One More Magic Potion

One More Magic Potion
Music album of Ensiferum
Publication (s)	February 7, 2007
Label (s)	Spinefarm Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Viking Metal Folk Metal
Title (number)	2
running time	9 min 52 s
occupation	Singing , guitar , banjo :  Petri Lindroos Guitar (acoustic & 12 strings), vocals (clean and background), banjo, shaman drum:  Markus Toivonen Bass clear vocals:  Sami Hinkka Keyboard :  Emmi Silvennoinen Drums , Bodhrán :  Janne Parviainen
production	Sound engineers : Janne Joutsenniemi Nino Laurenne Samuel "Päällikkö" Ruotsalainen Music producers : Janne Joutsenniemi & Ensiferum Mixing : Nino Laurenne Mastering : Mika Jussila
Studio (s)	Sonic Pump Studios Beat Domination Studios Crazy Crane Studios Finnvox Studios - Mastering
chronology Dragonheads (2006) One More Magic Potion Victory Songs (2007)

One More Magic Potion is the first and only single release from Victory Songs , the third studio album by the Finnish folk / Viking metal band Ensiferum . It was released on February 7, 2007 by Spinefarm Records and was able to enter the Finnish singles chart at number one .

History of origin

Recorded were the two songs by One More Magic Potion , just like the rest of Victory Songs from November to December 2006, mostly at Sonic Pump Studios. The recording of the keyboard tracks took place on December 9, 2006 by Samuel "Päällikkö" Ruotsalainen in the Beat Domination Studios . Further vocal recordings were recorded in Crazy Crane Studios , while the mastering in Finnvox Studios was done by Mika Jussila .

According to Petri Lindroos, the idea of covering Lady in Black by Uriah Heep came about more or less spontaneously through guitarist Markus Toivonen or producer Janne Joutsenniemi.

Track list

#	title	composition	length
1	One More Magic Potion	Toivonen / Hinkka	5:19
2	Lady in Black ( Uriah Heep Cover)	Hensley	4:33

Contents of the songs

• One More Magic Potion (dt. Another potion ) introduces some warriors who go astray after a battle in the forest and search for a wooden house for shelter. A witch lives in the house who gives the men a magic potion with a strong hallucinogenic effect, which puts the men in a strong intoxication.
• Lady in Black is a pacifist song by the hard rock band Uriah Heep , which is about the encounter of a man with a mysterious "Lady in Black" (woman in black). The man asks the woman for help in an unspecified, difficult fight with a terrible opponent. The woman refuses to help him and instead introduces him to peace and love. She refuses his request to stay with him and disappears just as suddenly as she appeared.

Music genre

The two songs are very different. One More Magic Potion is characterized by its consistently fast pace, and according to Stefan Popp from metal1.info , the riffing strongly reminds of Power Metal , although it sounds very folky . The singing consists entirely of screaming . Striking at Lady in Black is particularly the clock which, unlike the original, not consistently in ⁴ / ₄ scheme, but in the chorus in ³ / ₄ is kept scheme. Otherwise the song is very close to the original, so it is only sung clearly. Only towards the end does the rhythm get a bit harder with a continuous double bass .

Guest musician

Timo Väänänen

In addition to the band members, the following guest musicians also played on Victory Songs :

• Aleksi "Man o'war" Parviainen - background vocals and male solo vocals
• Euge Valovirta - acoustic guitar
• Timo Väänänen - Kantele
• Lassi Logrén - Nyckelharpa
• Kaisa Saari - tin whistle and recorder
• Johanna Vakkuri - flute
• DP growls
• Markus Österlund - background vocals
• Mikko Salovaara - backing vocals

With Timo Väänänen, Ensiferum managed to win one of Finland's best skittle players for the single and the album. It also represents his first musical contribution to a metal song.

criticism

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

One More Magic Potion   FI 1 07/2007 (4 weeks)

The song One More Magic Potion was highly praised in numerous reviews and was often highlighted as one of the highlights of Victory Songs . This is due, among other things, to the catchy melodies and the strong folk content.

Unlike the previous EP Dragonheads , which was often described as disappointing, the single was once again very well received by the press, but also by the fans. The single sold so well in Finland that it entered the Finnish single charts at number one in early March 2007 and stayed in the charts for a total of four weeks.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ensiferum - Victory Songs . omdb.info, music database; Retrieved June 1, 2011.
2. ^ Ensiferum - Interview with Petri Lindroos . visionsunderground.wordpress.com; Retrieved June 1, 2011.
3. ↑ Stefan Popp: CD Review: Ensiferum - Victory Songs ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , metal1.info, accessed June 1, 2011. 
4. ↑ deimon: Ensiferum - Victory Songs (CD) , stormbringer.at, accessed on June 1, 2011.
5. ↑ Désirée Kiel: Ensiferum interview / report dragons and magic spells . In: Pagan Fire - The Legacy Chronicles I (special issue), Devil.Inc, Saarbrücken 2007, p. 100f.
6. ↑ Steffen Hung: Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion . finnishcharts.com. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
7. ^ Philipp Rauf: Ensiferum: Victory Songs. vampster.com, April 23, 2007, accessed June 1, 2011 . 
8. ↑ Baz Anderson: Ensiferum - Victory Songs. metalstorm.ee, April 20, 2007, accessed June 1, 2011 . 
9. ↑ Michael Meyer: Ensiferum - Victory Songs . bloodchamber.de; Retrieved June 1, 2011.