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芬兰民谣金属战神ENSIFERUM 2018年京沪巡演北京站
ENSIFERUM CHINA TOUR 2018 - BEIJING
嘉宾 Guest：梦灵 DREAM SPIRIT
作为全球金属乐迷心中的圣地，斯堪的纳维亚半岛孕育了无数令人难忘的金属乐队。其中最为独特的莫过于千湖之国芬兰，这片一尘不染的圣洁之地历来都以大气唯美的金属乐团闻名，极北之地锤炼出的是最为宏伟豪迈的金属之声。其中被誉为三剑客之一的ENSIFERUM作为芬兰式维京金属的开山军团不仅延续了芬兰乐团旋律优美的出色传统，同时将魔幻与民族史诗融为一体，成为了现代金属音乐领域里最为重要的力量之一。
乐队自2001年首张同名专辑开始便始终引领维京金属的滚滚浪潮，前三张专辑便已奠定了其无人撼动的强势地位，尤其第三张作品《Victory Songs》将激昂雄壮的维京金属以流畅丰富的配器呈现出来，伴随着乐队这个时期声誉的一时无二，他们的足迹也逐步踏遍了北美与欧洲大陆。经历了辉煌高峰之后，乐队并没有像某些乐队那样从巅峰滑落，而是马不停蹄地推出由NIGHTWISH制作人Tero操刀的《From Afar》专辑，并首次踏足澳洲与中国举办大规模巡演，所到之处旌旗飘扬战鼓擂擂。接下来的《Unsung Heroes》中ENSIFERUM更加注重民谣与原声乐器所营造出的氛围气势，使得专辑成为了一张不可忽视的突破之作。2015年乐队再次推出了令人眼前一亮的精彩作品《One Man Army》，在保留乐队以往特色的同时，更加注重临场感，给听者一种单纯录音室作品无法达到的生动气氛。
今年的最新力作《Two Path》再次见证了乐队在金属万神殿堂中的坚实地位，这张专辑堪称目前为止乐队最具史诗气魄的作品，无论是歌曲的质量还是乐队所展现的进步，都足以令听者感到吃惊。“不同于上一张作品，这一次我们全部使用模拟技术录音，无论是剪辑还是制作过程，都尽量一次到位，这使得专辑与绝大多数现代金属乐有着不同的律动感。”贝斯手/主唱Sami自豪地介绍，专辑制作则依然是上一张专辑的制作人Anssi Kippo（CHILDREN OF BODOM）。同时值得注意的是，在新专辑中来自TURISAS乐队的手风琴手Netta Skog也正式加入ENSIFERUM中为乐迷带来了一抹惊喜。这次作品的歌词也依然出色，为细心的乐迷留下了开放式的猜想，乐队同时还为专辑中的曲目准备了两种不同的版本，进一步提高了乐迷对现场演出的期待。
超过二十年的伟大征程，乐队在不断吹响战斗号角的同时，依然保持着最初的金属热血气概。气势磅礴的北国情怀，豪气冲天的英雄主义，ENSIFERUM以其音乐中旋律死亡与阴暗金属的强力结合，民族旋律辅以史诗文化的神秘词作让每一位乐迷仿佛置身于充满传奇与幻想的北欧大地上。一别三年，如今ENSIFERUM将三度降临中国这片同样古老神秘的土地，为所有乐迷带来更为精彩的现场演出。让我们吹响号角，在今冬新年来临之际一起奏响最嘹亮的维京战歌！！
You can't talk about the true greats of folk-inspired melodic death metal without reverent mention of Ensiferum, and with Two Paths they once more affirm their place in the pantheons of the genre. Further building upon the thrilling metallic hybrid honed across six full-lengths, Two Paths is simultaneously the Finnish quintet's most epic and far-reaching collection and their most organic, which definitely sets it apart from the pack. "When we made 'One Man Army' (2015), we wanted it to sound more like a live album than a traditional studio album. With 'Two Paths', we took that to the next level with analog recording, cutting down tracks and even recording songs without a click, and because of that there is a totally different kind of groove compared to most modern metal albums," states bassist/vocalist Sami Hinkka. While their ideas are huge and they consistently prove they have the talent to back them up, the band maintains the grounded MO that has served them so well over the years, with the results speaking for themselves. "It all comes down to writing music that sounds good to us and is fun to play live, and I would say with 'Two Paths' we've done everything better than we ever have before."
With One Man Army standing as the band's most accomplished effort to-date, going into the process of following it up, the members were able to place faith in the intuition of each other, all driven to deliver the best record they could. For Hinkka, Markus Toivonen (guitar/vocals), Petri Lindroos (vocals/guitar) and Janne Parviainen (drums), this trust has steadily grown and strengthened with every release, and this same respect was also extended to former Turisas accordionist Netta Skog, who became a full-time member of Ensiferum in 2016. "Netta started with us as a tour replacement for Emmi (Silvennoinen, keyboards/vocals), so when Emmi wanted to step aside for good it was really natural to ask if she would be interested to join as a full-time member." As world champion of digital accordion, fans concerned that they may not be able to play their older songs sans keyboard are quickly reassured once they catch her in action. "Digital accordion is exactly like a keyboard with all the possible and impossible sounds, but with a different kind of 'user interface', and Netta really knows her stuff! She comes from a different kind of musical background, and besides being an amazing performer, virtuoso with her instrument and world class singer she is also full of creative ideas, so her input for 'Two Paths' was really important."
Never rushing to finish songs, Two Paths includes some that were first demoed seven years ago, and due to the care and attentiveness the band invests in everything they do, they maintain an enviably high standard. It is also a record with energy to spare, practically daring the listener to resist being caught up in its infectious liveliness. Whether it's the breakneck, ultra-catchy thrashings of "For Those About To Fight For Metal" or "King Of Storms", the crunchy stomp of "I Will Never Kneel" or the surging thunder of the title track, they never fail to grip, and when they slow things down - as on the cinematic "Hail To The Victor" - they somehow manage to sound even bigger. Likewise, the grandiose, heroic themes that have always run through Ensiferum's records feature in the lyrics, and while the theme of Two Paths - the choices we make, and the consequences of these decisions - also factor into this, Hinkka always prefers leaving things open to interpretation by the individual listener. "For me, it's really important that all lyrics have deeper, more serious and sometimes very personal meaning, while also fitting Ensiferum's heroic theme. It's a nice challenge to write lyrics this way, but it's also really rewarding to hear fans' interpretations of our music. There is no right or wrong in this matter." However, more literally taking the concept of Two Paths to heart, the record also includes two different versions of standout tracks "Don't You Say" and "God Is Dead". "Even though Ensiferum has always had clean vocals and choirs, harsh vocals have been the main style, and those songs worked so well with both styles that we decided to include both versions. Everyone can choose which version they enjoy listening to the most - and this will add a nice twist for upcoming tours: which version shall we be playing each evening?"
Having developed such a strong working relationship with producer Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom) with One Man Army, reuniting for its successor was the obvious choice. Everyone finding themselves on the same page when it came to what they were looking for, the sessions - while regularly stretched out over twelve hours - went smoothly. "Anssi has a really great recording method, in that he wants to find the best possible sound and tone for drums, bass, guitars, vocals etcetera at the start, so that as you finish the individual tracks it's close to what you want the final sound of the album to be. That way, you don't have to ponder over what you can do in the mixing." With Mikko P. Mustonen again handling orchestral arrangements and Lassi Logren returning to play nyckelharpa and violin on a few songs, Hinkka is more than happy that they brought "more bombastic orchestral and down to earth folk aspects" to the record, further fleshing out their vision. This also applies to the contribution of Gyula Havancsák, who provided the artwork for both Two Paths and One Man Army. "It was really nice to work with him again because he always wants to hear our ideas and then he adds his own magic and improvements to them, and the result is always astonishing."
As is typically the case, Ensiferum will be entering into an extensive touring campaign in support of the record, their calendar already full for the next year. Having accomplished so much since dropping their self-titled debut full-length back in 2001, their appetite has not dulled, wanting to reach more and more people with every successive release, yet they remain characteristically grounded. "I guess everyone who starts to play music will dream at some point of playing music they made for massive crowds, but I never believed that this would be a dream that would come true for me. We have achieved a lot and hopefully there is still much more to achieve. We are really privileged to be in this situation and we wouldn't be where we are today without the right people on our side, all the intensive touring we have done, but most of all our loyal and crazy fans around the world. You make this all possible, and we salute you!"
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