Ensiferum (album)

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Ensiferum
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released	January 7, 2001
Genre	Viking metal Folk metal
Length	55:00
Label	Spinefarm
Professional reviews
The Metal Observer link
Ensiferum chronology
Ensiferum (2001) Iron (2004)

Ensiferum is the first album by the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on January 7, 2001 on Spinefarm Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Band members 2.2 Guests

[edit] Track listing

1. "Intro" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 1:50
2. "Hero in a Dream" (Toivonen]/Mäenpää) – 3:40
3. "Token of Time" (Mäenpää) – 4:16
4. "Guardians of Fate" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 3:34
5. "Old Man (Väinämöinen)" (Toivonen) – 5:33
6. "Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II)" (Toivonen/Fokin) – 5:21
7. "Abandoned" (Toivonen) – 6:50
8. "Windrider" (Toivonen) – 5:41
9. "Treacherous Gods" (Toivonen) – 5:12
10. "Eternal Wait" (Toivonen) – 5:14
11. "Battle Song" (Toivonen) – 3:20
12. "Goblins' Dance" (Toivonen) – 4:29

• All lyrics by Mäenpää except "Goblins' Dance" by Valtias Mustatuuli.
• The digipak version contains a cover of Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law".
• In some versions "Goblins' Dance" is listed as a bonus track.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

• Jari Mäenpää − guitars, vocals
• Markus Toivonen − guitars
• Jukka-Pekka Miettinen − bass
• Oliver Fokin − drums, percussion

[edit] Guests

• Henri Sorvali (a.k.a. Trollhorn) − keyboards
• Marita Toivonen − kantele
• Johanna Vakkuri − vocals
• Teemu Saari − vocals
• Antti Mikkonen − vocals

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