Dragonheads - Ensiferum

'Dragonheads' is a six-song E.P. essentially released to foreshadow Ensiferum's most recent album 'Victory Songs,' and as a marginal release for fans it succeeds rather well, though distinctly lacks when taken from a casual listener's perspective. Containing one new song in the form of the title track along with old demos and covers of Amorphis and traditional Finnish folk melodies, this is a pleasant release of folk metal, but by no means an essential one. The song 'Dragonheads' itself is quite slow for the band's usual standards, but very atmospheric, and harks back to the style of the first album more than anticipating the third. 'Warrior's Quest' and ...  Read the complete review