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| Ensiferum | ||||
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| Released | 9 July 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 2000 at Sundi-Coop Studios | |||
| Genre | Folk metal, melodic death metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 55:00 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Metal Crypt | [2] |
| Metal Storm |   [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Ensiferum is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 9 July 2001 on Spinefarm Records.
All lyrics are written by Mäenpää except "Goblins' Dance" by Valtias Mustatuuli.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Hero in a Dream" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Token of Time" (Mäenpää) | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Guardians of Fate" (Toivonen/Mäenpää) | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Old Man (Väinämöinen Part I)" (Toivonen) | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II)" (Toivonen/Fokin) | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Abandoned" (Toivonen) | 6:50 |
| 8. | "Windrider" (Toivonen) | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Treacherous Gods" (Toivonen) | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Eternal Wait" (Toivonen) | 5:14 |
| 11. | "Battle Song" (Toivonen) | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Goblins' Dance" (Toivonen) | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 55:00 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Breaking the Law" (Judas Priest cover) | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Into Hiding" (Amorphis cover) | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 57:25 | |
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