Ensiferum
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Finland
- Born: in Helsinki, Finland
- Active: 1995 - present
Biography
Ensiferum is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1995 and named with the Latin word for sword-bearing. Led since the start by guitarist Markus Toivonen, and fronted since 2004 by Petri Lindroos, the band fuses melodic death metal with folk melodies and tales of heroes and battles across nine studio albums, from their 2001 debut 'Ensiferum' to 'Winter Storm' in 2024.
Genres
Ensiferum Discography
- Ensiferum (2001) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Iron (2004) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- Dragonheads (2006) - EP - rated 3.34/5
- Victory Songs (2007) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- From Afar (2009) - Album - rated 3.16/5
- Unsung Heroes (2012) - Album - rated 3/5
- One Man Army (2015) - Album - rated 2.67/5
- Two Paths (2017) - Album - rated 2.82/5
- Thalassic (2020) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Winter Storm (2024) - Album - rated 3.36/5
Members
- Markus Toivonen - guitars, backing vocals (1995 - present)
- Jari M盲enp盲盲 - lead vocals, guitars (1996 - 2004)
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen - bass (1998 - 2004)
- Oliver Fokin - drums (1998 - 2005)
- Meiju Enho - keyboards (2001 - 2007)
- Petri Lindroos - guitars, harsh vocals (2004 - present)
- Sami Hinkka - bass, vocals (2004 - present)
- Janne Parviainen - drums (2005 - present)
- Emmi Silvennoinen - keyboards, backing vocals (2007 - 2016)
- Pekka Montin - keyboards, clean vocals (2020 - present)