One Man Army (Ensiferum album)

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One Man Army
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Studio album by
Released20 February 2015
RecordedSeptember – November 2014
StudioAstia-studio (Lappeenranta, Finland)
Genre Folk metal, melodic death metal, Viking metal
Length53:05
Label Metal Blade
Producer Anssi Kippo
Ensiferum chronology
Unsung Heroes
(2012)
One Man Army
(2015)
Two Paths
(2017)
Singles from One Man Army
  1. "One Man Army"
    Released: 12 January 2015
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Ultimate Guitar 7.3/10 [5]

One Man Army is the sixth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 20 February 2015 through Metal Blade. [6] It is the band's last album to feature keyboardist Emmi Silvennoinen.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."March of War" (instrumental)  Markus Toivonen 1:32
2."Axe of Judgement" Sami Hinkka Toivonen & Ensiferum 4:33
3."Heathen Horde"Hinkka, trad.Toivonen & Ensiferum4:12
4."One Man Army"HinkkaToivonen & Ensiferum4:25
5."Burden of the Fallen"HinkkaToivonen1:49
6."Warrior Without a War"HinkkaToivonen & Ensiferum5:24
7."Cry for the Earth Bounds"HinkkaHinkka & Ensiferum7:31
8."Two of Spades"HinkkaToivonen & Ensiferum3:39
9."My Ancestors' Blood" (Heathen Throne Part III)Hinkka, trad.Toivonen & Ensiferum4:30
10."Descendants, Defiance, Domination" (Heathen Throne Part III)HinkkaToivonen & Ensiferum11:20
11."Neito Pohjolan"HinkkaToivonen & Ensiferum4:10
Total length:53:05
Digipak/box set bonus CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rawhide" (cover) Ned Washington Dimitri Tiomkin 2:34
2."Warmetal" (Barathrum cover)Demonos SovaDemonos Sova2:54
3."Candour and Lies"  4:10
4."Bonus Song"  4:29
Total length:14:07
Box set bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."One Man Army" (Official Video)4:36
2."One Man Army" (Making Of)3:40
3."Studio Report" 
4."Slide Show" 
5."Live at Rock Hard Festival 18.05.2013
  • In My Sword I Trust
  • Guardians of Fate
  • From Afar
  • Burning Leaves
  • One More Magic Potion
  • Retribution Shall Be Mine
  • Stone Cold Metal
  • Ahti
  • Twilight Tavern
  • Iron
  • Interview"
 

Personnel

Additional musicians

Trivia

"Neito Pohjolan" means "Lady Of The North"

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