Ensiferum - Victory Songs
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Music CD Cover Artist: Ensiferum Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2007-04-24 Music Label: Candlelight Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Victory Songs Album
Free Music Review: Second to Top Notch
Hit: 5 Stars
Imagine there are 100 notches to rate this 100 being highest, 1 being lowest. This falls at 99, when compared to Iron, and Ensiferum when they are at 100.
As many know, Jari left Ensiferum because Spinefarm(or at least, I believe spinefarm did most of the planning for the tour) had Tour dates on the same days Jari was doing recording on Wintersuns first album, even after Jari told them he would not compromise those dates.
Now to the real review. Without Jari, the band has suffered a lot, Don't get me wrong, Petri is a good vocalist. But it's the difference between a Fillet Mignion, and a sirloin. Both are good, but one is significantly better. Jari Maenpaa, and Johan Hegg(Amon Amarth) Are quite positively the best vocalists(in my opinion) around. I think the only person who would possible, truly fill Maenpaa's shoes, would be Johan.
As for the music. The music is great, some of it is more fast paced, and epic than anything else(see One More Magic Potion, yay Drinking songs) while others really have the bands more melodic death roots (IE Blood is the Price of Glory). Petri does competent, good work, the Guitars are high quality, as would be expected from such an amazing band, and Meijho also does a good job on her keyboard.
Although I've stopped refering to Ensiferum as Melodic Death Metal, and started refering to it as Harsh Vocaled Power Metal. While it may not quite sound terribly power metally, It does the same job PM does, It uplifts my spirits, and energises me, the same way Sonata Arctica, and Running Wild do.