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 Post subject: 'Ensiferum - From Afar (#5596)'
PostPosted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:03 pm 
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Ensiferum - From Afar
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Quoted: 94 / 100


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Legacy Of The Night
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Sounds great. :dio:

I still don't have Victory Songs, but I love the self-titled album and Iron.
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Legacy Of The Night wrote:
Sounds great. :dio:

I still don't have Victory Songs, but I love the self-titled album and Iron.


I'd just skip over Victory Songs and get From Afar when it comes out if I were you. Haha. Victory Songs is alright, but not worth a full purchase.
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DanielSan
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In My Opinion, Victory Songs is the best Ensiferum album. Don't get me wrong I love Self Titled and Iron and Wintersun is one of my all-time favorite metal records. But I really think VS is a tad bit better than Iron and S/t. It's just catchier all the way through, I cannot wait for From Afar :dio:
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Didnt know this was coming out in a couple of weeks! Im definitely buying this. I agree with the reviewer, Victory Song was a relatively average album when compared to the rest of their work (although Raised by the Sword is one of their best songs).
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heatseeker
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I should check these guys out. I LOVE Wintersun...so their first two at least should hit the spot. This looks pretty damn good too.
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If Ensiferum, Rhapsody, and Bal-Sagoth were able to legally marry and have a completely legitimate child, I have a feeling it would sound JUST like this.


Nice.
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Wintermute
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I had no idea that these guys had a new album out. I'll have to check it out.
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AlexandeR
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The review got me excited, I hope I'm not disappointed! The only album I really dig is the debut, even Iron didn't do much for me :sad:
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AlexandeR wrote:
The review got me excited, I hope I'm not disappointed! The only album I really dig is the debut, even Iron didn't do much for me :sad:

Well this is definitely not their S/T, or Iron. It's just really, really good, and I think Ensiferum has done much to improve their sound and make a unique folk metal album.
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Another great album, probably their weakest so far but still very very good.

My review yo.
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The Evil Dead
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I must have missed this one. I like Ensiferum a bit, I have Victory Songs and Iron. If this is better than I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Thanks for the review.
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Awesome! I love their s/t and Iron, but like you, thought Victory Songs was pretty subpar and average. Glad to hear they're back on form.
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did anyone see them at Summer of slaughter?
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The Magician
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Twilight tavern! What a song! Even better than Token of time for me... than again the "From Afar" track didn´t work for me at all

Great album

PS: Someone who loves this and haven´t checked out a band called Equilibrium should do so now!
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