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Finland's Ensiferum have returned with a new recording which controls the epic style of folk metal from previous releases and this is a review of their 2024 album "Winter Storm" which will be released in october by Metal Blade Records.
Folk instruments and acoustic guitars start off the album along with some orchestration a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style and the vocals also add in a great amount of black metal screams.
All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the clear vocals mix pagan and power metal together. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with the songs also adding in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
Spoken word parts can also be heard on a few songs along with a couple of the tracks also being very long and epic in length as well as one song also introduces a small amount of female vocals onto the album. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Shamanism, Magick and Fantasy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ensiferum and if you are a fan of this band, you should enjoy this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Winter Storm Vigilantes" "Scars In My Heart" and "Victorious". 8 out of 10.
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