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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE OF ENSIFERUM! Rock in Hell, Colmar, Official site Metal Franconia, Dettelbach, Official site Durbuy Rock Festival, Durbuy, Official site Metalfest Open Air Plzeň, Plzeň, Official site Rock Fest, Barcelona, Get your tickets here!EnsiferumIf you've always wanted to own a piece of Ensiferum history, then now is your chance! Mahi is selling a Jackson guitar, used on tour throughout North America & Europe. More information/bid here:Jackson DXMG Electric Guitar (Ex-Ensiferum Stage Used/Owned by Markus Toivonen) | eBayEnsiferumDemo recordings are done! Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Anssi Kippo! He has already raised these songs to the next level! Now it's time hit sauna and treat ourselves with few cold drinks. # # # # # #See allEnsiferumVocal producers of the day. Poor Netta... # #EnsiferumLet's demo! No cell phones allowed! # # #EnsiferumOn our way to Astia-Studio in Lappeenranta to record demo versions of the new songs! # #EnsiferumTuesday Tip: Work can be fun!
Ensiferum updated their profile picture.Happy Holidays from Ensiferum! 2016 has been a fantastic year for the band. We have met fans from all over the world and welcomed Netta Skog to our ranks. 2017 is set to be a huge year, with a new album on the horizon and as always, many shows. We hope to see you all then! Happy Holidays from the band, crew & all of the Ensiferum family!Thanks to all bands and everyone who came to the shows! Stay tuned for updates about the next album! # # # # # # #Ensiferum shared MTV Headbangers Ball Tour's post.Another sold out show! MTV Headbangers Ball Tourmunich sold out! thanks so mutch !!!We hope you enjoyed the show yesterday? So much so, that we've already planned our return at Durbuy Rock Festival 8th April 2017! Will we see you? webshop # @metalbladerecordsEnsiferum shared an offer. are having a 24 hour Ensiferum flash sale on CD, Vinyl & Box Sets! Order now and get yourself a bargain this festive season! Long Sleeve T-Shirts (1) USA Import T-Shirts (1)
Ensiferum (Latin ensĭfĕrum (neuter adjective) meaning "sword bearer") are a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "heroic folk metal". Since their formation, Ensiferum has released four full-length albums, one EP, one compilation, three singles, and three demo albums.Albums * Ensiferum (2001) * Iron (2004) * 1997–1999 (2005) – limited edition re-release of first three demos * Victory Songs (2007) * From Afar (2009)Ensiferum are a metal band hailing from Helsinki, Finland who formed in 1995. The band are known for being one of the most respected folk metal bands in the world, and have released six albums since their debut in 2001. A band who take their name from the gender neutral Latin term for sword-bearer could only be a heavy metal band, you’ll never get a bunch of clowns sounding like Bastille with a name like that and neither should you. This is because a band with a name like that are always going to be utterly, utterly ridiculous, and you need a band truly unafraid of that for it to be the right kind of ridiculous.
All true metal bands are unafraid of ridicule but Ensiferum go one better, and are so damn good that even those completely oblivious to the world of heavy metal can be converted to their cause, even though on paper, folk metal sounds like a difficult genre to truly engage with. Ensiferum begin with lead guitarist Markus Toivonen, who to this day is the bands sole founding member still in the group. In 1995 Toivonen was a jobbing guitarist in his native Helsinki, and joined a band called Dark Reflections early on in his career. The band was a pretty bog standard thrash covers act, with Megadeth and Pantera tunes making up the majority of their repertoire and after a while, Toivonen grew tired of this. He was a devotee of folk music, and was fascinated by the idea of combining the folk music he was writing with the melodic death metal stylings of Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity. He decided to take matters into his own hands and form his own band, at first poaching Dark Reflections’ drummer Kimmo Miettinen, and then getting their mutual friend Sauli Savolainen in to play the bass guitar.
The name came from a Latin dictionary that Toivonen found lying around Savolainen’s house, and the trio were finally set. The band began rehearsing and writing in January 1996, and found a large chink in their rocking armour right off the bat. None of the band could sing worth a damn. So while the core trio worked on the music together, they put the word out that they were looking for a singer and second guitarist whenever they were outside of rehearsals. The band eventually settled on Jari Mäenpää to be their frontman impressed as they were by his skills as a guitarist, singer and lyricist. He helped finish most of the first songs the original trio had started writing and played their first concert in December 1996. They should have gone on to great things right there and then, however, life is rarely that simple. You see, all adult Finnish men are conscripted into the army for at least 165 days plus eight weeks of basic training, and in January 1997, Mäenpää received his callout.
Fortunately, the band kept writing and recording while he was away, even playing a couple of shows, and by the time Mäenpää came back the band were ready to head straight into the studio, where they recorded their first demo tape. By 1998 the band went through their first line-up changes, with Miettinen and Savolainen leaving to play in other bands. However, they were soon replaced and a second demo was recorded in January 1999, solidifying the band members and boosting their confidence. However, in November of the same year their third demo cracked it, “Hero In A Dream” went further than anything they’d ever done before, and secured them a record deal with Spinefarm Records. By 2001 their self-titled debut album was released to massive critical acclaim and the band started touring the whole of Europe with their newest member Meiju Enho on keyboards. Ever since then, Toivonen has led the band through line up troubles, illness and other strife associated with life on the road to become a truly respected act in heavy metal.