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  ENSIFERUM REVEAL DETAILS OF NEW ALBUM, 'TWO PATHS'
20th July 2017



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Ensiferum will release their new album, 'Two Paths ', on September 15th and today you can listen to the first single from their seventh opus, 'For Those About To Fight For Metal '.

From September 27th onward, Ensiferum will present 'Two Paths ' live on stage, splitting their European tour into two parts. The first part will be in September 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, except Antarctica, probably.

All confirmed dates are below with more to be announced soon. Here's 'For Those About To Fight For Metal'.



'Two Paths', which will be released worldwide via Metal Blade Records, was produced by Anssi Kippo with the master recorded on tape for a true analog experience. The album can be pre-ordered in many different formats at metalblade.com/ensiferum.

To view the vinyl master tape cutting, fans can watch this video by T Ruotsalainen and A Kippo.



'Two Paths' is simultaneously the Finnish quintet's most epic and far-reaching collection and their most organic, which definitely sets it apart from the pack. Additionally, the album literally takes the concept of 'Two Paths' to heart, with two different versions of standout tracks 'Don't You Say' and 'God Is Dead'.

Bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka told us:

"Even though Ensiferum has always had clean vocals and choirs, harsh vocals have been the main style, and those songs worked so well with both styles that we decided to include both versions."

"With Mikko P Mustonen again handling orchestral arrangements and Lassi Logren returning to play nyckelharpa and violin on a few songs, Sami is also more than happy that they brought "more bombastic orchestral and down to earth folk aspects" to the record, further fleshing out their vision. This also applies to the contribution of Gyula Havancsak, who provided the artwork for both 'Two Paths' and its predecessor, 'One Man Army'.

"It was really nice to work with him again because he always wants to hear our ideas and then he adds his own magic and improvements to them, and the result is always astonishing," added Sami.

'Two Paths' tracklisting:
1. Ajattomasta Unesta
2. For Those About To Fight For Metal
3. Way Of The Warrior
4. Two Paths
5. King Of Storms
6. Feast With Valkyries
7. Don't You Say
8. I Will Never Kneel
9. God Is Dead
10. Hail To The Victor
11. Unettomaan Aikaan
12. God Is Dead (Alternative Version)
13. Don't You Say (Alternative Version)

Confirmed tour dates, many more to follow:
August 17th: Summerbreeze festival - Dinkelsbuehl, Germany
September 26th: Bochum, Germany - Zeche
September 27th: Langen, Germany - Stadthalle
September 28th: Arnhem, Netherlands - Luxor Live
September 29th: Berlin, Germany - SO36
September 30th: Osnabruck, Germany - Hyde Park
October 1st: Paris, France - La Machine

Ensiferum are:
Petri Lindroos - Vocals/Guitar
Markus Toivonen - Guitar/Vocals
Sami Hinkka - Bass/Vocals
Janne Parviainen - Drums
Netta Skog - Digital Accordion/Backing vocals