Ensiferum announces Spring 2022 European co-headlining Tour with Dark Tranquillity

Ensiferum & Dark Tranquillity Euro Tour 2022 poster
Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, “Thalassic”, in 2020 via Metal Blade Records and was lauded as an album “that brings pure joy to all of their fans” (Metal Hammer Germany).

The Finland-based group are extremely excited to bring the album on the road in the spring of 2022 on a co-headline run with Swedish metal masters Dark Tranquillity!

The tour kicks off April 1st in Sweden’s capital Stockholm and continues through 23 countries across Europe, ending back in Goteborg on May 27th after 53 shows. Both bands know each other since a long time and are looking forward to seeing you all on the road again and to having a blast at the shows! 

Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity) quotes: 
“Let’s break the spell of silence and fear together this winter! We couldn’t be more excited to go back on the European roads again, and to finally play in front of people, to hang out and to vent all this frustration that’s been building inside for far too long. It’s going to be incredible to join forces with our Finnish brothers Ensiferum for this as well. Having toured together before and crossed paths many times we look forward to screaming the night away throughout Europe this spring. Can’t wait to see you all! Cheers!”...

Sammi Hinka comments: “After such a long time of darkness & uncertainty in the live music scene, we are very happy to finally reveal a light at the end of the tunnel! We’ll be joining forces with the legendary Dark Tranquillity for a massive co-headlining tour around Europe. It’s no secret that back in the day, Dark Tranquillity was one of the bands that inspired Markus Toivonen to start Ensiferum and now we are hitting the road with our heroes. How awesome is that?! We are sure that everyone is craving some energetic and ass-kicking live music experiences (we sure are!) and with this line-up, this tour is not to be missed. So get your ticket in advance & help support the return of live music! We can’t wait to see you in the front row!”...

To celebrate the amazing news, the band released a new video for the fan favorite cut “Run from the Crushing Tide” from “Thalassic”. The Vesa Ranta (Solstafir, Dark Tranquillity, Swallow the Sun) directed video can be seen below.

The initial vinyl run of “Thalassic” has long since sold out, but a new batch of LPs have been announced for release on October 29th. Fans can pre-order copies here.

European Tour Dates 2022:
01.04.22 - SE - Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan
02.04.22 - NO - Oslo, John Dee
03.04.22 - DK - Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
05.04.22 - UK - London, Heaven
06.04.22 - IE - Dublin, Academy
07.04.22 - UK - Manchester, Club Academy
08.04.22 - UK - Birmingham, Asylum
09.04.22 - BE - Durbuy, Durbuy Rock Festival
10.04.22 - NL - Nijmegen, Doornroosje
11.04.22 - NL - Haarlem, Patronaat
12.04.22 - DE - Siegburg, Kubana
13.04.22 - DE - Hamburg, Markthalle
14.04.22 - DE - Leipzig, Hellraiser
15.04.22 - DE - Berlin, Orwo Haus
16.04.22 - CZ - Prague, Meet Factory
17.04.22 - HU - Budapest, Barba Negra
18.04.22 - DE - Munich, Backstage Werk
19.04.22 - AT - Salzburg, Rockhouse
20.04.22 - AT - Wien, Simm City
22.04.22 - DE - Lichtenfels, Ragnarök Festival
23.04.22 - DE - Schapen, Mosh‘n’May-Festival
24.04.22 - FR - Paris, L’elysee Montmartre
25.04.22 - FR - Audincourt, Le Moloco
26.04.22 - DE - Stuttgart, LKA/Longhorn
27.04.22 - FR - Grenoble, La Belle Electrique
28.04.22 - FR - Istres, L’Usine
29.04.22 - ES - Barcelona, Salamandra
30.04.22 - ES - Sevilla, Custom
01.05.22 - ES - Madrid, Kapital
02.05.22 - ES - Bilbao, Santana27
03.05.22 - FR - Bordeaux, Barbey Theater
04.05.22 - FR - Nantes, Warehouse
05.05.22 - FR - Metz, LA B.A.M
06.05.22 - CH - Orbe, Le Puisoir
07.05.22 - CH - Luzern, Schüür
08.05.22 - IT - Milan, Maggazini Generali
09.05.22 - IT - Padova, The Hall
10.05.22 - IT - Rome, Orion
12.05.22 - GR - Athens, Fuzz Live Music Club
13.05.22 - GR - Thessaloniki, Principal Club Theater
14.05.22 - BG - Sofia, Club Joy Station
15.05.22 - BG - Bucharest, Arelene Romane
16.05.22 - RO - Cluj-Napoca, Form Space
17.05.22 - PL - Krakow, Quadrat
18.05.22 - PL - Warsaw, Progresja
19.05.22 - LT - Vilnius, Vakaris Club
20.05.22 - LV - Riga, Melna Piektdiena
21.05.22 - EE - Tallinn, Tapper
22.05.22 - FI - Helsinki, Vanha Ylioppilastalo*
23.05.22 - FI - Jyväskylä, Lutakko*
24.05.22 - FI - Oulu, Club Teatria*
26.05.22 - SE - Göteborg, Pustervik
27.05.22 - SE - Göteborg, Pustervik
* (no Ensiferum)

Ensiferum’s “Thalassic” was a huge success and landed on the worldwide charts:
Finland: #1 - official albums chart
Germany: #3 - official albums chart
Switzerland: #5 - official albums chart
USA: #10 - current hard music albums chart
USA: #14 - top new artist albums chart
USA: #26 - current rock albums chart
USA: #94 - top current albums chart
Canada: #7 - hard music albums chart
UK: #11 - rock / metal album chart
Belgium: #22 - official albums chart (Wallonia)
Belgium: #83 - official albums chart (Flanders)
Austria: #26 - official albums chart

Line-up:
Petri Lindroos: Vocals / Guitar
Markus Toivonen: Guitar / Vocals
Sami Hinkka: Bass / Vocals
Janne Parviainen: Drums
Pekka Montin: Keyboards / Vocals

Weblinks:
www.ensiferum.com
www.facebook.com/Ensiferum