Ensiferum

Ensiferum is a Finnish metal band that is mostly assigned to Viking or Folk Metal.

It was founded in 1995 by Markus Toivonen, Sauli Savolainen and Kimmo Miettinen. Of those named, only Toivonen still plays at Ensiferum today. He mostly writes the music for the pieces. So far, seven regular studio albums and an EP have been released, as well as a live DVD and a re-release of the demos.