''One Man Army'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exampl ...

band

Ensiferum Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal." History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002) ''Ensiferum'' was founde ...

. It was released on 20 February 2015 through

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. It is the band's last album to feature keyboardist

Emmi Silvennoinen Emmi Silvennoinen (born 9 April 1988) is a Finnish keyboardist who is the former keyboardist for the folk metal band Ensiferum. She filled the role following the departure of Meiju Enho Meiju Enho, born in 1981 in Finland, is the former keybo ...

Track listing

Personnel

Petri Lindroos Petri Lindroos (born 10 January 1980 in Espoo, Finland) is a melodic death/folk metal guitarist and vocalist. He is currently the lead vocalist in Ensiferum. Previously, he was a founding member and lead vocalist for Norther. Biography At 14 yea ...

- harsh vocals, guitar, backing vocals *

Markus Toivonen Markus Toivonen (born 1979 in Helsinki) is the founding member of the Finnish folk/death metal band Ensiferum. Markus founded the band in 1995 and is the sole original member to have lasted the distance to Ensiferum's present incarnation. His ...

- guitar, clean vocals, backing vocals *

Sami Hinkka Sami Hinkka (born 27 April 1978 in Finland) is a heavy metal bass player, presently with Ensiferum. He joined his current band in 2004 as a replacement for Jukka-Pekka Miettinen after playing for some years in the melodic death/doom metal band R ...

- bass guitar, clean vocals, backing vocals *

Janne Parviainen Janne Parviainen, born 1973 in Finland, is a heavy metal drummer, who plays in the bands Sinergy, Barathrum and Ensiferum. He is a former member of Waltari and Zwanziger. Janne joined Barathrum in 2000, and Sinergy and Ensiferum more recently. ...

- drums *

- keyboards, hammond, grand piano, vocals

Additional musicians

* Netta Skog - clean vocals on #11, additional vocals, accordion * Miitri Aaltonen - vocals on #14 * Jukka-Pekka Miettinen - additional vocals, choirs * Frederik - additional vocals on #08 *

Heri Joensen Heri Joensen (; born 21 February 1973) is a Faroese musician, notable for being the vocalist for the heavy metal band Týr. Heri was born in the Faroe Islands capital of Tórshavn which has had an influence on his song writing. As well as Týr, ...

- speech on #03 * Matti Häkämies - speech on #09, 10 *

Olli Haavisto Olli Haavisto (born 30 May 1954, Pori, Finland) is a Finnish musician best known for playing the pedal steel guitar and the guitar. He is one of the most respected pedal steel guitarists in Finland, and he has worked as a session musician for nu ...

- pedal steel guitar * Lassi Logrén - nyckelharpa *

Timo Väänänen Two Witches is a gothic rock band from Finland, formed in 1987. As with several other late 1980s bands (like Dream Theater and Nosferatu), Two Witches started basing the main part of their appearances and lyrics on vampiric imagery. The group ...

- kantele * Manu Lohi - whistle duo on #08 * Mirko P. Mustonen - whistle duo on #08, choirs * Tanja Varha - choirs * Bianca Hösli - choirs *

Heidi Parviainen Heidi Parviainen (born 8 March 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal singer and lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Dark Sarah. She previously fronted Amberian Dawn. She is a classically trained lyric soprano. Career Agonia, Iconofear (1997–2 ...

- choirs *

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- choirs * Petteri Lehikoinen - choirs * Tapio Kuosma - choirs * Jukka Hoffrén - choirs * Toni Salminen - choirs * Skid - choirs

Trivia

"Neito Pohjolan" means "Lady Of The North"

References

{{Authority control 2015 albums Ensiferum albums