Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie have officially commenced work on their next album. The band has issued the following update:
“Some of you might have heard rumours or picked up side remarks in an interview… so yeah, we hereby officially confirm: WE ARE WORKING ON AN A NEW ALBUM!
“During the next few weeks, the ‘Helvetios World Tour’ will come to its end (after leading us all around the globe for 20 months). This is when we will take a break from touring and playing live (except for this year’s edition of the ‘Eluveitie & Friends Festival’, of course) and fully focus on the follow-up album to ‘Helvetios’! Already now the workings run at full force – both, conceptionally and in song writing!
“So keep your eyes and ears open! You can expect more news on this soon!”
“Helvetios” sold 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 143 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 3 on the Top New Artist Albums [Heatseekers] chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
“Helvetios” was released in Europe on February 10, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records . The CD was recorded at New Sound Studio in Pfäffikon, a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, with producer Tommy Vetterli [a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron; Coroner/ex-Kreator guitarist]. According to the band, Vetterli “record[ed] drums, guitars and vocals and also produc[ed] and mix[ed] the record. Most folk instruments and also vocals [were] recorded by Anna Murphy and Marco Jencarelli at the Soundfarm studios in Lucerne.”
Upcoming Shows:
Aug 30 Queens of Metal, Steinbach, Germany
Aug 31 Signing Session & Merch Sale @ Rockaway Beach, Bern, Switzerland
Aug 31 Boom Openair, Diegten, Switzerland
Sep 05 Moskva Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation
Sep 06 Aurora Club, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Sep 07 Reading Club, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sep 25 Garage, Castione, Switzerland
Sep 26 Bierhübeli, Berne, Switzerland
Sep 27 L’Usine, Geneva, Switzerland
Sep 28 Casino, Herisau, Switzerland
Dec 28 Eluveitie & Friends, Festhalle Rüegerholz, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
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