Stand Up and Fight (album)

Stand Up and Fight
Studio album by Turisas
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
Turisas chronology
The Varangian Way (2007) Stand Up and Fight (2011) Turisas2013 (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Forces	8/10[2]

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.^[3] 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

References

1. DiGravina, Tim. Stand Up and Fight review. allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
2. Mullings, Alex. TURISAS - Stand Up and Fight (2011). Metal Forces. Retrieved on April 24, 2021.
3. "TURISAS: New Album Details Revealed". blabbermouth.net. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.