After four years of absence in the States, Ensiferum will finally be returning to North America for a headlining tour, which kicks off this weekend (Jan. 5). Featuring Septicflesh as direct support, plus Arsis, this is one show not to be missed! Following the trek, Ensiferum will also make an appearance at the “70,000 Tons Of Metal” 2019 cruise, before heading to Mexico. See below for all dates! Ensiferum tour dates w/ Septicflesh, Arsis Jan. 5 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage Jan. 6 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza Jan. 7 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall Jan. 8 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell Jan. 9 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre Jan. 10 – Toronto, ON – Opera House Jan. 11 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s Jan. 12 – Joliet, IL – The Forge Jan. 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater Jan. 14 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room Jan. 15 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater Jan. 17 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon Jan. 18 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre Jan. 19 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre Jan. 20 – Oakland, CA – Metro Opera House Jan. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Jan. 22 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red Jan. 23 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill Jan. 24 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill Jan. 25 – Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live! Jan. 26 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Jan. 27 – New Orleans, LA – Parish at House Of Blues Jan. 28 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell) Jan. 29 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum Ensiferum tour dates: Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – “70,000 Tons of Metal” cruise Feb. 6 – Guadalajara, Mexico – 3 Stage Feb. 7 – Monterrey, Mexico – Cafe Iguana Feb. 8 – Mexico City, Mexico – Circo volador In anticipation of their return to North America, Ensiferum has launched a new beer tasting video (filmed at the 2018 Metal Days festival). To watch the clip, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SraxfJR4McQ A new Ensiferum live clip, recorded in Pratteln, Switzerland on May 12, 2018, can also be viewed at: https://youtu.be/r98dPpp1Tkg You can’t talk about the true greats of folk-inspired melodic death metal without reverent mention of Ensiferum, and with their latest album, Two Paths, they once more affirm their place in the pantheons of the genre. Further building upon the thrilling metallic hybrid honed across six full-lengths, 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”. “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,” explains bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka. With Mikko P. Mustonen again handling orchestral arrangements and Lassi Logren returning to play nyckelharpa and violin on a few songs, Hinkka 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.” To preview and purchase Two Paths, please visit: https://www.metalblade.com/ensiferum Ensiferum line-up: Petri Lindroos – Vocals/Guitar Markus Toivonen – Guitar/Vocals Sami Hinkka – Bass/Vocals Janne Parviainen – Drums Ensiferum online: https://www.facebook.com/Ensiferum https://www.ensiferum.com https://www.metalblade.com/ensiferum |