Ensiferum's "One Man Army" should be removed from symphonic metal
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December 14, 2025 12:04 AM
As much as I recognize the epic keyboard orchestration in this release, I don't think it's worth considering it symphonic metal. The keyboards mixed with accordion and native folk instruments give the album more folk metal vibes than symphonic, and there's not really enough heavy/power metal instrumentation to qualify in The Guardians, unlike their albums afterwards and their first two. So I'd like to send Ensiferum's "One Man Army" to the Hall to be removed from The Guardians while maintaining its position in The North.