Iron (Ensiferum album)
| Iron | ||||
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| Studio album by Ensiferum | ||||
| Released | 17 May 2004 | |||
| Recorded | July - December 2003 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Folk metal, melodic death metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 43:31 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Flemming Rasmussen | |||
| Ensiferum chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Iron is the second full-length album by folk metal band Ensiferum. This is the last album featuring Jari Mäenpää before he formed Wintersun the same year.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ferrum Aeternum" | 3:30 | ||
| 2. | "Iron" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Sword Chant" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Mourning Heart - Interlude" | 1:25 | ||
| 5. | "Tale of Revenge" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Lost in Despair" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen | 5:39 |
| 7. | "Slayer of Light" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää, M. Toivonen | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Into Battle" | J. Mäenpää | M. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää | 5:54 |
| 9. | "LAI LAI HEI" | J. Mäenpää | J. Mäenpää | 7:17 |
| 10. | "Tears" | J. Mäenpää, K. Saari | M. Toivonen | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Battery" (Metallica cover, bonus track) | J. Hetfield | J. Hetfield, L. Ulrich | 5:13 |
Total length: |
48:44 | |||
Credits
Band members
- Jari Mäenpää − vocals, guitars
- Markus Toivonen − guitars, backing vocals, shaman drum
- Meiju Enho − keyboards
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen − bass
- Oliver Fokin − drums, percussion, bombo, tinja, tambourine
Session musicians
- Vesa Vigman − bouzouki, mandolin, saz, and dulcimer, saxophone
- Eveliina Kontio − kantele
- Kaisa Saari − female vocals on "Ferrum Aeternum" and "Tears", tenor and soprano, recorders and tin whistles
References
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