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Victory Songs

Ensiferum

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
April 27th, 2007
Label:
Spinefarm Records
Reviews:
15 reviews (avg. 88%)
1. Ad Victoriam 03:10   instrumental
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2. Blood Is the Price of Glory 05:17   Show lyrics
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3. Deathbringer from the Sky 05:10   Show lyrics
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4. Ahti 03:55   Show lyrics
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5. One More Magic Potion 05:22   Show lyrics
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6. Wanderer 06:32   Show lyrics
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7. Raised by the Sword 06:10   Show lyrics
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8. The New Dawn 03:42   Show lyrics
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9. Victory Song 10:38   Show lyrics
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Band members
Petri Lindroos Harsh vocals, Guitars, Banjo
Janne Parviainen Drums, Bodhran
Sami Hinkka Bass, Vocals (clean & backing), Harsh vocals on 'Ahti'
Meiju Enho Keyboards
Markus Toivonen Guitars, Vocals (clean & backing), Acoustic & 12-string guitars, Banjo, Shaman drums
Guest/Session
Johanna Vakkuri Flute
Euge Valovirta Guitars (acoustic)
Petri Prauda Bagpipes
Vesa Vigman Mandolin, Bouzouki, Saxophone
Kaisa Saari Tin whistle, Recorder
Aleksi "Man O War" Parviainen Vocals (backing), Vocals (additional)
Lassi Logrén Nyckelharpa
Zimo Vaananen Kantele
D.P. Vocals (Harsh)
Miscellaneous staff
Janne Joutsenniemi Producer, Engineering
Nino Laurenne Mixing
Mika Jussila Mastering
Necrolord Cover art
Petri Lindroos Harsh vocals, Guitars, Banjo
Janne Parviainen Drums, Bodhran
Sami Hinkka Bass, Vocals (clean & backing), Harsh vocals on 'Ahti'
Meiju Enho Keyboards
Markus Toivonen Guitars, Vocals (clean & backing), Acoustic & 12-string guitars, Banjo, Shaman drums
Johanna Vakkuri Flute
Euge Valovirta Guitars (acoustic)
Petri Prauda Bagpipes
Vesa Vigman Mandolin, Bouzouki, Saxophone
Kaisa Saari Tin whistle, Recorder
Aleksi "Man O War" Parviainen Vocals (backing), Vocals (additional)
Lassi Logrén Nyckelharpa
Zimo Vaananen Kantele
D.P. Vocals (Harsh)
Janne Joutsenniemi Producer, Engineering
Nino Laurenne Mixing
Mika Jussila Mastering
Necrolord Cover art
Read Victory of the Rings 99% necropsyalpha November 8th, 2011
Read Greatness even in decline 87% MaDTransilvanian May 12th, 2010
Read It rarely gets better than... 98% Crushader January 18th, 2009
Read A moral victory of sorts. 88% hells_unicorn November 20th, 2008
Read Quit yer bellyachin' 91% BastardHead March 9th, 2008
Read A respectable effort, but... 84% ChaliShank January 22nd, 2008
Read Victory Songs 90% harmonicchaos November 9th, 2007
Read Grab a Beer and Have a Sing 85% Evil_And_Naughty June 23rd, 2007
Read Victory Songs 98% mystagogue April 24th, 2007
Read Haven't lost a step 88% Mikesn April 22nd, 2007
Read Was Jari missing on more... 75% Tea_and_Crumpets April 7th, 2007
Read Another Victory for Ensiferum. 90% Karhunkynsi March 17th, 2007
Read Ensiferum's third fairy-tale! 90% feather March 17th, 2007
Read The shell the true... 78% BloodIronBeer March 13th, 2007
Read Ensiferum - Victory songs 85% Radagast March 1st, 2007
Recorded and mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki with producer Janne Joutsenniemi � December 2006.
Additional vocals recorded at Crazy Crane Studios 09.12.06.
Keyboards recorded at Beat Domination Studios by Samuel Ruotsalainen.

The digipack and Japanese versions include a bonus track:
10. Lady in Black (Uriah Heep cover) (04:33)
This is different from the version on the 'One More Magic Potion' single. At the end, there are a few minutes of silence, followed by a capella takes on parts of the album.

The 'Limited Special Tour Edition' comes with 6 bonus tracks on a seperate disc:
Disc II - Bonustracks:
Dragonheads (05:18) *
Warrior's Quest (4:50) *
White Storm (4:53) *
Into Hiding (03:47) *
Lady In Black (04:55)
Battery (05:14)
*: Taken from the Dragonheads EP.

There is also a limited 2-disc edition that features "Lady in Black" as track 10 and the entire "Dragonheads" EP on the second disc.

Limited Edition Digibook comes with a dualdisc which has a CD and a DVD side. The CD contains a bonus track:
10. Lady in Black
The DVD contains an Ensiferum photoshoot featurette and The Iron Tour Featurette
Added by: the_watchtower_90 Modified by: Demenekan
Added on: 2007-01-07 06:34:59 Last modified on: 2011-12-28 06:09:54
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