Iron (Ensiferum album)

Iron
Studio album by
Ensiferum
Released17 May 2004
RecordedJuly–December 2003 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Length43:31
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerFlemming Rasmussen
Ensiferum chronology
Ensiferum
(2001) 		Iron
(2004) 		Victory Songs
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Iron is the second studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. Released in 2004, it is the band's first album to feature keyboardist Meiju Enho and the last to feature vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää before he formed Wintersun in the same year. It is also their final album to feature bassist Jukka-Pekka Miettinen and drummer Oliver Fokin.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ferrum Aeternum" Markus Toivonen3:30
2."Iron"J. MäenpääM. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää3:55
3."Sword Chant"J. MäenpääJ. Mäenpää4:46
4."Mourning Heart - Interlude" M. Toivonen1:25
5."Tale of Revenge"J. MäenpääM. Toivonen4:32
6."Lost in Despair"J. MäenpääM. Toivonen5:39
7."Slayer of Light"J. MäenpääJ. Mäenpää, M. Toivonen3:12
8."Into Battle"J. MäenpääM. Toivonen, J. Mäenpää5:54
9."Lai Lai Hei"J. MäenpääJ. Mäenpää7:17
10."Tears"J. Mäenpää, K. SaariM. Toivonen3:21
Total length:43:31
Bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Battery" (Metallica cover)J. HetfieldJ. Hetfield, L. Ulrich5:13
Total length:48:44

Credits

Band members

  • Jari Mäenpää − vocals, guitars
  • Markus Toivonen − guitars, backing vocals, shaman drum
  • Meiju Enho − keyboards
  • Jukka-Pekka Miettinen − bass
  • Oliver Fokin − drums, percussion, bombo, tinja, tambourine

Session musicians

References

  1. ^ Iron - Ensiferum | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 5 June 2025



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