There’s (probably) still time to grab tickets to this great package deal, starting with a Birmingham show on January 16th. Dates follow in Edinburgh, Manchester and London before they all get on their wooden sailing vessels (pirate ships, longships, whichever) and invade continental Europe!
Ensiferum will be touring in of their recent release Winter Storm, which came out last October. On the album, bassist and song writer Sami Hinkka tells us:
The way I see it, this album is more like a ‘musical’ than a traditional album. The lyrics of Winter Storm are based on part of my unpublished fantasy book. One day it will be out… I don’t want to reveal the plot or details too much but ‘Winter Storm Vigilantes’ and ‘Fatherland’ tell of two factions in this long tale. The Vigilantes have gained knowledge to utilize certain rare elements, and even though there was already magic in this world, with this new epiphany they have reached a completely new level. This element seems to interact with living things in a way that even the wisest men don’t completely understand. And through generations of trial and error, they have refined a skill to expose their horses to the element and managed to break the law of gravity, making their steeds fly. But they became ruthless and greedy on their quest to gain more of this element. A small tribe in the north keep on fighting for their land, which the Vigilantes plan to take over. These North Folks will literally fight until the last man…
Other characters include a Vigilante castaway, the last shaman of the North Folk, and a mysterious widow. The album ends with a great battle against the Vigilantes and the unholy alliance of the castaway and the North Folk shaman, who has transcended into a spirit wolf. Who will prevail? Will this be the final battle of the book? Time will tell… I understand that all this sounds very far out — well, it is a fantasy book — but believe me, it will be truly an epic story!
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UK DATES:
- 16th Jan – Birmingham, O2 Academy
- 17th Jan – Edinburgh, O2 Academy
- 18th Jan – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
- 19th Jan – London, O2 Academy Brixton
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