Ensiferum - Victory Songs
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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.
Free Music Review: Good CD from a great band
Hit: 5 Stars
I had the same problem listening to this album as I did listening to the Wintersun album- it wasn't Jari singing here, and it wasn't Jari in Ensiferum. I knew Petri was there to stay, and I loved the Dragonheads EP, but something about him being in the band for good just didn't sit right. I wasn't sure how the band would do now that they had brought in what was essentially just a screamer. Petri doesn't do any of the clean vocals, and that really bothers me. I knew that the old classics would never sound the same again, and it was that that really made it hard to listen to this album. However, once I accepted that Jari was gone for good and it was Petri's chance, listening to this album became much easier and much more enjoyable. I ended up loving this album. Sure, Petri is no Jari, and Markus and Sami definately don't match up to Jari's clean vocals, but this is a new era for Ensiferum- you just have to accept that.Free Music Review: Awesome Metal from Finland
Hit: 5 Stars
Ensiferum's cd Victory Songs is excellent. Brilliant blend of Metal and Folk. In my opinion, they are the next big Metal Band to come from Finland, Look out for them. Come to the United States, please! They have some of the best Artwork on their cd's and T-shirts. Top quality recordings, Highly Recommended.Free Music Review: Great Pagan/Viking Metal Band
Hit: 5 Stars
I just recently discovered Ensiferum after getting into the Pagan Metal Genre. Victory Songs has quickly put Ensiferum in my top 3 Pagan Metal bands. If you are a fan of bands like Eluveitie and Tyr, you definitely want to check this band out. I highly recommend their entire catalog.