Stand Up and Fight (album) explained

Stand Up and Fight
Type:	studio
Artist:	Turisas
Cover:	Turisas - Stand Up and Fight.jpg
Released:	February 23, 2011
Recorded:	March–September 2010, Sound Supreme Studio, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Genre:	Folk metal, power metal, symphonic metal
Label:	Century Media
Producer:	Mathias Nygård
Prev Title:	The Varangian Way
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Turisas2013
Next Year:	2013

Stand Up and Fight is the third studio album by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas, released worldwide on February 23, 2011 through Century Media as a single disc jewelcase and two disc digibook.^[1] It is based on the Varangian Guard, norsemen in the service of the Byzantine Empire.

Track listing

1. "The March of the Varangian Guard" - 3:51
2. "Take the Day!" - 5:26
3. "Hunting Pirates" - 3:43
4. "Βένετοι! - Πράσινοι!" (Venetoi! - Prasinoi!) - 3:49
5. "Stand Up and Fight" - 5:27
6. "The Great Escape" - 4:51
7. "Fear the Fear" - 6:13
8. "End of an Empire" - 7:13
9. "The Bosphorus Freezes Over" - 5:37

Bonus disc track listing

1. "Broadsword" (Jethro Tull cover, audio bonus track) - 5:01
2. "Supernaut" (Black Sabbath cover, audio bonus track) - 3:57
3. "Acoustic Jam Session" (DVD content. A live in-studio recording of the band playing acoustic versions of The March of the Varangian Guard, Stand Up and Fight, To Holmgard and Beyond) - 14:20

Personnel

• Mathias Nygård - vocals, keyboards, programming
• Jussi Wickström - guitars, backing vocals
• Hannes Horma - bass guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
• Olli Vänskä - violin, backing vocals
• Netta Skog - accordion
• Tude Lehtonen - drums

Notes and References

1. News: TURISAS: New Album Details Revealed. December 18, 2010. blabbermouth.net. December 17, 2010.