2012 marks 10-year anniversary the career of Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie. To mark the occasion, the band has decided to re-record its entire first EP, Vên, and remaster its debut album, Spirit, and release these two sought-after collector’s items as a two-CD bundle. This magnificent gift to the fans is entitled The Early Years and will be released on August 17 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The first audio sample from The Early Years to be made available is a re-recorded version of the track Lament from Vên. Check it out in the YouTube clip below.
The new version of Vên was recorded with producer Tommy Vetterli [Coroner/Kreator] at his Newsound Studio.
We are extremely excited about this release, and Chrigel comments:
” ‘The Early Years’ will give both old and new fans access to the very first steps in Eluveitie’s history. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already! Speaking of that, to celebrate our 10 year anniversary (2002-2012) we wanted to offer you something special. Therefore we have decided to re-record the tracks of our first EP ’Vên’! We had a lot of fun putting those songs on tape again – some of which we have been playing live to this day and that have developed together with us over all these years. With ‘Divico’ we have finally completed a song that has been in the works forever. We are happy to be able to present this little “classic” to you now – good things take time to ripen!”
Helvetios, the latest album from Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie, 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 via Nuclear Blast RecordsNew 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.”
Tracklist
CD 1:
1 – D’vêritû Agâge D’bitu (Re-recorded) 2:17
2 – Uis Elveti (Re-recorded) 4:00
3 – Orô (Re-recorded) 1:28
4 – Lament (Re-recorded) 4:06
5 – Druid (Re-recorded) 6:07
6 – Jêzaïg (Re-recorded) 4:56
CD 2:
1 – Spirit 2:32
2 – Uis Elveti 4:24
3 – Your Gaulish War 5:11
4 – Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom 3:06
5 – Aidû 3:10
6 – The Song Of Life 3:59
7 – Tegernakô 6:42
8 – Siraxta 5:39
9 – The Dance Of Victory 5:24
10 – The Endless Knot 6:59
11 – AnDro 3:42
Upcoming Shows:
2012.08.03 Calvao (Vagos Open Air) PT
2012.08.18 Beniel (Festival Leyendas del Rock) ES
2012.09.07 DE – Hannover, Capitol
2012.09.09 NL – Tilburg, O13
2012.09.10 DE – Osnabrück, Hyde Park
2012.09.12 LU – Luxembourg, Rockhal
2012.09.13 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
2012.09.14 DE – Berlin, Metal Hammer Awards (without Wisdom)
2012.09.15 DE – Gießen, Hessenhalle
2012.09.19 IT – Milano, Alcatraz
2012.09.21 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall
2012.09.22 DE – Munich, Backstage
2012.09.23 DE – Lindau, Club Vaudeville
2012.09.26 AT – Wien, Arena
2012.09.27 AT – Wörgl, Komma
2012.09.28 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
2012.09.30 FR – Paris, Alhambra
2012.10.02 FR – Lyon, CCO
2012.10.03 ES – Barcelona, Razmatazz
2012.10.04 ES – Pamplona, Totem/Barakaldo
2012.10.05 ES – Madrid, Arena
2012.10.06 PO – Porto, Hard Club
2012.10.09 FR – Rennes, Letage
2012.10.10 FR – Strasbourg, Laiterie
2012.10.12 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn
2012.10.13 DE – Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit
2012.10.14 NL – Amsterdam, Melkweg
2012.10.15 BE – Brussels, AB Club
2012.10.16 DE – Köln, Essigfabrik
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‘Eluveitie’ Behind-The-Scenes Footage From ‘Havoc’ Video Shoot [Feb. 2012]
‘Eluveitie’ ‘Helvetios’ Chart Entries For ‘Germany’ And ‘Austria’ Revealed [March 2012]
New Video Interview With ‘Christian “Chrigel” Glanzmann’ + Tour Dates [March 2012]
‘Eluveitie’ Announce New European Tour Dates, Sept/Oct. 2012 [April 2012]
‘Eluveitie’ ‘The Early Years’ Release Coming In August [June 2012]
‘Eluveitie’ Vocalist/Hurdy-Gurdy Player ‘Anna Murphy’ Launches Official Facebook Page [July 2012]