Ensiferum live in concert.
ON TOUR

Ensiferum

35
critic concert reviews
metal

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

80
%
Based on 
35
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 35 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Ensiferum is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall.

ON TOUR

Aladin Music Hall, Bremen, Germany (Jan 14); O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Jan 16); O2 Academy Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (Jan 17); O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom (Jan 18); 02 Academy Brixton, London, United Kingdom (Jan 19); Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (Jan 20); Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany (Jan 21); Le Zénith, Paris, France (Jan 22); Z7 Konzertfabrik Pratteln, Pratteln, Switzerland (Jan 23); Backstage Werk, Reitknechtstr. 6, München, Germany (Jan 25); L'OM, Seraing, Belgium (Jan 26); Alcatraz, Milano, Italy (Jan 28); Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, France (Jan 29); Halle Verrière, Meisenthal, France (Jan 31); Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands (Feb 2); Capitol, Hannover, Germany (Feb 3); Klub Studio, Kraków, Poland (Feb 5); Progresja, Warszawa, Poland (Feb 6); Barba Negra Red Stage, Budapest, Hungary (Feb 8); Tvornica kulture, Zagreb, Croatia (Feb 9); theatre beanfield, Montreal, Canada (Mar 1); Overflow Brewing Company, Ottawa, Canada (Mar 2)

FESTIVALS IN 2025

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Latest Release

Winter Storm (18 October 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
(1995 - present)
Bio
Ensiferum (Latin ensiferum (neuter adjective) meaning "sword bearer") is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. In 1995 Markus Toivonen played guitar with some friends in a band called "Dark Reflections", which played mainly covers of certain heavy metal bands including Megadeth, Pantera and many others.
Has Performed With
Dark Tranquility

Critic Concert Reviews

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

April 19, 2022
80
%
Dark Tranquillity & Ensiferum - Hamburg 2022

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

April 13, 2022
50
%
For one night only, extreme metal and London's premiere gay club have collided for a co-headline tour between folk metallers ENSIFERUM and melodeath pioneers DARK TRANQUILLITY.

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

March 4, 2022
80
%
Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

April 7, 2016
75
%
Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

February 26, 2016
90
%
Sound Control, Manchester, UK

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 25, 2015
60
%
Bloodstock Open Air 2015

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

December 18, 2013
70
%
Helsinki, Finland

Past critic reviews published in

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), Reflections of Darkness (Germany) and more

Image Credit

Markus Felix [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons