Winter Storm (album)

Winter Storm
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released	18 October 2024
Recorded	December 2023 – January 2024
Studio	Petrax Studio (Hollola, Finland) Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland) Fascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden)
Genre	Folk metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Length	43:08
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Janne Joutsenniemi Ensiferum
Ensiferum chronology
Thalassic (2020) Winter Storm (2024)
Singles from Winter Storm
"Winter Storm Vigilantes" Released: 18 June 2024 [1] "Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife" Released: 12 September 2024 [2] "Fatherland" Released: 21 October 2024 [3] "The Howl" Released: 8 January 2025 [4] "Victorious" Released: 20 February 2025 [5]

Winter Storm is the ninth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 18 October 2024 through Metal Blade Records. ^[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sami Hinkka, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Aurora" (instrumental)	Markus Toivonen	1:14
2.	"Winter Storm Vigilantes"	Toivonen Ensiferum	5:12
3.	"Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife"	Toivonen Ensiferum	6:59
4.	"Fatherland"	Hinkka Ensiferum	4:51
5.	"Scars in My Heart"	Toivonen Ensiferum	4:39
6.	"Resistentia"	Hinkka Toivonen	1:18
7.	"The Howl"	Toivonen Ensiferum	5:54
8.	"From Order to Chaos"	Toivonen Ensiferum	8:42
9.	"Leniret Coram Tempestate" (instrumental)	Toivonen	0:37
10.	"Victorious"	Toivonen Ensiferum	3:42
Total length:			43:08

Digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Six Ribbons" (Jon English and Mario Millo cover)	English	English	3:38
12.	"Lambada" (Kaoma cover)	Gonzalo Hermosa González Ulises Hermosa González	G. González U. González Los Kjarkas	3:41
Total length:				50:27

Personnel

Band members

• Petri Lindroos – vocals, guitars
• Pekka Montin – vocals, keyboard
• Sami Hinkka – bass, vocals, acoustic guitars
• Markus Toivonen – guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals, additional keyboards, orchestral arrangement, programming
• Janne Parviainen – drums

Guest members

• Madeleine Liljestam – vocals on "Scars in My Heart"
• Lassi Logrén – nyckelharpa, violin
• Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations, orchestral arrangements, programming

Production

• Janne Joutsenniemi – producer
• Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering

Artwork

• Gyula Havancsák – cover art, booklet
• Svetlana Gonch – photos

References

1. Zenae Zukowski (18 June 2024). "Ensiferum share "Winter Storm Vigilantes;" new album arriving in October". Metal Insider. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. "Finnish Folk Metal Giants ENSIFERUM Release "Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife" Single". Outburn . 12 September 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
3. "Ensiferum Drop "Fatherland" Music Video". MetalSucks. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
4. "ENSIFERUM Releases Music Video For 'The Howl'". Blabbermouth.net. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
5. Teemu Hakala (20 February 2025). "Ensiferum releases new music video for "Victorious" – gearing up for US tour with Korpiklaani". Chaoszine. Retrieved 20 February 2025.