One Man Army (Ensiferum album)

One Man Army is the sixth album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 20 February 2015 through Metal Blade.[6]

One Man Army
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released	20 February 2015
Recorded	September - November 2014
Studio	Astia-studio (Lappeenranta, Finland)
Genre	Folk metal, melodic death metal, viking metal
Length	53:05
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Anssi Kippo
Ensiferum chronology
Unsung Heroes (2012) One Man Army (2015) Two Paths (2017)
Singles from One Man Army
"One Man Army" Released: 12 January 2015

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Metal Hammer	[2]
MetalSucks	[3]
Revolver	[4]
Ultimate Guitar	7.3/10[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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 & Ensiferum	4:12
4.	"One Man Army"	Hinkka	Toivonen & Ensiferum	4:25
5.	"Burden of the Fallen"	Hinkka	Toivonen	1:49
6.	"Warrior Without a War"	Hinkka	Toivonen & Ensiferum	5:24
7.	"Cry for the Earth Bounds"	Hinkka	Sami Hinkka & Ensiferum	7:31
8.	"Two of Spades"	Hinkka	Toivonen & Ensiferum	3:39
9.	"My Ancestors' Blood" (Heathen Throne Part III)	Hinkka, trad.	Toivonen & Ensiferum	4:30
10.	"Descendants, Defiance, Domination" (Heathen Throne Part III)	Hinkka	Toivonen & Ensiferum	11:20
11.	"Neito Pohjolan"	Hinkka	Toivonen & Ensiferum	4:10
Total length:				53:05

Digipak/box set bonus CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Rawhide" ('Rawhide' movie soundtrack cover)	Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington	Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington	2:34
2.	"Warmetal" (Barathrum cover)	Demonos Sova	Demonos Sova	2:54
3.	"Candour and Lies"			4:10
4.	"Bonus Song"			4:29
Total length:				14:07

Box set bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
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

• Petri Lindroos - harsh vocals, guitar, backing vocals
• Markus Toivonen - guitar, clean vocals, backing vocals
• Sami Hinkka - bass guitar, clean vocals, backing vocals
• Janne Parviainen - drums
• Emmi Silvennoinen - keyboards, hammond, grand piano, vocals

Additional musicians

• Netta Skog - clean vocals on #11, additional vocals, accordion
• Miitri Aaltonen - vocals on #14
• Jukka-Pekka Miettinen - additional vocals, choirs
• Frederik - additional vocals on #08
• Heri Joensen - speech on #03
• Matti Häkämies - speech on #09, 10
• Olli Haavisto - pedal steel guitar
• Lassi Logrén - nyckelharpa
• Timo Väänänen - kantele
• Manu Lohi - whistle duo on #08
• Mirko P. Mustonen - whistle duo on #08, choirs
• Tanja Varha - choirs
• Bianca Hösli - choirs
• Heidi Parviainen - choirs
• Tuomas Nieminen - choirs
• Petteri Lehikoinen - choirs
• Tapio Kuosma - choirs
• Jukka Hoffrén - choirs
• Toni Salminen - choirs
• Skid - choirs

Trivia

"Neito Pohjolan" means "Lady Of The North"

References

1. Drago, Dan. "About.com Ensiferum One Man Army review". Retrieved April 5, 2015.
2. Wright, Holly (February 3, 2015). "Metal Hammer Ensiferum One Man Army review". 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".