ENSIFERUM Video Premiere; From Afar To Be Released September 8th In The US

Finnish Viking metal warriors ENSIFERUM recently shot a video for the song "From Afar," the title track off their forth coming new full-length, scheduled for release on September 8th in the US!

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ENSIFERUM Announce North American Headlining Tour

Raise your swords! Following a successful trek with the 2009 edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour earlier this year, Finnish Viking metal warriors ENSIFERUM will return to the frontlines for a full North American headlining tour this November. Support will be provided by Hypocrisy, Ex Deo, Blackguard and Swashbuckle (on select dates). Leaving no villager unharmed, the 26-date excursion -- which will begin on November 6th at Jaxx in Springfield, VA and conclude on December 5th at Irving Plaza in New York City -- will include a stop at the eclectic Anti*Pop Music Festival in Central Florida which plays host to indie acts from all over the world.

The tour will coincide with the release of the band's long anticipated new full-length, From Afar (check out audio samples here......

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Review: Ensiferum - From Afar

Rating: 10/10

Melodic and emotive 4 minute intro sets the mood for the CD and leads us directly into the speed and ferocity of the title track, "From Afar". The mixture of styles and influences on this and the rest of the CD make this CD an enjoyable listen. There are elements of speed metal, black metal influenced vocals and folk/symphonic pieces that all blend together to create one of the best CDs of the year.

Recorded in studio Petrax (in Hollola, Finland) in April with producers Tero Kinnunen and Janne Joutsenniemi, this is the best Ensiferum CD yet. Your emotions are...

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ENSIFERUM To Return To The US This Fall

Fresh off a successful stint on this year's Summer Slaughter Tour, Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will kick off a US headlining tour in support of their upcoming full-length From Afar on November 5th. Support will come from Nuclear Blast recording artists.....

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