Two Paths (album)

Two Paths
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released	15 September 2017
Recorded	March – May 2017
Studio	Astia-Studio (Lappeenranta, Finland)
Genre	Folk metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Length	53:30
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Anssi Kippo
Ensiferum chronology
One Man Army (2015) Two Paths (2017) Thalassic (2020)
Singles from Two Paths
"For Those About to Fight for Metal" Released: 19 July 2017 "Way of the Warrior" Released: 19 August 2017

Two Paths is the seventh studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 15 September 2017 through Metal Blade. ^[1] It is the only Ensiferum album to feature accordionist Netta Skog, who replaced keyboardist Emmi Silvennoinen in 2016 and departed from the band in December 2017. ^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sami Hinkka.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ajattomasta unesta"	Markus Toivonen	2:12
2.	"For Those About to Fight for Metal"	Hinkka, Toivonen, Netta Skog	5:17
3.	"Way of the Warrior"	Toivonen	3:57
4.	"Two Paths"	Toivonen	4:48
5.	"King of Storms"	Hinkka, Toivonen	5:16
6.	"Feast with Valkyries"	Toivonen, Skog	4:08
7.	"Don't You Say"	Toivonen	3:39
8.	"I Will Never Kneel"	Hinkka	5:00
9.	"God Is Dead"	Hinkka	4:15
10.	"Hail to the Victor"	Toivonen	5:10
11.	"Unettomaan aikaan"	Toivonen, Skog, Hinkka	2:14
12.	"God Is Dead (Alternative Version)"	Hinkka	3:55
13.	"Don't You Say (Alternative Version)"	Toivonen	3:39
Total length:			53:30

Personnel

Band members

• Petri Lindroos – harsh vocals, guitars, percussion, choir
• Markus Toivonen – guitars, bouzouki, percussion, clean vocals, choir
• Sami Hinkka – bass, dulcimer, percussion, clean and harsh vocals, choir
• Janne Parviainen – drums
• Netta Skog – acoustic and digital accordion, female vocals, choir

Guest members

• Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations and orchestral arrangements
• Lassi Logrén – nyckelharpa, violin
• Vince Edwards – choir

Production

• Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – photography
• Gyula Havancsák – cover art
• Anssi Kippo – producer

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4]	152
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5]	100
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [6]	4
French Albums (SNEP) [7]	128
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8]	9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [9]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10]	18

References

1. "Blabbermouth.net". 19 July 2017.
2. "ENSIFERUM Parts Ways With Netta Skog!". Metal Nexus. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
4. "Ultratop.be – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
5. "Ultratop.be – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
6. "Ensiferum: Two Paths" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
7. "Lescharts.com – Ensiferum – Two Paths". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
9. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Ensiferum – Two Paths". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2017.