Ensiferum presents Rum, Women, Victory

Ensiferum’s Sami Hinkka (bass) comments: “Hi folks! So, the video of ‘Rum, Women, Victory’ is here! First of all, we want to thank each and every one who sent their video clip with such a short notice – You guys f***ing rock! Even though we are not the most hip/state of the art/IT-know-how-expert-band when it comes to creating content, other than music, it was such a great experience to do this video. But absolutely the best thing of this video project was to see how much fun you guys had with the new song and how you all gave 110% for it! We can’t wait to see this energy in the front rows of the future gigs!
Enough talking. We hope you like the video because we love it!”

Taken from the album “Thalassic” (out July 10th, 2020 on Metal Blade Records)

“Because our new single Rum, Women, Victory has had so much great feedback and we are so pissed that we can’t play that live any time soon, we tried out something a bit crazy with you, our fans!
Thank you so much for joining our ”festival simulator” and the overwhelming feedback. We received so many amazing performances from you guys and edit them into a cool clip where we all sing and headbang to this ultimate party song! Enjoy” – Ensiferum

Ensiferum are a true powerhouse when it comes to folk-inspired melodic death metal, something they hammer home more resolutely than ever with eighth full-length Thalassic. The title translating from ancient Greek as “of or relating to seas”, it’s a suitably huge and wide-ranging collection that incorporates orchestrations and traditional folk instrumentation alongside the roaring guitars, bass, and drums. “I think we managed to take another step ahead musically and we also utilized the best parts of our old sound,” states bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka. “There are lots of Ensiferum’s trademarks: beautiful folkish melodies, ass-kicking riffs, a nice mix of different vocals and great singalong choruses.” The addition of new keyboard player/lead clean vocalist Pekka Montin also “really raised the new songs to another level”, while Mikko P. Mustonen once again presided over the orchestrations, and violin virtuoso Lassi Logren recorded folk instruments on a few tracks

Thalassic track-listing
1. Seafarer’s Dream
2. Rum, Women, Victory
3. Andromeda
4. The Defence of the Sampo
5. Run from the Crushing Tide
6. For Sirens
7. One with the Sea
8. Midsummer Magic
9. Cold Northland (Väinämöinen Part III)
10. Merille Lahteva (Bonus Track)
11. I’ll Stay by Your Side (Bonus Track)

Ensiferum members

Markus Toivonen – Guitars, Vocals (backing), Percussion (1995-present), Vocals (clean) (2004-present)
Sami Hinkka – Bass, Vocals (clean, harsh, backing) (2004-present)
Petri Lindroos – Vocals (harsh), Guitars (2004-present)
Janne Parviainen – Drums, Percussion (2005-present)
Pekka Montin – Keyboards, Vocals (clean) (2020-present)

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