Meiju Enho
Encyclopedia
Meiju Enho, born in 1981 in Finland
, is the former keyboard player of the Finnish
Viking
/folk metal
band Ensiferum
. Meiju joined the band in 2001 following the release of their debut album Ensiferum
and played on all subsequent releases until her departure in 2007.
Meiju has also performed as a touring musician for Finntroll
, another Finnish folk metal band, when their regular keyboard player Trollhorn was unavailable.
It was announced that Meiju had left the Ensiferum
on September 10, 2007. in a statement on the bands website. The official announcement read:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, is the former keyboard player of the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Viking
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...
/folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Ensiferum is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "heroic folk metal." Since their formation, Ensiferum has released four full-length albums, one EP, one compilation, three singles, and three demo albums and one unreleased album.-Musical...
. Meiju joined the band in 2001 following the release of their debut album Ensiferum
Ensiferum (album)
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" – 1:50# "Hero in a Dream" – 3:40...
and played on all subsequent releases until her departure in 2007.
Meiju has also performed as a touring musician for Finntroll
Finntroll
Finntroll is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They combine elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor Om Slutet...
, another Finnish folk metal band, when their regular keyboard player Trollhorn was unavailable.
It was announced that Meiju had left the Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Ensiferum is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "heroic folk metal." Since their formation, Ensiferum has released four full-length albums, one EP, one compilation, three singles, and three demo albums and one unreleased album.-Musical...
on September 10, 2007. in a statement on the bands website. The official announcement read: