Ensiferum

"You're so damn far away!" - Sami Hinkka of Ensiferum

Metal as Fuck catch up with Ensiferum on 70000tons of Metal to talk about their upcoming tour of Australia, what drives the music of the Finnish Heroic Folk Metallers and Bamboleo, bambolea, porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi!

Under high demand, I find my interview on 70000tons of Metal with Sami Hinkka of

Party.San Open Air 2011

Accommodating over 10,000 visitors annually and playing host to some of the best extreme metal acts the world has to offer, Party.San Open Air 2011 is set to be mammoth.
Gig Dates: 
10/08/2011 - 11:30pm
11/08/2011 - 11:30pm
12/08/2011 - 11:30pm
Part of Tour: 
Party.San Open Air 2011

The confirmed line-up so far for this year's Party.San Open Air includes: Morbid Angel, Decapitated, Aborted, Absu, At Th

Ensiferum confirmed for 70000 Tons of Metal *Updates!*

The worlds largest floating metal festival proudly welcomes Finnish metallers Ensiferum to their cruise

70000 Tons of Metal will sail Monday, January 24, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean 'Majesty of the Seas' from Miami FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days unti

Edguy, Cynic, Ensiferum @ Club Capitol (Perth), 7 Jan 2010

A mishmash of genres makes for an interesting and, to some, rather confusing, night out.

Sydney’s Screamfest on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day brought nine international and ten local bands together in a two-day festival, the likes of which had not

Sonata Arctica and Ensiferum with Vanishing Point @ Billboard (Melbourne), 5 Jan 2010

Ripping down the trendy techno club from the walls, the all Finnish (well, almost) power metal extravaganza kicked its way around Melbourne, leaving Aussie metal punters craving more.
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Sonata Arctica and Ensiferum with Vanishing Point @ Billboard (Melbourne), 5 Jan 2010

On the weekends, Billboard the Venue turns into Billboard the horrible dance party.

Sonata Arctica, Ensiferum and Vanishing Point @ The HiFi (Brisbane), 3 Jan 2010

Waiting outside The Hi-Fi at West End to get into the show, I can hear snatches of conversation from the punters lined up along with me. There's a lot of anticipation about this show, and with good reason - Sonata Arctica's first Australian show ever, supported by fellow sons of Suomi Ensiferum and Melbourne's own Vanishing Point...

I negotiate the door, enter the main room and head for the bar.

Ensiferum video footage & tour update

Finnish Viking metallers Ensiferum recently posted video footage from the opening show of their European tour, which launched on 24 September in Helsinki. The footage is set to the song Twilight Tavern, off recently issued Spinefarm full-length, From Afar. Check it out here.