ENSIFERUM: 'From Afar' Video Released

04.09.2009

"From Afar", the new video from Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM, can be viewed below. The song is the title cut of the band's fourth album, which will be released on September 9 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was produced by Tero Kinnunen (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS) and Janne Joutsenniemi ('Victory Songs' producer) and was mixed by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, AMORPHIS).

The track listing for the album is as follows:

01. By The Dividing Stream
02. From Afar
03. Twilight Tavern
04. Heathen Throne
05. Elusive Reaches
06. Stone Cold Metal
07. Smoking Ruins
08. Tumman Virran Taa
09. The Longest Journey (Heathen Throne Part II)
10. Vandraren (limited-edition bonus track; NORDMAN cover)

Fresh off a successful stint on this year's Summer Slaughter Tour, Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will kick off an American headlining tour with support from Nuclear Blast recording artists HYPOCRISY and EX DEO as well as Sumerian recording artists BLACKGUARD.

Said ENSIFERUM guitarist Markus Toivonen: "We had a great time on this year's Summer Slaughter tour. Thanks to all the bands involved, and to all the fans that came to see us. We're very excited to come back to [America] in November to support our new album, 'From Afar'. HYPOCRISY, EX DEO and BLACKGUARD are great bands. It should be great fun for everyone!"

Source: Blabbermouth.net

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Cool video and great song! Just found the song on Spotify!

Jaussi wrote on 04.09.2009 at 17:10
This is awesomeeeeeee!!! HAIL ENSIFERUM!!!!.

Dana wrote on 04.09.2009 at 19:28
Great video and song! The best folk metal band on the world!!!

Kenny wrote on 04.09.2009 at 19:47
The song was alright, very typical for Ensiferum to do (well the orchestra is new in their sound), but the video wasn't that great.

James wrote on 04.09.2009 at 23:00
EVERYTHING IS AMAZING HAIL ENSIFERUM!!!

Hayley wrote on 04.09.2009 at 23:35
I love this video!

Laakeri wrote on 05.09.2009 at 01:20
the video is awsome! good basic idea :)

stanislava wrote on 06.09.2009 at 00:03
I loved the video. You can never go wrong with death, zombies and warriors.

reignofterror wrote on 06.09.2009 at 12:52
veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy cooooooool

sami wrote on 07.09.2009 at 16:26
yhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhee

sami wrote on 07.09.2009 at 16:27
The end of the video is fucking epic.

Hayley wrote on 07.09.2009 at 19:26
i blew my headphones on the intro :D wow im proud of that...

Hayley wrote on 07.09.2009 at 19:27
Good to see Meiju again!

Ulvarth wrote on 08.09.2009 at 12:29