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Country: Finland
Label: Spinefarm Records
Year: 2001
Format: Album
Released on CD.

Tracklisting
1. Intro (01:50)
2. Hero in a Dream (03:40)
3. Token of Time (04:16)
4. Guardians of Fate (03:34)
5. Old Man (Väinämöinen) (05:33)
6. Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II) (05:21)
7. Abandoned (06:50)
8. Windrider (05:41)
9. Treacherous Gods (05:12)
10. Eternal Wait (05:14)
11. Battle Song (03:20)
12. Goblins' Dance (04:29)
13. Breaking the Law * (02:24)
13. Into Hiding ** (03:49)
= 01:01:13


* = Bonus on Japanese edition.
** = Bonus on US edition.

Recorded at Sundi Coop Studios by Tuomo Valtonen in November 2000 and mixed in May 2001.
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.

All music by Markus Toivonen, except 3 by Jari Mäenpää and 1,2 & 4 by Toivonen / Mäenpää, 6 by Toivonen / Oliver Fokin.
'Breaking the Law' by Judas Priest and 'Into Hiding' by Amorphis.
All lyrics by Jari Mäenpää, except 12 by Valtias Mustatuuli.
Synths arranged by Jari Mäenpää and Trollhorn.
All music arranged by Ensiferum, except 5 by Markus Toivonen, Jari Mäenpää, Kimmo "Torsti" Miettinen and Sauli "Wittu" Savolainen.

Ensiferum logo by Tuomas "RITUAL" Tahvanainen.
Cover art by Necrolord.
Band photo by Toni Härkönen.

Line-up (pictured):
Jari Mäenpää - vocals and "one man choirs", rhythm guitars and solos, acoustic and 12-string, drunken choir and shouts
Markus Toivonen - the mighty folkmelody guitars, acoustic, "drunken goblin's" beer bottle percussions, drunken choir and shouts
Jukka-Pekka Miettinen - bass
Oliver Fokin - drums, percussions

Additional musicians:
Trollhorn - keyboards
Marita Toivonen - 36-string kantele
Johana Vakkuri - female vocals on 10
Teemu Saari - drunken choir and shouts
Antti Mikkonen - drunken choir and shouts


Related websites:
The official Ensiferum website :: www.ensiferum.com
Spinefarm Records website :: www.spinefarm.fi

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