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Style
: Viking/Folk Metal
Status:
Active
Country :
Finland
Band Members :
Markus Toivonen
- Guitar & Percussion
Meiju Enho - Keyboards
Oliver Fokin - Drums & Percussion
Petri Lindroos - Vocals & Guitars
Sami Hinkka - Bass
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Info:
Markus Toivonen was hugely inspired by folk music and also
found himself fascinated about melodic death metal bands, like
Amorphis and Dark Tranquility. Then one day Markus asked the
band’s drummer, Kimmo Miettinen, if he wanted to play heroic folk
’death’ metal with him. Kimmo agreed. Next Markus and Kimmo asked
their friend Sauli Savolainen, if he wanted to come and play the
bass. Fortunately he said yes. Now they had a band. Only trouble
was that the band had no name at the time. One day Markus was
visiting Sauli at his home, when he found a book. A Latin
Dictionary. Markus casually opened the book. And from the first
randomly picked page he glanced at a word. Ensiferum. Markus found
the word fascinating and when he read the translation he got
really excited of this word…
The name:
Ensiferum is Latin, and translated literally means ``The bearer of
iron``, but in context means ``The wearer of the sword`` or
``Sword wearer`` |
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Demo I
Demo - 1997 |
1. Frost
2. Old Man (Väinämöoinen)
3. Knighthood |
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Demo 2
Demo - 1999 |
1. The
Dreamers Prelude
2. Little Dreamer Part 2
3. Warrior's Quest
4. White Storm
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Hero in a
Dream
Demo - 1999 |
1. Intro
2. Hero In A Dream
3. Eternal Wait
4. Battle Song
5. Guardians Of Fate |
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Ensiferum
2001 |
1. Intro
2. Hero In A Dream
3. Token Of Time
4. Guardians Of Fate
5. Old Man (Vänämöinen)
6. Little Dreamer (Vänämöinen Part II)
7. Abandoned
8. Windrider
9. Treacherous Gods
10. Eternal Wait
11. Battle Song
12. Goblins' Dance
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Tale of
Revenge
Single - 2004 |
1. Tale Of
Revenge
2. Battery (Metallica cover) |
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Iron
2004 |
1. Ferrum
Aeternum
2. Iron
3. Sword Chant
4. Mourning Heart (Interlude)
5. Tale of Revenge
6. Lost In Despair
7. Slayer Of Light
8. Into Battle
9. Lai Lai Hei !!!
10. Tears |
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Best of
1997-1999
2005 |
Demo -97
1. Frost
2. Old Man (Väinämöinen)
3. Knighthood
Demo II (-99)
4. Dreamer’s Prelude
5. Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen part II)
6. Warrior’s Quest
7. White Storm
Hero in a Dream (Demo III -99)
8. Intro
9. Hero in a Dream
10. Eternal Wait
11. Battle Song
12. Guardians of Fate
Sold only through their website and during Ensiferum
gigs for a limited time only. |
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