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, symphonic 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
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"

References

  1. Drago, Dan. "About.com Ensiferum One Man Army review". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. Wright, Holly (February 3, 2015). "Metal Hammer Ensiferum One Man Army review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. Rhombus, Emperor (February 6, 2015). "Ensiferum's One Man Army: No Country For Civilized Men". MetalSucks . Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. Graff, Gary (February 10, 2015). "Revolver Ensiferum One Man Army review" . Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  5. East, Brandon (March 3, 2015). "Ultimate Guitar Ensiferum One Man Army review" . Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  6. "Blabbermouth.net". 14 November 2014.