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Metal Hammer, MusiX, metal.de, powermetal.de, metal1.info present: WINTERSTORM OVER EUROPEENSIFERUM
FREEDOM CALL
DRAGONY
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The last time that Ensiferum left the studio with a new album, the world promptly shut down due to the covid pandemic. The Finnish folk-metal Melodeath sensation maintained a prolific release schedule since their first demo in 1997, gradually increasing in stature until eighth album Thalassic crowned their ascent in 2020. The nautical opus went on to top Finland's album chart, reaching #3 in Germany, and top ten in Switzerland, Canada and the USA. Eventually Ensiferum would take Thalassic on two massive world tours and to festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, Summer Breeze and Ragnarök, but the global health hoo-hah ensured that the four-year wait for Winter Storm is the longest in the band's near-30-year history.
The band are certainly keen to make up for any lost time. With Winter Storm still hot from the oven, Sami reveals that work has already begun on Ensiferum's tenth LP, "so it shouldn’t take too many years until we hit the studio again". 2025 will mark 30 years of Ensiferum; gearing up for this landmark year with his creative flame still raging, how does Markus feel looking back at all that the band has achieved? "I remember when starting this, all I hoped for was to be able to do a show and maybe even get a deal and record an album," he ponders. "After we did a few shows in Finland and recorded the debut, I started to dream of playing gigs abroad. The more you get, the more you want. After nine albums and hundreds of shows around the world we are hungrier than ever! There’s always room for dreams and much more to achieve. Next thing could be supporting Iron Maiden!"
Doors 18.00 | Show 18.45
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Am Flutgraben 2 , 12435 Berlin, Germany, Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin, Deutschland, Berlin, Germany
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