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2017 studio album by Ensiferum
Two Paths
Studio album by Ensiferum
Released15 September 2017
RecordedMarch – May 2017
StudioAstia-Studio (Lappeenranta, Finland)
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, viking metal
Length53:30
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerAnssi Kippo
Ensiferum chronology
One Man Army
(2015) 		Two Paths
(2017) 		Thalassic
(2020)
Singles from Two Paths
  1. "For Those About To Fight For Metal"
    Released: Jul 19, 2017
  2. "Way of The Warrior"
    Released: Aug 19, 2017

Two Paths is the seventh studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 15 September 2017 through Metal Blade. It is the only Ensiferum album to feature accordionist Netta Skog, who replaced keyboardist Emmi Silvennoinen in 2016 and departed from the band in December 2017.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sami Hinkka

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ajattomasta unesta"Markus Toivonen2:12
2."For Those About to Fight for Metal"Hinkka, Toivonen, Netta Skog5:17
3."Way of the Warrior"Toivonen3:57
4."Two Paths"Toivonen4:48
5."King of Storms"Hinkka, Toivonen5:16
6."Feast with Valkyries"Toivonen, Skog4:08
7."Don't You Say"Toivonen3:39
8."I Will Never Kneel"Hinkka5:00
9."God Is Dead"Hinkka4:15
10."Hail to the Victor"Toivonen5:10
11."Unettomaan aikaan"Toivonen, Skog, Hinkka2:14
12."God Is Dead" (Alternative version)Hinkka3:55
13."Don't You Say" (Alternative version)Toivonen3:39
Total length:53:30

Personnel

Band members

  • Petri Lindroos – harsh vocals, guitars, percussion, choir
  • Markus Toivonen – guitars, bouzouki, percussion, clean vocals, choir
  • Sami Hinkka – bass, dulcimer, percussion, clean and harsh vocals, choir
  • Janne Parviainen – drums
  • Netta Skog – acoustic and digital accordion, female vocals, choir

Guest members

  • Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations and orchestral arrangements
  • Lassi Logrén – nyckelharpa, violin
  • Vince Edwards – choir

Production

  • Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – photography
  • Gyula Havancsák – cover art
  • Anssi Kippo – producer

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 152
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 100
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 4
French Albums (SNEP) 128
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 18

References

  1. "Blabbermouth.net".
  2. "ENSIFERUM Parts Ways With Netta Skog!". Metal Nexus. December 21, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  6. "Ensiferum: Two Paths" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Ensiferum – Two Paths". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ensiferum – Two Paths" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  9. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Ensiferum – Two Paths". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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