ENSIFERUM TO PLAY 'TWO PATHS: THE BEGINNING' HEADLINE SHOWS IN SEPTEMBER
13th June 2017



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Ensiferum's seventh album, the follow-up to 2015s 'One Man Army', is set to be released on September 15th via Metal Blade Records.

The first tour dates have also been announced with the 'Two Paths: The Beginning' tour split into two parts.

From September 27th 2017 onward Ensiferum start the 'Two Paths: The Beginning' tour with six dates in three countries, and then in April 2018 there will be an extended tour through many more European countries. In between Ensiferum will visit all other continents.

Before the album's release, European fans will be able to catch Ensiferum at various festivals this summer, as follows.

30th June: Rockfest Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
1st July: Hoernerfest - Brande-Hoernerkirchen, Germany
13th July: Dong Open Air - Neukirchen - Vlyn, Germany


The first batch of 'Two Paths: The Beginning' tour dates are:

26th September: DE - Bochum - Zeche
27th September: DE - Langen - Stadthalle
28th September: NL - Arnhem - Luxor Live
29th September: DE - Berlin - SO36
30th September: DE - Osnabrück - Hyde Park
1st October: FR - Paris - La Machine
13th October: FI - Helsinki - The Circus

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The band entered the Astia-studio in Lappeenranta, Finland, in March to begin recording this new album, which was produced once again by Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene, Entwine).

Ensiferum bass player Sami Hinkka said at the time: "Hi Folks. So, as some of you might have already noticed from our social media channels, we are getting ready to go record the next Ensiferum album pretty soon.

"Just a few weeks ago, we recorded demo versions with Anssi Kippo, who also recorded and produced 'One Man Army'. The demo session went smoothly, and working with Anssi is always such a pleasure because he is so full of creative ideas with a positive attitude. The goal for the new album will be to capture Ensiferum's live energy on the songs, and we also plan to use analog recording as much as possible to guarantee the best possible sound.

"The song material will include familiar elements, but like we always love to do, we will also take Ensiferum's mighty warship to unexplored seas of musical madness. More info later."

Sami spoke to MetalTalk when Ensiferum were here in London in early December with Iced Earth on The Headbangers Ball tour and revealed the first details of the new album. You can see that video interview, plus a lowdown of a triumphant night right here. There are links at the bottom of that page to all our other interviews with Sami.







 
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