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ELUVEITIE'S NEW ALBUM "SLANIA"... OUT FEBRUARY 15th ON NUCLEAR BLAST!
TRACKLIST:
Samon
Primordial Breath
Inis Mona
Gray Sublime Archon
Anagantios
Bloodstained Ground
The Somber Lay
Slanias Song
Giamonios
Tarvos Calling The Rain
Elembivos
SLANIA WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING THREE EDITIONS:
LIMITED (500 PIECES) MAILORDER EDITION AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE NUCLEAR BLAST MAILORDER Including the CD/DVD Digipack, 1 Patch & a Certificate packed in a noble "Slania"-bag!
CD/DVD DIGIPACK EDITION INCLUDING A BONUS DVD FEATURING:
- INIS MONA VIDEOCLIP
- LIVE FOOTAGE FILMED AT THE RAGNAROEK FESTIVAL 2007
- LIVE- AND SHOOTING-THE-VIDEO PHOTO GALLERYS
STANDARD CD EDITION
ALL VERSIONS INCLUDE A BIG BOOKLET FEATURING NOTES ON EVERY SONG OF THE ALBUM & AN ACCOUSTIC VERSION OF "SAMON" AS A BONUS TRACK!
CLICK THE PICTURES TO PRE-ORDER AT THE NUCLEAR BLAST ONLINE SHOP!
"SLANIA" EPK - FEATURING EXCLUSIV SONG PREVIEWS!!!!
WATCH OUR BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR "INIS MONA":
BAND BIOGRAPHY:
Eluveitie clearly belongs to the fastly growing "Pagan Metal" scene, anyhow brings some "fresh wind" into it: Eluveities sound is authentic, traditional Celtic Folkmusic combined in a unique way with modern styled Melodic Death Metal, strongly influenced by the classic Gothenburg sound.
Originally formed by mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann in Winter 2002 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 festivals & openairs.
Although some line-up changes still had to happen, Eluveitie grew into being a band and developed their very own style, formed by the different influeces of eight musicians, rooted in diverse styles of music.
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 Summer/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 (www.fascinationstreet.se). 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, and the band is getting ready to take over the world in 2008 - For example with a big "Paganfest" Tour through Europe & the USA: check www.myspace.com/paganfest & www.myspace.com/paganfestusa!
...the wave goes on!
DISCOGRAPHY:
Slania
Album
2008, Nuclear Blast Records
Spirit
Album
2006, Fear Dark Records / 2007, Twilight Vertrieb (re-release)
Vên
EP
2004, Fear Dark Records (re-mastered) / 2008, Twilight Vertrieb (re-release)
Vên
EP
2003, self financed
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