– October twenty first, 2024 –
“Winter Storm” Full-Size Out Now Metallic Blade Information
Photograph by Svetlana Goncharova
Watch/stream ENSIFERUM’s “Fatherland” HERE
Finnish people steel icons ENSIFERUM at this time unveil their official new video for “Fatherland.” The observe is taken from their Winter Storm full-length, out now on Metallic Blade Information.
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 music 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 amazing enhance 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.
Elaborates Hinkka on “Fatherland,” “As so many occasions earlier, the composing of the music began with a fraction of a melody taking part in in my head after which grabbing my acoustic guitar and some minutes later the refrain was executed. From there, the music nearly shaped by itself. This music tells a couple of distant tribe who has been combating towards the Winter Storm Vigilantes for a very long time. An enormous singalong refrain and the uncooked power that calls everybody right into a mosh pit, will assure that this will probably be an superior dwell music.”
Watch ENSIFERUM‘s “Fatherland“ video at THIS LOCATION.
Watch ENSIFERUM‘s beforehand launched movies for “Winter Storm Vigilantes“ HERE and “Lengthy Chilly Winter Of Sorrow And Strife“ HERE.
ENSIFERUM‘s Winter Storm was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi, combined and mastered by Jens Bogren, and contains visitor appearances by Lassi Logrén on Nyckelharpa and violin and Mikko Mustonen on orchestration in addition to Eleine’s Madeleine Liljestam who gives all vocals on “Scars In My Coronary heart.“
Winter Storm is offered on jewel case CD, particular version CD field (contains CD digipak that includes two bonus tracks, beanie, enamel pin, and magnetic bottle opener), and digitally in addition to vinyl within the following coloration 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 Crimson Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
Pic-LP (EU – Ltd. 500)
Crimson 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.)
Preview and buy the file at: metalblade.com/ensiferum
ENSIFERUM will be a part of Swallow The Solar for a week-long co-headlining album launch tour by means of Finland in December adopted by a month-long run of dates on Paganfest 2025 alongside Alestorm, Týr, Heidevolk, and Elvenking. From there, the band will head to North America with their comrades in Korpiklaani for the Folkfest Of The North co-headlining tour. The journey runs from February twenty seventh in Boston, Massachusetts by means of March thirtieth in Brooklyn, New York. Further assist will probably be offered by Trollfest and NiNi.Tickets for all reveals are on sale now. See all confirmed dates beneath.
ENSIFERUM 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
w/ Alestorm, Týr, 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, HU
w/ Korpiklaani, Trollfest, NiNi:
2/27/2025 Brighton Music Corridor – Boston, MA
2/28/2025 Salle Montaigne – Quebec Metropolis, QC
3/01/2025 Beanfield – Montreal, QC
3/02/2025 Overflow – Ottawa, ON
3/03/2025 The Live performance Corridor – Toronto, ON
3/04/2025 King Of Golf equipment – Columbus, OH
3/05/2025 Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
3/06/2025 Outset – Chicago, IL
3/07/2025 Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
3/08/2025 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
3/09/2025 Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
3/11/2025 Metro Music Corridor – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
3/13/2025 Goldfield Roseville – Sacramento, CA
3/14/2025 Nice American Music Corridor – San Francisco, CA
3/15/2025 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
3/16/2025 Home Of Blues – San Diego, CA
3/17/2025 Nile – Phoenix, AZ
3/18/2025 Sunshine – Albuquerque, NM
3/20/2025 Beer Metropolis Music Corridor – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK
3/21/2025 Granada – Dallas, TX
3/22/2025 Come And Take It Dwell – Austin, TX
3/23/2025 Warehouse Dwell – Houston, TX
3/25/2025 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
3/26/2025 Masquerade Heaven – Atlanta, GA
3/27/2025 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
3/28/2025 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
3/29/2025 Lovedraft’s – Mechanicsburg, PA
3/30/2025 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
“…wait was price it, as a result of the Finns have as soon as once more delivered a formidable people steel album with a refined loss of life steel notice.” – Rock Arduous Germany
“…the most effective albums from their nine-studio album catalog.” – Rock Tribune Belgium
“Folks-infused melodic loss of life steel at its absolute most interesting, ENSIFERUM are one in every of Finland’s shining stars and pillars of power for a motive. Winter Storm is stuffed with epic grandiosity, hovering, muscular melodies and dramatically dynamic storytelling that can totally immerse you in a fantasy world of battles, magic and heroes.” – This Day In Metallic
“ENSIFERUM’s recipe for achievement is as efficient as ever, however there’s a risk-taking factor to Winter Storm: the interludes permit the band to set the tempo for his or her album, whereas allowing themselves two lengthy epics.” – Acta Infernalis
“…a magical, epic and gloomy masterpiece that does what it got here right here to do. Being higher than its older brother, Thalassic.” – Grimm Gent
“ENSIFERUM’s Winter Storm reveals off their expertise for crafting epic, unforgettable music, making this one stand out of their complete discography. Should you’re after a steel album that’s each highly effective and uplifting, that is the one. You’ll end it and instantly need to dive again in for an additional spherical. Undoubtedly price giving a pay attention.” – The Metallic Pit
“…the band sounds more energizing in 2024 than it has in a very long time.” – Deaf Endlessly
ENSIFERUM:
Petri Lindroos – vocals, guitars
Markus Toivonen – guitars, vocals
Sami Hinkka – bass, vocals
Janne Parviainen – drums
Pekka Montin – keyboards, vocals
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