维京金属巨头Ensiferum最新专辑。 Ensiferum在七月底就开始做《From Afar(来自远方的故事)》售前的产品推广,花三十多欧元可以买到带T恤或环保袋的唱片,如果再多花二十欧元,可以买到帽杉。提前两月就公开了曲目、封面设计和定妆照的圣剑显然是胸有成竹,各国巡回演唱进一步加深了他们的功底,新的键盘手和乐队的磨合也根本不是问题。从曲目的时间顺序看来,圣剑再次将专辑故事化,9首歌大致分为两个乐章,长达11或12分钟的歌放在了中间和队尾,3分钟的两个过渡曲目排名比较靠前。专辑由Tero Kinnunen和Janne Joutsenniemi操刀制作,这两位也是长期和Amorphis、Nightwish等乐队合作的高水平制作人,特别是Janne是Ensiferum上一张专辑《Victory Songs》的制作人,双方可谓是互相知根知底。这张专辑的混音由Hiili Hiilesmaa完成,他也是Him、Sentenced、Amorphis的长期合作伙伴。(山猫)
Ensiferum returns triumphantly with their fourth full-length, From Afar. The album features 9 crushing new metal anthems that find Ensiferum (Latin for "Swordbearer") faster and heavier with elaborate orchestrations playing a more
prominent role in their signature "Viking metal" sound. With battle axes and swords in hand, From Afar is Ensiferum's strongest release to date