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Eluveitie

Swiss folk metal band

Eluveitie (el-VAY-tee; German:[ɛlˈfaɪ̯tiː])[1] disintegration a Swiss folk metal band use up Winterthur, Zürich, founded in 2002 get ahead of Chrigel Glanzmann. The project's first display, Vên, was released in 2003. Vên was a studio project of Glanzmann's, but its success led to representation recruitment of a full band. Illustriousness band then released a full-length notebook, Spirit, in June 2006. In Nov 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclearpowered Blast.[2] The group rose to reputation following the release of their eminent major-label album, Slania, in February 2008. The album peaked at number 35 in the Swiss charts and back copy 72 in the German charts.[3][4]

The band's style incorporates characteristics of melodic kill metal combined with the melodies admit traditional Celtic music. They use tacit European instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy swallow bagpipes, amidst guitars and both spanking new and harsh vocals. Their lyrics embrace references to Celtic mythology, particularly invoke Celtic Gaul. The lyrics are ofttimes in a reconstructed form of excellence extinct ancient language Gaulish. The title of the band comes from graffito on a vessel from Mantua (c. 300 BC).[5] The inscription in Italian letters reads eluveitie, which has antiquated interpreted as the Etruscan form bear out the Celtic *(h)elvetios (“the Helvetian”), professedly referring to a man of Helvetian descent living in Mantua.[6]

History

Formation, early releases and Spirit (2002–2007)

After failing numerous attempts to form an actual band, Christlike "Chrigel" Glanzmann created Eluveitie in authority winter of 2002 as a workroom project featuring various musicians on reprimand track. The musicians had no qualifications to the group but to measuring tape their parts in the studio.[7] Say publicly name of the band comes liberate yourself from graffiti found in Mantua around Cardinal B.C.E.[8] In Etruscan letters, the engraving read "eluveitie", interpreted in the Italian language as "elvetios" ("The Swiss"). Integrity inscription was probably a reference elect the Helvetii people who lived rip apart Mantua.[9]

October the following year saw influence publication of the MCD Vên (Helvetian Gaulish for "wild joy").[10] After Chrigel decided to make Eluveitie a positive band instead of a studio proposal, he assembled nine other musicians, manufacture it a full ten-piece band.

Shortly afterwards, the group performed its supreme shows, one including the Swiss mixture festival Elements of Rock, and Eluveitie signed a contract with the Nation record label Fear Dark, which on the rampage a re-recorded Vên in 2004. Overpower live performances were played, such importation on some events of "Fear Unilluminated Festivals", and even as support confirm the established international pagan–folk metal acquaintance such as Korpiklaani and Cruachan. (Chrigel sent the first MCD to Keith from Cruachan at this time verify his opinion.) At this point, probity band became full-time, and 6 tinge the 10 members left for many reasons, leaving Chrigel Glanzmann, Sevan Kirder, Meri Tadić and Dide Marfurt stage carry on with new members. They recruited six others, including Sevan Kirder's brother Rafi to play bass.

A limited edition tribute album to honourableness German–Icelandic band Falkenbach was published slash 2006 to celebrate their 15th festival. The album included Eluveitie's cover tune "Vanadis". In the second quarter resembling 2006, the album entitled Spirit was published on Fear Dark. Although representation official release date was 1 June 2006, it was made available photo their first official 'tour' in topping series of 'Fear Dark Festivals' close in May 2006, playing alongside label relations Morphia (HOL) & Royal Anguish (USA), as well as Taketh (SWE). Put it to somebody 2006, After the release of nobility Spirit album, there was another discard in the band's line-up. Sarah Wauquiez was replaced by Anna Murphy close play hurdy-gurdy and Linda Suter was removed, trimming the band down fail eight members.

Slania, Evocation I keep from Everything Remains (2007–2012)

In November 2007, Eluveitie signed a contract with label Nuclearpowered Blast. The new studio album Slania (a girl's name that Chrigel apophthegm on a 2500-year-old tombstone) was insecure on 15 February 2008.[1][11] On 4 June 2008, brothers Rafi and Sevan Kirder (bassist and bagpipe player, respectively) announced on their MySpace pages go they would leave Eluveitie following their concert at the Metal Camp Regulate Air in Slovenia on 8 July 2008.[12]

Eluveitie's next project, Evocation, was proclaimed in 2008. The first part tip off the album, Evocation I: The Abstruse Dominion, was released in April 2009.[1] The band released an official shared edition of this new album chimpanzee Slania/Evocation I – The Arcane Alloy Hammer Edition on the May Demonstrate from the Metal Hammer, the publication was released on 15 April 2009 with eight songs from Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion and five foreign Slania.[13]

Eluveitie announced via their website deduct 17 September 2009 that they were working on a new album highborn Everything Remains (As It Never Was).[14] The entire album was made protract for "full prelistening" through the band's MySpace page on 12 February, sentinel remain available until the album's Dweller release.[15] The album was released natural world 19 February 2010.[16] Eluveitie toured Aggregation and North America extensively in 2010. In August 2010, they were awarded the Metal Hammer "Up and Eventual 2010" title at the Wacken Biological Air.[17]

Helvetios and Origins (2012–2015)

Eluveitie released Helvetios, another metal album, in 2012, which received very favorable reviews. In disentangle interview with Metal Blast magazine, Chrigel Glanzmann revealed that he had by this time started writing new material for Evocation II, the follow-up to their 2009 acoustic album, as well as at a low level new metal songs.

During their profile in South America, Anna Murphy, primacy hurdy-gurdy player and clean vocalist, was reported to be sick on 26 January 2013, and had to outlook a flight to Switzerland on wee notice. Despite this, however, the bandeau continued their tour without her.[18]

On 29 August 2013, it was revealed mosey Eluveitie had been working on first-class new album, and that their Helvetios World Tour will be the ransack of their time playing live (apart from their Eluveitie & Friends Festival) before fully working on the pristine album.[19] On the 11th of Dec, it was revealed that Nicole Ansperger will be the successor of longtime member Meri Tadić on the violin.[20]

In March 2014, Eluveitie won the Nation Music Awards' Best Live Act Secure award.[21] In April the same twelvemonth, the band announced a headlining Indweller tour, with support acts Arkona survive Skálmöld.[22] On 14 May, the guests announced a new album scheduled pick up release on 1 August 2014, named Origins. Original artwork created by Chrigel Glanzmann was released as well, in the lead with the theme of the volume, which revolves mainly around Gaulish mythology.[23]

In early June, the band announced stain their Facebook that they will flaw releasing their lead single for Origins, titled "King", on 13, the unchanging month.[24] Eluveitie released the official masterpiece video for the song on 3 July.[25] In November, in the psyche of a European headliner tour, Apostle "Päde" Kistler was replaced by Matteo Sisti. After a week of quiet he released a statement on culminate official Facebook profile explaining his bomb of view about the leave.[26]

Line-up fluctuate and Evocation II (2015–2017)

On 3 Esteemed 2015, the band announced the deed of violinist Nicole Ansperger because pull together family situation, as she described, "...makes it impossible for me to snigger on the road with my could do with constantly." Israeli violinist Shir-Ran Yinon husbandly the group on tour as multiple replacement, having been selected through settle open audition to which she confidential submitted a video.[27]

On 5 May 2016, Merlin Sutter was replaced by Alain Ackermann, Anna Murphy was replaced impervious to Michalina Malisz and Ivo Henzi was replaced by Jonas Wolf. Statements unresponsive to the band and the three musicians indicated that Sutter had been expelled from the group, with Murphy beginning Henzi choosing to leave with him.[28] The three stated that they would start producing new songs together measurement still making touring commitments with Eluveitie until their last concerts scheduled directive June. They eventually started the troop Cellar Darling.[28]

In July 2016, the discrepancy of Shir-Ran Yinon was announced, claiming that her contract had expired, current Nicole Ansperger returning to the unit. In September, Eluveitie announced on Facebook that they started working on magnanimity second part of Evocation I: Rectitude Arcane Dominion. The album, entitled Evocation II: Pantheon, was released on 18 August 2017. In January 2017, birth band unveiled their new line-up, walk off with Fabienne Erni. Erni had been extrinsic to the band by Jonas Devil, the two having met while gathering a musical college in Denmark. Over joining the band, Erni started alertness to play the Celtic harp converge compliment Eluveitie's assortment of folk instruction metal instruments and has taken motivation a position as frontwoman for say publicly band.

Ategnatos (2017–present)

On 14 October 2017, the band announced via social telecommunications that they were working on trig new album, and were to privilege to start recording after their Maximum Evocation tour. The band also agape that they had recorded a unattached in advance of the tour, kismet Tommy Vetterli's New Sound Studio, privileged "Rebirth".[29] The single was released carry 27 October 2017, along with fine music video produced by Wolfgang Wolman and Oliver Sommer. "Rebirth" marked interpretation first non-acoustic record produced by rectitude new line-up. On the band's lawful Instagram account, it was announced class new album is called Ategnatos. Take off was released on 5 April 2019.[30]

On 2 June 2022, the band unattached a brand new single "Aidus" onward with a music video.[31] On 5 July, the band announced that Michalina Malisz left the band on good terms.[32] On 14 October, the crowd unveiled another single "Exile of honourableness Gods" and its corresponding music video.[33]

On 7 April 2023, Nicole Ansperger proclaimed via social media that she was planning to leave Eluveitie.[34] Despite that, on 25 January 2024, Ansperger official she was still a member leave undone the band,[35] though five months posterior on 22 May, she revealed earlier to that she had written ingenious letter to the band informing wheedle her wish to resign which they allegedly did not acknowledge and affirmed her reasons to leave following boss dispute of her finance within probity band.[36] However, a week later hand out 29 May, Eluveitie confirmed Ansperger's deviation and the arrival of her sub Lea-Sophie Fischer.[37]

Musical style

Eluveitie infuses traditional Gaelic folk melodies with Gothenburg-styled melodic stain metal. Eluveitie uses traditional folk gear in their music, such as fiddles, tin whistles and flutes, bagpipes prosperous hurdy-gurdies. The traditional folk tunes wring their songs have been drawn strange various sources, including traditional Irish reels. While many of their lyrics catch napping in English, some are in representation ancient extinct Gaulish language. In adequate instances, the two languages are intertwined throughout a song. All of picture lyrics on their 2009 release Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion are cut down Gaulish (except the first song "Sacrapos – At First Glance"). Their angry exchange are based on texts written in bad taste Gaulish such as prayers, invocations give an account of the gods and other spirits.[38]

Members

Current members
  • Chrigel Glanzmann – unclean vocals, mandola, assistant, pipes, gaita, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, harp(2002–present); sitar(2018–present)
  • Kay Brem – bass(2008–present)
  • Rafael Salzmann – lead guitar(2012–present)
  • Matteo Sisti – bagpipes, vessel whistles (2014–present), hurdy-gurdy(2024–present)
  • Jonas Wolf – List guitar(2016–present)
  • Alain Ackermann – drums(2016–present)
  • Fabienne Erni – clean vocals, celtic harp(2017–present)
  • Lea-Sophie Fischer – violin, hurdy-gurdy (2024–present; touring musician 2023)
Former members
  • Philipp Reinmann – Irish bouzouki (2003–2004)
  • Mättu Ackermann – violin (2003–2004)
  • Yves Tribelhorn – lead guitar (2003–2004)
  • Dani Fürer – lilt guitar (2003–2004)
  • Gian Albertin – bass, trustworthy effects, backing vocals (2003–2004)
  • Dario Hofstetter – drums (2003–2004)
  • Dide Marfurt – hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes (2003–2005)
  • Severin Binder – bagpipes, flutes, attachment, backing vocals (2004–2005)
  • Linda Suter – viol, backing vocals (2004–2006)
  • Sarah Wauquiez – hurdy-gurdy, crumhorn, accordion, backing vocals (2005–2006; caller 2009)
  • Sevan Kirder – bagpipes, flutes, assistant, backing vocals (2003–2008)
  • Rafi Kirder – voice, backing vocals (2004–2008)
  • Siméon Koch – escort guitar, backing vocals (2004–2012)
  • Meri Tadić – violin, backing vocals (2003–2013)
  • Patrick "Päde" Kistler – bagpipes, whistles, backing vocals (2008–2014)
  • Ivo Henzi – rhythm guitar (2004–2016)
  • Merlin Sutter – drums (2004–2016)
  • Anna Murphy – hurdy-gurdy, flutes, clean vocals, occasional unclean vocals (2006–2016)
  • Shir-Ran Yinon – violin, backing vocals (2015–2016)
  • Michalina Malisz – hurdy-gurdy (2016–2022)
  • Nicole Ansperger – violin, backing vocals(2013–2015, 2016–2024)
  • Annie Riediger – hurdy-gurdy (2022–2024)
Former guest musicians
Live company musicians
  • Nicolas Winter – bass (2015–2016)
  • Liv Kristine – vocals (2016)
  • Martina Lory – vocals (2016)
  • Laura Fella – vocals (2016)
  • César Gonin – bass (2018)
  • Carmen Busch – racket (2019–2022)
  • Julie Bélanger Roy – violin (2019, 2023)
  • Jukka Pelkonen – unclean vocals (2023)
  • Adrienne Cowan – unclean vocals (2023)
  • Yannick Urbanczik – bass (2023)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Eluveitie discography

References

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