Victory Songs is the third studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released through Spinefarm on 23 March 2007 domestically, and on 20 April 2007 in the rest of the world. It is the band's first full-length album to feature new members Petri Lindroos, Sami Hinkka and Janne Parviainen, and the last to feature Meiju Enho.

Victory Songs
Studio album by
Released23 March 2007
RecordedNovember–December 2006 at Sonic Pump Studios
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, power metal
Length50:00
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerJanne Joutsenniemi
Ensiferum chronology
Iron
(2004)
Victory Songs
(2007)
From Afar
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Metal Hammer[citation needed]
Metal Storm [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ad Victoriam" Meiju Enho, Sami Hinkka, Markus Toivonen3:10
2."Blood Is the Price of Glory"HinkkaToivonen, J.P. Miettinen5:17
3."Deathbringer from the Sky"HinkkaHinkka, Toivonen5:10
4."Ahti"HinkkaToivonen3:55
5."One More Magic Potion"HinkkaToivonen5:21
6."Wanderer"HinkkaToivonen6:32
7."Raised by the Sword"EnhoEnho, Toivonen6:11
8."The New Dawn"Petri LindroosLindroos, Toivonen3:42
9."Victory Song"HinkkaToivonen, Hinkka, Miettinen10:42
Total length:50:00
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Lady in Black" (Uriah Heep cover. The actual song length is 5 minutes; afterwards, there is a few minutes of silence followed by acapella parts of the songs, "Wanderer" and "Victory Song".)Ken HensleyK. Hensley10:00
Total length:60:00
Limited Edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
0."Ensiferum photoshoot featurette & The Iron tour featurette" 

Personnel

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Band members

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Session/guest musicians

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  • Johanna Vakkuri – flute
  • Euge Valovirta – acoustic guitars
  • Petri Prauda – bagpipes
  • Vesa Vigman – mandolin, bouzouki, saz
  • Kaisa Saari – tin whistle, recorder
  • Aleksi Parviainen – additional lead vocals (on Deathbringer From the Sky), backing vocals
  • Lassi Logren – nyckelharpa
  • Timo Väänänen – kantele
  • D.P. – backing harsh vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Heavy Metal".
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1042055
  3. ^ "Ensiferum - Victory Songs review".
  4. ^ "Ensiferum - Victory Songs (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".