Set to unleash their debut full-length “Vol 1: The Hymn of the Hunters” this coming June 2024 on Exitus Stratagem Records, VORAATH will be supporting Gorgatron and Casket Robbery on the "Mechanical Necrosis Tour" this coming June and July along with a performance at this year's Michigan Metal Fest.
In 2020, Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, Thalassic, via Metal Blade Records, an album "that brings pure joy to all of their fans" (Metal Hammer Germany).
Ensiferum have now announced another European tour to conclude the live run on Thalassic. The tour as direct support of Peter Tägtgren's Pain will kick off October 5th in Cologne and will lead the pack through no less than 16 countries. See below for full dates.
Ensiferum's very own Sami Hinkka says:
"Hi folks! We are super hyped and honored to share stages around Europe with the one and only PAIN! These will be nights filled with fist pumping, singalonging folk metal mayhem and jawbreaking, ass-shaking industrial metal spectacle! Get your tickets in advance for the greatest metal tour of the year!"
Pain + Ensiferum 05.10.2023 Cologne, DE - Essigfabrik 06.10.2023 Drachten, NL - Iduna 07.10.2023 Hengelo, NL - Metropool 08.10.2023 Antwerp, BE - Kavka Zappa 10.10.2023 Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks 11.10.2023 Manchester, UK - Rebellion 12.10.2023 Birmingham, UK - The Asylum 13.10.2023 London, UK - O2 Academy Islington 14.10.2023 Amstelveen, NL - P60 15.10.2023 Paris, FR - La Machine du Moulin Rouge 16.10.2023 Nantes, FR - Le Ferrailleur 18.10.2023 Porto, PT - Hard Club 19.10.2023 Lisbon, PT - RCA Club 20.10.2023 Madrid, ES - Changó Club 21.10.2023 Pamplona, ES - Sala TOTEM Aretoa 22.10.2023 Lyon, FR - La Rayonne 24.10.2023 Ljubljana, SI - Cvetličarna 25.10.2023 Trezzo sull'Adda, IT - Live Music Club 26.10.2023 Zagreb, HR - Klub Močvara 27.10.2023 Bucharest, RO - Quantic Club 28.10.2023 Cluj-Napoca, RO - FORM Space 31.10.2023 Sofia, BG - Club Mixtape 5 01.11.2023 Budapest, HU - Dürer Kert 02.11.2023 Krakow, PL - Kamienna12 03.11.2023 Vienna, AT - Szene 04.11.2023 Munich, DE - Backstage 05.11.2023 Zlin, CZ - Masters of Rock Cafe 07.11.2023 Nuremberg, DE - Hirsch 08.11.2023 Frankfurt, DE - Batschkapp 09.11.2023 Leipzig, DE - Hellraiser 10.11.2023 Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan 11.11.2023 Berlin, DE - Columbia Theater 12.11.2023 Stuttgart, DE - Im Wizemann
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.
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, Thalassic was recorded and produced in Petrax and Sonic Pump studios by Janne Joutsenniemi, who was involved on their albums Victory Songs (2007) and From Afar (2009). "We like to go to a studio when we have all the songs 99.9% ready so the producer's main job is to kick our asses while we record. Of course Janne Joutsenniemi is a world-class producer, and we asked his opinion if we were doubting any details. It was really a pleasure to work with him again, and I think this was one of the most easy-going studio sessions I have ever been part of. We are extremely happy with the result."
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