Two Paths (album)

Two Paths is the seventh 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]

Two Paths
Studio album by
Released15 September 2017
RecordedMarch – May 2017
StudioAstia-Studio (Lappeenranta, Finland)
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, viking metal
Length53:30
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerAnssi Kippo
Ensiferum chronology
One Man Army
(2015)
Two Paths
(2017)
Thalassic
(2020)
Singles from Two Paths
  1. "For Those About To Fight For Metal"
    Released: Jul 19, 2017
  2. "Way of The Warrior"
    Released: Aug 19, 2017

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sami Hinkka.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ajattomasta unesta"Markus Toivonen2:12
2."For Those About to Fight for Metal"Hinkka, Toivonen, Netta Skog5:17
3."Way of the Warrior"Toivonen3:57
4."Two Paths"Toivonen4:48
5."King of Storms"Hinkka, Toivonen5:16
6."Feast with Valkyries"Toivonen, Skog4:08
7."Don't You Say"Toivonen3:39
8."I Will Never Kneel"Hinkka5:00
9."God Is Dead"Hinkka4:15
10."Hail to the Victor"Toivonen5:10
11."Unettomaan aikaan"Toivonen, Skog, Hinkka2:14
12."God Is Dead" (Alternative version)Hinkka3:55
13."Don't You Say" (Alternative version)Toivonen3:39
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
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References

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