén on Nyckelharpa and violin and Mikko Mustonen on orchestration in addition to Eleine’s Madeleine Liljestam who offers all vocals on “Scars In My Coronary heart.”
Winter Storm can be accessible on jewel case CD, particular version CD field (consists of CD digipak that includes two bonus tracks, beanie, enamel pin, and magnetic bottle opener), and digitally in addition to vinyl within the following shade variants:
Frost (US)
180g Black (EU)
Gentle Blue Ice Marbled (EU)
Gentle Blue Ice Marbled w/ Signed Cowl (EU – Ltd. 100 – Amazon EU excl.)
Blood Purple Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
Pic-LP (EU – Ltd. 500)
Purple Opaque Blackdust (EU – Ltd. 200 – Band Store excl.)
Blood On Ice Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300 – EMP excl.)
Frosty Blue Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200 – Levykauppa excl.)
Discover pre-orders at: metalblade.com/ensiferum
ENSIFERUM Reside w/ Swallow The Solar:
12/05/2024 Finlandia-klubi – Lahti, FI
12/06/2024 Rytmikorjaamo – Seinäjoki, FI
12/07/2024 Tullisali – Oulu, FI
12/11/2024 Lutakko – Jyväskylä, FI
12/12/2024 Pakkahuone – Tampere, FI
12/13/2024 Teatro – Turku, FI
12/14/2024 Kulttuuritalo – Helsinki, FI
Paganfest 2025 w/ Alestorm, Tyr, Heidevolk, Elvenking:
1/08/2025 Grosse Freiheit – Hamburg, DE
1/09/2025 Oosterpoort – Groningen, NL
1/10/2025 Filharmonie – Stuttgart, DE
1/11/2025 Turbinenhalle – Oberhausen, DE
1/12/2025 Huxley’s – Berlin, DE
1/13/2025 Congress Centre – Roskilde, DK
1/14/2025 Aladin – Bremen, DE
1/16/2025 O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK
1/17/2025 O2 Academy – Edinburgh, UK
1/18/2025 O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK
1/19/2025 O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK
1/20/2025 Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE
1/21/2025 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE
1/22/2025 Zenith – Paris, FR
1/23/2025 Z7 Konzertfabrik – Pratteln, CH
1/24/2025 Eventzentrum – Geiselwind, DE
1/25/2025 Backstage – Munich, DE
1/26/2025 OM – Liege, BE
1/28/2025 Alcatraz – Milan, IT
1/29/2025 Transbordeur – Lyon, FR
1/30/2025 Salle Metropole – Lausanne, CH
1/31/2025 Halle Verrière – Meisenthal, FR
2/01/2025 Felsenkeller – Leipzig, DE
2/02/2025 013 Poppodium – Tilburg, NL
2/03/2025 Capitol – Hannover, DE
2/05/2025 Studio – Krakow, PL
2/06/2025 Progresja – Warsaw, PL
2/07/2025 Hala Datart – Zlín, CZ
2/08/2025 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU
2/09/2025 Tvornica – Zagreb, HR
ENSIFERUM:
Petri Lindroos – vocals, guitars
Markus Toivonen – guitars, vocals
Sami Hinkka – bass, vocals
Janne Parviainen – drums
Pekka Montin – keyboards, vocals
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