Iron (Ensiferum album)
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Iron | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 May 2004 | |||
Recorded | July - December 2003 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
Genre | Folk metal, melodic death metal, power metal | |||
Length | 43:31 | |||
Label | Spinefarm | |||
Producer | Flemming Rasmussen | |||
Ensiferum chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Iron is the second full-length album by folk metal band Ensiferum. It is the band's first album to feature keyboarding Meiju Enho. It is also their last album featuring Jari Mäenpää before he formed Wintersun the same year, as well as their final album to feature bassist Jukka-Pekka Miettinen and drummer Oliver Fokin.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Ferrum Aeternum" | 3:30 | ||
2. | "Iron" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää | 3:55 |
3. | "Sword Chant" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää | 4:46 |
4. | "Mourning Heart - Interlude" | 1:25 | ||
5. | "Tale of Revenge" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen | 4:32 |
6. | "Lost in Despair" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen | 5:39 |
7. | "Slayer of Light" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää, M. Toivonen | 3:12 |
8. | "Into Battle" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää | 5:54 |
9. | "LAI LAI HEI" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää | 7:17 |
10. | "Tears" | J. Mäenpää, K. Saari | M. Toivonen | 3:21 |
11. | "Battery" (Metallica cover, bonus track) | J. Hetfield | J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich | 5:13 |
12. | "Näit Polkuja Tallaan" (Matti Ja Teppo cover, bonus track) | 2:25 | ||
Total length: | 48:44 |
Credits[]
Band members[]
- Jari Mäenpää − vocals, guitars
- Markus Toivonen − guitars, backing vocals, shaman drum
- Meiju Enho − keyboards
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen − bass
- Oliver Fokin − drums, percussion, bombo, tinja, tambourine
Session musicians[]
- Vesa Vigman − bouzouki, mandolin, saz, and dulcimer, saxophone
- Eveliina Kontio − kantele
- Kaisa Saari − female vocals on "Ferrum Aeternum" and "Tears", tenor and soprano, recorders and tin whistles
References[]
Categories:
- 2004 albums
- Ensiferum albums
- Albums with cover art by Kristian Wåhlin
- Albums produced by Flemming Rasmussen
- 2000s heavy metal album stubs