Ensiferum - Winter Storm Black CD

ENSIFERUM´s new studio album "Winter Storm" as a jewel case CD.

The Finnish folk-metal melodeath sensation maintained a prolific release schedule since their first demo in 1997, gradually increasing in stature until eighth album Thalassic crowned their ascent in 2020. The nautical opus went on to top Finland's album chart, reaching #3 in Germany, and top ten in Switzerland, Canada and the USA.

Much of the new material emerged in the lockdown era, when Ensiferum's founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the challenge of finding new ways to make music - eventually composing every song except the rousing, anthemic Fatherland, written by bassist Sami Hinkka. The addition of singer/organist Pekka Montin's crystal-clear melodic high notes provided a tremendous boost on Thalassic. But on Winter Storm - a fantasy concept narrative written by Sami - Pekka's super-strong voice finds its optimal place in Ensiferum's sound. Bringing to life such grandiose, heroic material, the singer emerges as one of the greatest vocal discoveries of the decade.

Tracklist

01 Aurora

02 Winter Storm Vigilantes

03 Long Cold Winter of Sorrow And Strife

04 Fatherland

05 Scars In My Heart (feat. Madeleine Liljestam)

06 Resistentia

07 The Howl

08 From Order To Chaos

09 Leniret Coram Tempestate

10 Victorious