Thalassic

Thalassic is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum. It was released on 10 July 2020 through Metal Blade Records. It is the first Ensiferum album to feature new keyboardist and clean vocalist Pekka Montin, who joined the band in February 2020.

The album's title "" (which is derived from both French and Ancient Greek) means "of or relating to seas", which pertains to the theme of the album's lyrics.

Band members

 * Petri Lindroos – harsh vocals, guitars
 * Markus Toivonen – guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
 * Sami Hinkka – bass, vocals, acoustic guitars, bouzouki
 * Janne Parviainen – drums, percussion
 * Pekka Montin – clean vocals, keyboards (except tracks 4–12 on bonus CD)

Guest members

 * Mikko P. Mustonen – orchestrations, whistles, guitars (additional acoustic), vocals (additional), programming
 * Lassi Logrén – nyckelharpa, violin
 * Janne Joutsenniemi – guitars (additional), vocals (backing)
 * Emmi Silvennoinen – keyboards, hammond organ, grand piano, clean vocals (only tracks 4–12 on bonus CD)

Production

 * Janne Joutsenniemi – producer
 * Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
 * Tero Kinnunen – additional recording
 * Gyula Havancsák – artwork
 * Vesa Ranta – photography