Home ensiferum
Metal Monday: Unsung Heroes Ensiferum Return
posted: September 10, 2012
When thinking of folk metal bands, a handful of names likely come to mind, but certainly no band that has been as consistently great or well-known as Ensiferum. Although Moonsorrow and Eluveitie are fantastic, they…
read more…
Metal Monday: This Year In Metal…So Far
posted: June 25, 2012
Perhaps more so than the last handful of years in metal music, 2012 has been pretty crazy, especially when considering the density of phenomenal albums released so far. In typical music fashion, there have been blockbusters,…
read more…
Metal Monday: Solerrain Takes You To A Brutal Lonely Place
posted: August 8, 2011
If you’re a regular reader of Metal Mondays here at OurStage, you might remember a feature I wrote called “From Russia With Metal” about the band Illidiance. It would appear that Illidiance isn’t the only OurStage…
read more…
Metal Monday: Blackguard Q&A
posted: March 28, 2011
If you’ve been to a few metal shows in the past year, there’s a fair chance that you’ve seen Blackguard, if not on purpose then by accident. Since the band’s release of Profugus Mortis in…
read more…
Metal Monday: Best albums of '09
posted: December 7, 2009
It’s about that time, folks. Everyone and their dog are making their year-end top album lists then checking it twice, and I’m following suit. This has been a quality year in the metal world thanks…
read more…
METAL MONDAY: THE STORY OF WINTERSUN'S TIME
posted: November 2, 2009
Early in 2004, Jari Mí¤enpí¤í¤ (of Ensiferum fame) had his side project, Wintersun, well in the works. Wintersun finally came to fruition with their debut album on September 13, 2004. But, the release of the…
read more…