Eluveitie
Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Switzerland. They started in 2002. Their style is a mixture of Celtic folk metal and melodic death metal. Their style is sometimes called Celtic Metal. Some of their lyrics are in English. Some of their lyrics are in Gaulish, a language that nobody still speaks as a first language. The band was founded by Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann.
Eluveitie | |
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 Eluveitie in Wrocław, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Genres | Folk metal[1][2] Melodic death metal[3] Celtic metal Pagan metal Folk rock |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Fear Dark |
| Members | Merlin Sutter Simeon Koch Chrigel Glanzmann Meri Tadic Ivo Henzi Anna Murphy Päde Kistler Kay Brem |
Members
- Patrick "Päde" Kistler - Bagpipes, Whistles (since 2008)
- Merlin Sutter - Drums (since 2004)
- Siméon Koch - Guitar (since 2004)
- Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann - Vocals, Mandola (similar to a mandolin), Whistles, Pipes, Gaita (a kind of bagpipe), Acoustic Guitar, Bodhràn (a kind of Irish drum)
- Meri Tadic - Violin, Vocals
- Kay Brem - Bass (since 2008)
- Ivo Henzi - Guitar (since 2004)
- Fabienne Erni - Hurdy Gurdy (an instrument that has similarities to the violin and the bagpipe), Vocals (since 2017)
Discography
- Vên - 2003 (re-released in 2004)
- Spirit - 2006 (Fear Dark Records)
- Slania - 2008 (Nuclear Blast Records)
- Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion - 2009 (acoustic) (Nuclear Blast Records)
- Evocation II - Visions (MCD) - 2009 (acoustic) (Nuclear Blast Records)
- Everything Remains As It Never Was - 2010 (Nuclear Blast Records)
- Helvetios - 2012 (Nuclear Blast Records)
- Origins - 2014
- Evocation II: Pantheon - 2017
- Ategnatos - 2019
They made videos for the songs Inis Mona, Omnos and Thousandfold.
Eluveitie Media
Eluveitie at Cernunnos Fest in 2007
Eluveitie at Dong Open Air in 2015
References
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Eluveitie. Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ Riedl, Katrin. Eluveitie – Helvetios (in German). Metal Hammer (28 February 2012). Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Eck, Markus. Eluveitie: Großer Spannungsbogen (in German). Sonic Seducer (3) (2012)Thomas Vogel Media e. K.. p. 42–43.
