Ensiferum - Victory Songs
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Artist: EnsiferumEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Music Label: Candlelight
Soundtracks:
- Ad Victoriam
- Blood Is the Price of Glory
- Deathbringer from the Sky
- Ahti
- One More Magic Potion
- Wanderer
- Raised by the Sword
- The New Dawn
- Victory Song
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Free Music Review: My all-time favorite metal band
Hit: 5 Stars
An acquaintance mentioned Ensiferum to me and I gave them a listen - their "Victory Songs" CD has become #1 on my rotation. Really an amazing CD - a completely different style of metal than I've ever heard, with music composed and performed by a seriously talented group of musicians. I've never been into metal very much (well, was into Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Queen... I'm too old to have understood Metallica, Motorhead, Megadeath...). But Ensiferum's music is quite different - more musical than any (recent vintage) metal band I've ever listened to. I think Ensiferum refers to their brand of music as folk/viking melodic metal; any of epic viking melodic folk battle metal work for me. In short, I think of Ensiferum as producing musical metal.
"Victory Songs" features some of the best crafted songs I've heard in a long time - actually, a really long time. I like the musicality of the group, but also that the band incorporates a lot of dynamic range. It is refreshing, for me, to hear metal musicians who don't play as fast or as furious as possible 100% of the time, instead showing their chops at the appropriate time during each song. My favorite track on the CD is "Victory Song" (track nine); it contains just about every musical feature you could ever wish for in one song. At ten minutes in length, if Ensiferum breaks into the U.S. in a big way I can see "Victory Song" becoming the "Green Grass and High Tides" (Outlaws) or "Highway Song" (Blackfoot) of metal. I'm not into the harsh vocal thing, but Petri (lead singer) actually carries a tune while doing them. Not my taste, but he does harsh for me better than anyone I've ever heard. The other guitarist and bass player do a great job with clean vocals.
Ensiferum's drummer (Janne Parviainen) is amazing, and Sami Hinkka (six-string bass player) is pretty darn good too. I wouldn't say they are as good as Keith Moon and John Entwisle, but they are each in the same ballpark - and very very few musicians are even in the same zip code as those two. I've never seen anyone other than Geddy Lee (Rush) follow note for note a lead guitarist (check him out on "Working Man" on the "Rush in Rio" DVD) - Sami can absolutely do the same thing. Additionally, both guitarists can smoke, when the song calls for it.
When you first get this CD, listen to the first track on your good stereo (preferably with subwoofer) as they use the kettle drum to great (but not overbearing) effect.
I've played this CD for a high school buddy who normally listens to softer music like the Eagles (and has been in the music business all his adult life), some 40ish friends who play in a country band, and their children in their late teens (who "know" metal). Every one of them loves this band, every one is surprised at the musicality and musicianship of Ensiferum. If you have ever liked any kind of metal, and unless you just hate the harsh vocals (not incorporated on every song), there is a good chance you will fall madly in love with Ensiferum. (Since there are no clips here on Amazon, check out the four songs on their myspace page; search for officialensiferum. And be amazed.)
Get on the bandwagon early and give this CD a try. (And check out Ensiferum's first U.S. tour ever, late April and most of May 2008.)
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