Ensiferum Unveils New Music Video "The Howl"

Finnish folk metal icons Ensiferum has unveiled their official new video for "The Howl." You can check it out below. The track is taken from the band‘s "Winter Storm" full-length, out now on Metal Blade Records.

Much of the new material for Winter Storm emerged during the COVID lockdown, when Ensiferum's founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the challenge of finding new ways to make music — eventually composing every song except the rousing and anthemic "Fatherland," written by bassist Sami Hinkka. The addition of singer/organist Pekka Montin‘s crystal-clear melodic high notes provided a tremendous boost on 2020‘s "Thalassic." But on "Winter Storm" — a fantasy concept narrative penned by Hinkka — Montin‘s super-strong voice finds its optimal place in Ensiferum's sound. Bringing to life such grandiose, heroic material, the singer emerges as one of the greatest vocal discoveries of the decade.

Ensiferum will begin a month-long run of European live dates on this year‘s edition of Paganfest alongside Alestorm, Týr, Heidevolk, and Elvenking. From there, the band will return to North America with their comrades in Korpiklaani for the Folkfest Of The North co-headlining tour. The trek begins on February 27th in Boston, Massachusetts and runs through March 30th in Brooklyn, New York. Additional support will be provided by Trollfest and Nini. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.