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Victory Songs is the third full music album by the Finnish folk / viking metal band Ensiferum . It was released on March 23, 2007 in Finland by Spinefarm Records , and on March 28, 2007 by Drakkar Entertainment in Germany . It was recorded from November to December 2006 at Sonic Pump Studios in Finland . It is the first full album on which the then new band members Petri Lindroos , Sami Hinkka and Janne Parviainen could be heard, and the last one on which Meiju Enho played.
Versions
There are / were several editions of Victory Songs, some of which are / were only available in certain countries.
- "Normal" CD version
- "Normal" LP version
- Limited Edition - Dual-Disc (DigiBook)
- In this version the CD was written on both sides, on one the normal audio CD, on the other two features:
- Ensiferum photoshooting feature
- "Iron" tour feature
- Special Limited Tour-Edition - 2-CD (Digipack)
- UK Special Edition - 2-CD (Digipack)
- In addition to the album, it also contained the previous EP Dragonheads on a second CD .
criticism
Victory Songs was mostly positively rated by the trade press, as it is mainly remembered by the listener due to its mostly catchy melodies. The opinions, however, varied considerably - from average to masterpiece.
So wrote vampster.com :
“Ensiferum may have recorded their catchiest, if not their best album. Fans can access it without hesitation. I would recommend everyone else to check out the debut "Ensiferum" or "Iron" first. "
The album was also well received internationally. a. also recognizable by the criticism on the website metalstorm.ee , which rated the album with 9.5 out of 10 points:
" English : It has been quite some time now since I have been so engrossed in a new album that it makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, it is such a pleasure to listen to and is a real gem of an album . Anyone remotely interested in folk music or power metal should fall in love with this album as soon as they hear it.
German translation : It's been some time since a new album caught my eye and made my hair stand up on the back of my neck. It's a pleasure to listen to and a gem of an album. Anyone who is even remotely interested in Folk or Power Metal will fall in love with the album as soon as they hear it. "
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Track list
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CD 1
- 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
- Ahti (Toivonen / Hinkka) - 3:55
- 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-Heep Cover) bonus track of the two Limited Editions
CD 2
A second CD was only available on the Special Limited Tour Edition
- Dragonheads
- Warrior's Quest
- White Storm
- Into hiding
- Lady in Black - (04:55)
- Battery ( Metallica cover)
For the songs on CD 2 of the UK Special Edition, see Dragonheads
Contents of the songs
- Ad Victoriam (Eng. To Victory ) is a purely instrumental piece that begins as a simple melody and develops into a pompous march.
- Blood is the Price of Glory (dt. Blood is the price of fame ) is about a fierce battle in which the lyric I expresses his respect for all the warriors and his aversion to all deserters.
- Deathbringer from the Sky (dt. Todbringer from heaven ) tells of a flying, fire-breathing monster (presumably. A dragon) coming to kill humanity, so that his peers the world govern.
- Ahti (Eng. Ahti - Finnish god of the sea) reports on various people who call Ahti and their fates.
- One More Magic Potion (dt. Another potion ) introduces some warriors who lost after a battle in the forest and find shelter there in a wooden house. 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.
- Wanderer (dt. Wanderer ) tells of a mysterious wanderer (possibly Odin , who also has the nickname "The Wanderer") who wanders lonely and tirelessly across the country.
- Raised by the Sword (dt. Levied by the sword ) announced at the beginning of the fate of a people to be killed by mysterious warriors and closes with the fact that this people will be helped by an army / group (Elite) warriors.
- The New Dawn (dt. The new morning , literally the new dawn ) to gain from inspiring the army of the lyrical ego by selbiges to the upcoming battle reports.
- Victory Song (dt. Victory song ) is about the "determination" of a large army to invade a northern country to attack the castle of the local ruler and finally the local people a new faith (presumably. Christianity) impose. The ending remains open, however it is implied that the defenders will win.
Guest musician
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
- Vesa Vigman - mandolin , bouzouki , saz
- Petri Prauda - bagpipes
- Johanna Vakkuri - flute
- DP growls
- Markus Österlund - background vocals
- Mikko Salovaara - backing vocals
With Timo Väänänen Ensiferum succeeded in winning one of Finland's best skittle players for the album. It also represents his first musical contribution to a metal album.
credentials
- ↑ Victory Songs at omdb.info
- ↑ a b Ensiferum discography at drakkar.de
- ↑ LP version ( Memento of the original from July 7, 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. at EMP
- ↑ Philipp Rauf: ENSIFERUM: Victory Songs. vampster.com, April 23, 2007, accessed March 23, 2010 .
- ↑ Baz Anderson: Ensiferum - Victory Songs. metalstorm.ee, April 20, 2007, accessed on March 23, 2010 (English, +, German, translation).
- ↑ Charts for Finland
- ↑ Charts for Germany
- ↑ Ensiferum lyrics at magistrix.de
- ↑ Désirée Kiel: Ensiferum interview / report dragons and magic spells. In: Pagan Fire - The Legacy Chronicles I (special issue), Devil.Inc, Saarbrücken 2007, p. 100f.
