Ensiferum's 2001 self-titled debut and "Iron" should be under power metal
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December 13, 2025 11:56 PM
The first two Ensiferum albums, with frontman Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun), I believe have more of a folk/power metal sound, like their 2020s albums and unlike the strictly epic folk metal of the albums in between. There's enough fast melodic guitarwork, anthemic hooks, and fantasy-ish lyrics in many tracks to justify adding them to power metal. So I'd like to submit Ensiferum's 2001 self-titled debut and "Iron" to the Hall to be added to The Guardians and power metal while staying in The North and folk metal.