Eluveitie is a Swedish folk metal band combined with modern death, and melodic death metal. Formed in 2002, started by Christian Glanzmann as a studio project, but became a full blown, 10 member band after their studio demo Ven became published.
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While Eluveitie always belonged to the fastly growing European folk metal scene, they always brought some fresh wind into it: Eluveities sound is authentic, traditional Celtic folk music combined in a unique way with modern styled melodic death metal. With their new Album "Everything Remains (as it never was)" they have managed to deepen every aspect of their already inimitable style and maybe more than ever can only be described by their own description "The New Wave Of Folk Metal".
Originally formed by mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann in Winter 2002/2003 as a mere studio project, the first MCD "Vên" was recorded in spring 2003 - already unique in it's way of having folkmusic on an equal footing with the metal sound.
The self-financed MCD was ardently received by scene and press and sold out within a few months. In 2004 Eluveitie signed to the Dutch label Fear Dark Records, which released a re-mastered (and partly re-recorded) version of "Vên", and continued as a "real" band, playing gigs together with bands such as Finntroll, Amon Amarth, Korpiklaani, Ensiferum and many others while touring Europe and playing many festivals & openairs.
Although some line-up changes still had to happen, Eluveitie grew into being a band and developed their very own style. In late 2005 Eluveitie was finally ready to enter the studio again and record their first full-lenght album "Spirit", which was again released through Fear Dark Records. Furthermore a videoclip for the Song "Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom" was produced in Summer 2006, directed by Martin Schäppi, Merlin Sutter & Chrigel Glanzmann / Eluveitie.
With "Spirit" Eluveitie went a big step forward, presenting a completely new style of Folk Metal to the scene - starting a new wave of Folk Metal!
While the album was turning out to be a huge success, the band toured their asses off again. Yet whilst touring and playing many festivals like the Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) or Summerbreeze Open Air (Germany), Eluveitie already began to work on new material for the succesive album.
Finally in Fall 2007 the new album "Slania" was recorded in different studios in Sweden, Switzerland & Liechtenstein, produced, mixed & mastered by Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Opeth & more) at the Fascination Street Studios in Orebrö/SE ([url]www.fascinationstreet.se[/url]). Having recorded nothing less than the perfection of their very own style, Eluveitie now was in the lucky Situation to receive many offers from almost every known label in metal music & ended up signing with the well-known German record company Nuclear Blast Records, where a new home was found under perfect conditions.... After some talks & the production of a new videoclip (again produced & directed by Merlin Sutter & Martin Schäppi) a release date was set for february 2008.
“Slania” turned out to become a breakthrough (chart entries in Switzerland: 35 and Germany: 72) and the band was getting busy taking over the world in 2008 - with appearances at most of the bigger european summer festivals as well as two USA/Canada tours and three European tours – all within only 12 (!) months.
But never being lazy, Eluveitie worked out new material while touring and was ready to enter the studio again in December 2008! Their follow-up album to “Slania” should become something special - for it is the bands first purely acoustic album (and part I of a two-pieced acoustic concept). “Evocation I - the arcane dominion” was released in April 2009 and turned out to become a real gem of folkmusic and again became a huge success (20 in the swiss album charts). More tours all over Europe & North America followed as well as their first shows in Russia and India.
Now, after three full length albums and over 250 shows in over 30 countries, Eluvetie is ready to conquer the rest of the world & unleash their latest Masterpiece: “Everything remains as it never was”
When the first ten years of the new millenium have passed, Chrigel and his gang will present the perfect ELUVEITIE album. It has everything their fans and not-yet-fans are asking for: fascinating ancient melodies and stories, bonebreaking, heavy but still danceable death metal and huge choruses that will appeal to all kind of metalheads. „Everything Remains“ simply continues where „Slania“ left off taking the bands fresh and unique sound to the next higher level.
And this album of course demanded the best treatment there is, so the band hired an army of legends to put the finishing touches to this masterpiece of folk metal: Tommy Vetterli (Kreator, Coroner, a.o.) to engineer and co-produce the album, Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Behemoth, Trivium, a.o.) to mix it and John Davis (U2, Led Zeppelin, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys, a.o.) for mastering duties.
...and the new wave of folk metal goes on...
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Current Members
Christian Glanzmann
Instruments:
#Vocals
# Mandola (Decombe)
# Tin & Low Whistles (Clarkes)
# Uilleann Pipes
# Gaita
# Acoustic Guitar
# Bodhràn
Meri Tadic
Instruments:
#Vocals
#Fiddle
Anna Murphy
Instruments:
#Vocals
#Hurdy-Gurdy
#Flute
Pade Kistler
Instruments:
#Whistles
#Gaita
#Bagpipes
Kay Brem
Instruments:
#Bass Guitar
Ivo Henzi
instruments:
#Rhythm Guitar
Simeon Koch
instruments:
#Guitars
Merlin Sutter
#Instruments:
#drums
Albums:
Ven (Demo, 2003) [IMG]http://www.obscene.cz/e-shop/images/eluveitie_ven.jpg[/IMG]
Spirit (2006) [IMG]http://www.firestreamvault.com/main/rateimages/2061_12_03_2006_6_41_20_105454.jpg[/IMG]
Evocation l - The Arcane Dominion (2009) [IMG]http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/needled_2407/imgs/0/c/0ca5c896.jpg[/IMG]
Everything Remains as It Never Was (2010)[IMG]http://nd03.blog.cz/265/819/0527ff7dda_56826528_o2.jpg[/IMG]
Some of there more popular songs
Inis Mona - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o[/url]
Omnos - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRy4vcSX4k[/url]
Brictom - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQcyZgY7es8[/url]
Tarvos - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=968ev_Sx4Vw[/url]
Elembivous - [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OenHJs-vAcE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OenHJs-vAcE[/URL]
Tarvos spoof - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq1JxMkGrwE[/url]
Thousand fold - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8WGig0MLU[/url]
Everything Remains As It Never Was - [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko48RHrf9PI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko48RHrf9PI[/URL]
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Best folk metal band ever.
They're really good.
It seems that they're trying to fold so many kinds of different music into one package
I'll give it a listen
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;20662387]It seems that they're trying to fold so many kinds of different music into one package
I'll give it a listen[/QUOTE]
Folk meets metal with melody.
I usually find folk metal to be pretty melodic anyway.
I've never got why all folk metal bands require like 10 fucking people.
Couldn't you just have like 6?
That's because there are a lot more instruments than the ordinary ones (guitar, bass, drums etc). And it takes some serious skill to master them. If the guitarist also played the bagpipe, live performances would be very difficult.
They would also be infinetly more awesome :v:
[QUOTE=bravehat;20662910]I've never got why all folk metal bands require like 10 fucking people.
Couldn't you just have like 6?[/QUOTE]
there down to 8 now.
[i]Everything Remains as It Never Was[/i] is honestly one of the worst albums I have ever heard in my life.
[i]Slania[/i] is fine though.
[QUOTE=bravehat;20662910]I've never got why all folk metal bands require like 10 fucking people.
Couldn't you just have like 6?[/QUOTE]
There's so many instruments needed. And you might need more than one instrument, and so you need more people.
But anyway, this band are pretty fucking [I]awesome[/I]
Got all albums but Spirit, and they're pretty damn great. Not really sure which is my favourite album.
Arcane Dominion is my favorite.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;20681881][i]Everything Remains as It Never Was[/i] is honestly one of the worst albums I have ever heard in my life.[/QUOTE]
I don't know why you say that, it wasn't bad. I really enjoyed many of the songs, especially the flute heavy ones.
[QUOTE=H4yd3n;20685724]I don't know why you say that, it wasn't bad. I really enjoyed many of the songs, especially the flute heavy ones.[/QUOTE]
Eluveitie has become stale melodeath combined with stale folk.
Their style of folk metal is starting to wear a little thin.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;20703098]Eluveitie has become stale melodeath combined with stale folk.
Their style of folk metal is starting to wear a little thin.[/QUOTE]
Their latest album was certainly nothing special, but the worst album ever, I disagree.
Eluveitie's an awesome band, although I think you should put Elembivos on the first post.
If you guys like these, check out Equilibrium (Sagas is pretty much D&D the soundtrack)
[QUOTE=H4yd3n;20703405]Their latest album was certainly nothing special, but the worst album ever, I disagree.[/QUOTE]
The new one has almost the same feel on quite a few songs, but to me, still unique in there own way.
[QUOTE=Ilwrath;20703577]Eluveitie's an awesome band, although I think you should put Elembivos on the first post.[/QUOTE]
Done.
[QUOTE=articpenguin;20704664]If you guys like these, check out Equilibrium (Sagas is pretty much D&D the soundtrack)[/QUOTE]
Equilibrium is a great band, I was blown away the first time i heard them play Unbesiegt.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;20703098]Eluveitie has become stale melodeath combined with stale folk.
Their style of folk metal is starting to wear a little thin.[/QUOTE]
It does become difficult to think of folkish tunes after 4 albums and keep them unique.
[QUOTE=Kameshoga;20706964]Equilibrium is a great band, I was blown away the first time i heard them play Unbesiegt.[/QUOTE]
Funny how your avatar is Wintersun.
But yea, the guitar riff in the beginning of "Die Weide und der FluB" is epic.
Des Sangers Fluch contains some epic guitar riffs as well. I think Equilibrium is the next thread now :P, or Wintersun.
[QUOTE=Kameshoga;20768410]Des Sangers Fluch contains some epic guitar riffs as well. I think Equilibrium is the next thread now :P, or Wintersun.[/QUOTE]
Should be Ensiferum :v: They make awesome music.
I still like them, but not as much now that Jari is in Wintersun and Petri is on vocals, I personally liked him better in Norther, but your right, Ensiferum is still a great band. They'll definetly be another thread too when I get a chance.
I am sad to see only one mention of the hurdy gurdy. Such a fantastic instrument. I always joked about playing mine in a metal band, later that day I found a video of Eluveitie and laughed like hell. Great band!
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Done, thanks a lot for the link
I've always though Folk Metal sounded oxymoronic.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;20792690]I've always though Folk Metal sounded oxymoronic.[/QUOTE]
What's that mean?
[QUOTE=Eluveitie;20792943]What's that mean?[/QUOTE]
like mixing metal with this other genre sounds weird as an idea but even if it's a weird idea in the first place, it gave an awesome result
[QUOTE=HoldenC;20793237]like mixing metal with this other genre sounds weird as an idea but even if it's a weird idea in the first place, it gave an awesome result[/QUOTE]
Ok, I get it, thanks :v:
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