Oktober 2024

08.10.2024: ENSIFERUM lassen am 18. Oktober neues Meisterwerk von der Leine! Hammer-Vorab-Single online!
ENSIFERUM werden ihr sehnlichst erwaretes neues Studioalbum 'Winter Storm' am 18. Oktober via Metal Blade Records veröffentlichen.
Sänger & Keyboarder Pekka Montin (Clear) wechselt sich mit Gitarrist und Bandgründer Markus Toivonen (Growls) seit dem famosen Vorgängealbum 'Thallasic' (2020) kongenial ab.
"The way I see it, this album is more like a ‘musical’ than a traditional album," sagte Bassist Sami Hinkka. "The lyrics of Winter Storm are based on part of my unpublished fantasy book. One day it will be out… I don’t want to reveal the plot or details too much but 'Winter Storm Vigilantes' and 'Fatherland' tell of two factions in this long tale. The Vigilantes have gained knowledge to utilize certain rare elements, and even though there was already magic in this world, with this new epiphany they have reached a completely new level. This element seems to interact with living things in a way that even the wisest men don’t completely understand. And through generations of trial and error, they have refined a skill to expose their horses to the element and managed to break the law of gravity, making their steeds fly. But they became ruthless and greedy on their quest to gain more of this element. A small tribe in the north keep on fighting for their land, which the Vigilantes plan to take over. These North Folks will literally fight until the last man… Other characters include a Vigilante castaway, the last shaman of the North Folk, and a mysterious widow. The album ends with a great battle against the Vigilantes and the unholy alliance of the castaway and the North Folk shaman, who has transcended into a spirit wolf. Who will prevail? Will this be the final battle of the book? Time will tell… I understand that all this sounds very far out — well, it is a fantasy book — but believe me, it will be truly an epic story!"

'Winter Storm' wurde von Janne Joutsenniemi produziert. Für Mix & Mastering zeichnet Jens Bogren verantwortlich. Als Gastmusiker sind Lassi Logrén (Nickelharfe u. Vionline), Mikko Mustonen (Ochestration) und Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine) mit ihrem Gastgesang auf "Scars In My Heart".

'Winter Storm' wird als Jewel-Case-CD, Special-Edition-CD inkl. 2 Bonus-Tracks, Digital und natürlich als Vinyl in den folgenden Farben zu haben sein:
Frost (US)
180g Black (EU)
Light Blue Ice Marbled (EU)
Light Blue Ice Marbled w/ Signed Cover (EU – Ltd. 100 – Amazon EU excl.)
Blood Red Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
Pic-LP (EU – Ltd. 500)
Red Opaque Blackdust (EU – Ltd. 200 – Band Shop excl.)
Blood On Ice Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300 – EMP excl.)
Frosty Blue Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200 – Levykauppa excl.)

Vorbestellen könnt ihr das Werk via metalblade.com/ensiferum/

Tracklist:
01. Aurora
02. Winter Storm Vigilantes
03. Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife
04. Fatherland
05. Scars in My Heart (feat. Madeleine Liljestam)
06. Resistentia
07. The Howl
08. From Order to Chaos
09. Leniret Coram Tempestate
10. Victorious
11. Six Ribbons (Jon English Cover) *
12. Lambada (Kaoma Cover) *
* Special Edition Bonus Track

HIER geht´s zum "Winter Storm Vigilantes"-Videoclip!

Band-Webseite: ensiferum.com

(Press-Photocredits: Cover © 2024 by Metal Blade Records; Band © 2024 by Svetlana Goncharova)