Ensiferum (album)

Ensiferum
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released	January 7, 2001
Genre	Folk metal Melodic death metal
Length	55:00
Label	Spinefarm
Ensiferum chronology
Ensiferum (2001) Iron (2004)

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

Track listing

1. "Intro" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 1:50
2. "Hero in a Dream" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 3:40
3. "Token of Time" (Mäenpää) – 4:16
4. "Guardians of Fate" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 3:34
5. "Old Man (Väinämöinen)" (Toivonen) – 5:33
6. "Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II)" (Toivonen/Fokin) – 5:21
7. "Abandoned" (Toivonen) – 6:50
8. "Windrider" (Toivonen) – 5:41
9. "Treacherous Gods" (Toivonen) – 5:12
10. "Eternal Wait" (Toivonen) – 5:14
11. "Battle Song" (Toivonen) – 3:20
12. "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.

Personnel

Band members

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

Guests

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