Netta Skog was confirmed as her permanent replacement. In December 2004, Jukka-Pekka left the band and was replaced by Sami Hinkka. Following the release, the group embarked on a European tour with band and band. Ensiferum also supported on their North American tour. She later became a permanent member of the band during the recording of the From Afar album. The album was recorded at Astia Studio with producer. Oliver also left in 2005 to be replaced by Janne Parviainen.
As well as the title track, it also contained two reworked demo songs; an cover and a short rendition of the melody, as well as a medley of three traditional songs. Accordionist Netta Skog left the band in December 2017. The new Ensiferum line-up entered the studio later that year to record an to be called , which was released in February 2006. Two Paths was released on 15 September 2017. Anssi Kippo, who had produced One Man Army, was again chosen to produce the album.
Some say I shouldn't matter Ain't nothing gonna alter The course of my destination But I know I've gotta find Some serious peace of mind Or I know I'll just go crazy Now I spend my time looking all around For a man that's nowhere to be found Until I find him, I'm never gonna stop searching I'm gonna find my man, gonna travel round 'Cause I'm a wrathchild Well, I'm a wrathchild Yeah, I'm a wrathchild I'm coming to get you, oh yeah, yeah! The video was released after the album release due to video filming problems. This tour consisted of four shows in two cities, and they were accompanied by numerous local metal bands including , Empery and All Forlorn. In June 2006, Ensiferum released their live , , which was recorded in , , on 31 December 2005. Archived from on July 3, 2009. In 1997, the first demo was released, containing three songs. On 10 September 2007, it was announced that keyboardist would leave the band.
The tour took place within a 4-month period of time and spanned 23 countries. Skog had performed clean vocals on the One Man Army songs Cry for the Earth Bounds and Neito Pohjolan. With Skog in the line-up, the band entered the studio to record their seventh studio album,. In 2000, the band went into the studio to work on their first album, , which was released in August 2001. The limited edition of the album includes a cover of group with guest vocalist of Faroese band. The logo that appears on all the bands releases was designed for the third demo by Tuomas Tahvanainen, who also designed the logos for the earlier demos.
Archived from on January 4, 2010. Ensiferum headlined the Paganfest tour in Europe and North America in 2008. They also supported on the opening night of their European tour. Others playing the tour included and , with and also joining them on the European part of the tour, and in North America. Archived from on February 25, 2009. The lyrical themes of their music most often relate to fantastical, archaic, or historic stories that can most often be grouped in with Nordic concepts, usually with heroic sentiment. .
In October they performed at and Devil's Revenge festival in , and Tattoo the Mind in. This was posted in a bulletin on their MySpace page and later confirmed on their website. In the first half of 2009, Ensiferum performed at a string of including Frostrock in , and in , Winterfire, Rocktower, Legacy and Rock am Härtsfeldsee in , Summer Nights in , and Z7 Metal Dayz in. In August they performed at the Global East Rock Festival in , and Jurassic Rock in , and Let's Open Air in. In January 1999, a second demo was recorded, which although it did not produce a recording deal, boosted the band's confidence. Ensiferum performed on the second day of the inaugural Screamfest Festival in Sydney, Australia, on New Years Day 2010.
In the same year, Meiju Enho joined them as a -player. Archived from on April 18, 2009. In October 2010, Ensiferum embarked on their first ever South African tour. In June and July they toured North America as part of the with , , , Blackguard, , , , and. The band used of as a touring fill-in.
On 31 March 2016 it was announced that Emmi Silvennoinen would take a leave of absence from the band because of personal issues. After release of the album, Ensiferum embarked on a tour of Europe and South America. The next year, Ensiferum signed with after thirteen years with their previous label. The album was produced by producer and producer , and it was mixed by producer. Ensiferum were also confirmed to play at Catton Hall, United Kingdom in 2010. Archived from on January 4, 2010. In the next year, was taken into the band as singer and second guitar-player.
Accordeonista Netta Skog at Rockharz 2016 In 1998, Sauli and Kimmo left the band and were replaced by Jukka-Pekka Miettinen Kimmo's little brother, then 14 years old and Oliver Fokin. The band's fifth studio album, , was released on 24 August 2012; this would be their final album for Spinefarm Records. The band also include fairly frequent use of acoustic guitars, usually at the beginnings of songs. Sami Hinkka and Petri Lindroos with Ensiferum at Rockharz festival 2016 in Background information Origin , Genres , , Years active 1995—present Labels , Associated acts , , , , , , , Website Members Past members Sauli Savolainen Kimmo Miettinen Oliver Fokin Jukka-Pekka Miettinen Ensiferum Latin , n adj. For the tour with , Petri Lindroos from replaced Jari on guitar and as singer, and became a member of the band after the tour.