Finnish folk metal goliaths, Ensiferum, will join their comrades in Korpiklaani for a February & March 2025 North American co-headlining tour.
The journey runs from February 27th in Boston, Massachusetts through March 30th in Brooklyn, New York. Additional support will be provided by Trollfest and NiNi.
Comments bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka: “Hi folks! It’s been way too long since we rocked with our North American brothers and sister but the wait is over! It’s an honor to join forces with Korpiklaani, Trollfest, and NiNi! This tour will bring the ultimate folk metal mayhem to your city! Definitely a party you don’t wanna miss. See you in the pit”!
Venue and artist presales begin today, Wednesday, October 9th at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. Password “FOLKFEST.” General on sale date is this Friday, October 11th at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. See all confirmed dates below.
North American Tour Dates 2025:
02/27/25 Boston MA – Brighton Music Hall
02/28/25 Quebec City QC – Salle Montaigne
03/01/25 Montreal QC – Beanfield
03/02/25 Ottawa ON – Overflow
03/03/25 Toronto ON – The Concert Hall
03/04/25 Columbus OH – King of Clubs
03/05/25 Pontiac MI – Crofoot
03/06/25 Chicago IL – Outset
03/07/25 Minneapolis MN – Skyway Theatre
03/08/25 Des Moines IA – Wooly’s
03/09/25 Denver CO – Gothic Theatre
03/11/25 Salt Lake City UT – Metro Music Hall
03/13/25 Sacramento CA – Goldfield Roseville
03/14/25 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall
03/15/25 Los Angeles CA – Regent Theater
03/16/25 San Diego CA – House of Blues
03/17/25 Phoenix AZ – Nile
03/18/25 Albuquerque NM – Sunshine
03/20/25 Oklahoma City OK – Beer City Music Hall
03/21/25 Dallas TX – Granada
03/22/25 Austin TX – Come and Take It Live
03/23/25 Houston – TX Warehouse Live
03/25/25 Tampa FL – Orpheum
03/26/25 Atlanta GA – Masquerade Heaven
03/27/25 Greensboro NC – Hangar 1819
03/28/25 Baltimore MD – Baltimore Soundstage
03/29/25 Mechanicsburg PA – Lovedraft’s
03/30/25 Brooklyn NY – Brooklyn Monarch
Ensiferum will be touring in support of their long-awaited “Winter Storm” full-length, set for release on October 18th, 2024, through Metal Blade Records.
Much of the new material emerged in the lockdown era, when Ensiferum’s founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the challenge of finding new ways to make music — eventually composing every song except the rousing, anthemic “Fatherland”, written by bassist Sami Hinkka. The addition of singer/organist Pekka Montin’s crystal-clear melodic high notes provided a tremendous boost on “Thalassic”. But on “Winter Storm” — a fantasy concept narrative penned by Hinkka — Montin’s super-strong voice finds its optimal place in Ensiferum’s sound. Bringing to life such grandiose, heroic material, the singer emerges as one of the greatest vocal discoveries of the decade.
“Winter Storm” was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi, mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, and includes guest appearances by Lassi Logrén on Nyckelharpa and violin and Mikko Mustonen on orchestration, as well as Eleine’s Madeleine Liljestam who provides all vocals on “Scars in My Heart”.
“Winter Storm” will be available on jewel case CD, special edition CD featuring two additional bonus tracks, and digitally, as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
• Frost (US)
• 180g Black (EU)
• Light Blue Ice Marbled (EU)
• Light Blue Ice Marbled w/ Signed Cover (EU – Ltd. 100 – Amazon EU excl.)
• Blood Red Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
• Pic-LP (EU – Ltd. 500)
• Red Opaque Blackdust (EU – Ltd. 200 – Band Shop excl.)
• Blood On Ice Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300 – EMP excl.)
• Frosty Blue Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200 – Levykauppa excl.)
Pre-order “Winter Storm” here.
Tracklist:
1. Aurora
2. Winter Storm Vigilantes
3. Long Cold Winter of Sorrow And Strife
4. Fatherland
5. Scars in My Heart (Feat. Madeleine Liljestam)
6. Resistentia
7. The Howl
8. From Order to Chaos
9. Leniret Coram Tempestate
10. Victorious
11. Six Ribbons (Jon English cover) *
12. Lambada (Kaoma cover) *
* (Special Edition Bonus Track)
Line-up:
Petri Lindroos – Vocals, guitars
Markus Toivonen – Guitars, vocals
Sami Hinkka – Bass, vocals
Janne Parviainen – Drums
Pekka Montin – Keyboards, vocals
Weblinks:
www.ensiferum.com
www.facebook.com/Ensiferum
