Ensiferum (album)

Infobox Album|
Name = Ensiferum
Type = studio
Artist = Ensiferum


Released = January 7, 2001
Genre = Viking metal
Folk metal
Melodic death metal
Length = 55:00
Label = Spinefarm
Producer =
Reviews =
* The Metal Observer rating-10|10 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=506 link]
Last album =
This album = "Ensiferum"
(2001)
Next album = "Iron"
(2004)

"Ensiferum" is the first album by the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on January 7, 2001 on Spinefarm Records.

Track listing

# "Intro" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 1:50
# "Hero in a Dream" (Toivonen] /Mäenpää) – 3:40
# "Token of Time" (Mäenpää) – 4:16
# "Guardians of Fate" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 3:34
# "Old Man (Väinämöinen)" (Toivonen) – 5:33
# "Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II)" (Toivonen/Fokin) – 5:21
# "Abandoned" (Toivonen) – 6:50
# "Windrider" (Toivonen) – 5:41
# "Treacherous Gods" (Toivonen) – 5:12
# "Eternal Wait" (Toivonen) – 5:14
# "Battle Song" (Toivonen) – 3:20
# "Goblins' Dance" (Toivonen) – 4:29
* All lyrics by Mäenpää except "Goblins' Dance" by Valtias Mustatuuli.
* The digipak version contains a cover of Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law".
* In some versions "Goblins' Dance" is listed as a bonus track.

Credits

Band members

* Jari Mäenpää − guitars, vocals
* Markus Toivonen − guitars
* Jukka-Pekka Miettinen − bass
* Oliver Fokin − drums, percussion

Guests

* Henri Sorvali (a.k.a. Trollhorn) − keyboards
* Marita Toivonen − kantele
* Johanna Vakkuri − vocals
* Teemu Saari − vocals
* Antti Mikkonen − vocals