Victory Songs
Encyclopedia
Victory Songs is the third full-length album by the Finnish
viking
/ folk metal
band Ensiferum
. It was released on April 20, 2007 by Spinefarm. It would be the first full-length Ensiferum album to feature the new members
Petri Lindroos
, Sami Hinkka
and Janne Parviainen
, and the last to feature Meiju Enho
.
The UK edition of Victory Songs includes the preceding EP Dragonheads
on a bonus disc.
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...
. It was released on April 20, 2007 by Spinefarm. It would be the first full-length Ensiferum album to feature the new members
Petri Lindroos
Petri Lindroos
Petri Lindroos is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the lead vocalist in Ensiferum and, prior to this, was a founder and lead vocalist for Norther.-Biography:...
, Sami Hinkka
Sami Hinkka
Sami Hinkka, born 1978 in Finland, is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004 as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band Rapture...
and Janne Parviainen
Janne Parviainen
Janne Parviainen, born 1973 in Finland, is a heavy metal drummer, who plays in the bands Sinergy, Barathrum and Ensiferum. He is a former member of Waltari and Zwanziger.Janne joined Barathrum in 2000, and Sinergy and Ensiferum more recently...
, and the last to feature Meiju Enho
Meiju Enho
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...
.
Track listing
- "Ad Victoriam" (Enho-Hinkka-Toivonen) – 3:10
- "Blood Is the Price of Glory" (Toivonen-Miettinen/Hinkka) – 5:17
- "Deathbringer from the Sky" (Hinkka-Toivonen/Hinkka) – 5:10
- "AhtiAhtiThis article is about the Finnish mythic hero. For the fictional city in the Star Wars universe, go to Manaan.In Finnish mythology, Ahti or Ahto is one of the heroic figures Elias Lönnrot compiled in the character of Lemminkäinen...
" (Toivonen/Hinkka) – 3:55 - "One More Magic PotionOne More Magic Potion"One More Magic Potion" is the second single of the viking / folk metal band Ensiferum. The song comes from their third album, Victory Songs. It was released on February 7, 2007 by Spinefarm.-Track listing:# "One More Magic Potion"...
" (Toivonen/Hinkka) – 5:22 - "Wanderer" (Toivonen/Hinkka) – 6:32
- "Raised by the Sword" (Enho-Toivonen/Enho) – 6:10
- "The New Dawn" (Lindroos-Toivonen/Lindroos) – 3:42
- "Victory Song" (Toivonen-Hinkka-Miettinen/Hinkka) – 10:38
- "Lady in Black" – 4:34 (Uriah HeepUriah Heep (band)Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
cover)- Bonus track on Limited Edition version
The UK edition of Victory Songs includes the preceding EP Dragonheads
Dragonheads
-Line-up:* Petri Lindroos - Harsh Vocals, Guitar* Markus Toivonen - Guitar, Clean & Backing Vocals, Percussion* Meiju Enho - Keyboard* Sami Hinkka - Bass, Clean & Backing Vocals* Janne Parviainen - Drums-Session musicians:...
on a bonus disc.
Credits
- Petri LindroosPetri LindroosPetri Lindroos is a heavy metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the lead vocalist in Ensiferum and, prior to this, was a founder and lead vocalist for Norther.-Biography:...
– guitars, harsh vocals, banjo - Markus ToivonenMarkus ToivonenMarkus Toivonen is the founding member of the Finnish Viking/folk metal band Ensiferum. Markus founded the band in 1995 and is the sole original member to have lasted the distance to Ensiferum's present incarnation. His role in the band is guitarist and primary songwriter...
– guitars, clean & backing vocals, acoustic & 12-string guitars, banjo, shaman drum - Meiju EnhoMeiju EnhoMeiju 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...
– keyboards - Sami HinkkaSami HinkkaSami Hinkka, born 1978 in Finland, is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004 as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band Rapture...
– bass, clean vocals, harsh vocals on "Ahti" - Janne ParviainenJanne ParviainenJanne Parviainen, born 1973 in Finland, is a heavy metal drummer, who plays in the bands Sinergy, Barathrum and Ensiferum. He is a former member of Waltari and Zwanziger.Janne joined Barathrum in 2000, and Sinergy and Ensiferum more recently...
– drums, bodhran