Eluveitie use both traditional Swiss and Celtic instruments alongside electric guitars and drums. Their music is known to be inspired by Gothenburg’s melodic death metal Scene and their lyrics are written in a mix of English and Gaulish. The name of the band comes from a graffito on a vessel from Mantua (ca. 300 BC). The inscription in Etruscan letters reads eluveitie, which has been interpreted as the Etruscan form of the Celtic (h)elvetios (“the Helvetian”), presumably referring to a man of Helvetian descent living in Mantua.
On 14 October 2017, the band announced via social media that they were working on a new album, and were to due to start recording after their Maximum Evocation tour. The band also revealed that they had recorded a single in advance of the tour, at Tommy Vetterli's New Sound Studio, entitled "Rebirth". The single was released on 27 October 2017, along with a music video produced by Wolfgang Wolman and Oliver Sommer. "Rebirth" marked the first non-acoustic record produced by the new line-up. On the band's official Instagram account, it was announced the new album is called Ategnatos. It was released on 5 April 2019. On 2 June 2022, the band released a brand new single "Aidus" along with a music video. On 5 July, the band announced that Michalina Malisz left the band on good terms
Current members:
Chrigel Glanzmann – vocals, mandola, whistles, pipes, gaita, acoustic guitar, bodhrán, harp
Alain Ackermann – drums
Jonas Wolf – rhythm guitar
Fabienne Erni – vocals, celtic harp, mandola
Kay Brem – bass guitar
Rafael Salzmann – lead guitar
Nicole Ansperger – violin
Matteo Sisti - bagpipes, whistles
Fabienne Erni - clean vocals, celtic harp
Official Site: http://www.eluveitie.ch
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eluveitie
Lyrics: http://lyricwiki.org/Eluveitie
Spirit
Eluveitie Lyrics
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Andedion Uediiiumi Diiuion Risun Artiu
Artiu Mapon Aruerifatin
The lyrics of Eluveitie's song Spirit are in old Gaulish, an extinct language belonging to the Celtic family. The first line "Imm! Uelor! Uediumi! Gussu!" means "Here! Watch! Listen! Be Silent!" It is an invocation or a call to attention, possibly to the audience or to the spirits. The second line is a longer phrase that can be roughly translated as "Gods divine, ye mysteries that be masterful, may you rise up, artful Mapon!" This line invokes the gods and the mysteries they hold, and calls upon Mapon, a Gaulish god of youth, music, and hunting, to rise up.
The song Spirit is a tribute to the ancient Gaulish culture and language. It showcases Eluveitie's unique blend of folk metal with traditional Celtic instruments such as the hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, and flutes. The lyrics, though obscure and ancient, convey a sense of mysticism and reverence for the natural world and the divine.
Line by Line Meaning
Imm! Uelor! Uediumi! Gussu!
A chant to awaken and summon the ancient spirits and deities.
Andedion Uediiiumi Diiuion Risun Artiu
Calling upon the power and wisdom of the gods and goddesses of the ancient world.
Artiu Mapon Aruerifatin
Invoking the strength and protection of the Celtic war god and his son, the god of youth and love.
Contributed by Evan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bazooka Llama Productions
@Reedy_ i DO know of others that are closer to eluveitie, but many are fascists and neo-nazis and i do NOT feel comfortable spreading them 😂. sadly, folk metal attracts a lot of shitty people.
so i listed a similar sounding folk metal band, a symphonic band with a similar feel, a pagan metal band, and an unrelated band, but that uses celtic themes. i dont see why yer pan''''ties are all up in a knot bro😂
but hey, one can never have enough metal lol, have some more! (idk your tastes, so ill give a VERY diverse-sounding list 🤘☠️)
(use headphones/ear buds for the best sound quality)
korpiklaani, any song (folk/sea shanty metal (loud fun and pirate-y)
we are the fallen, through hell (gothic metal) (dark and haunting)
epica, unleashed (symphonic metal) (world class opera singer with good bass riffs, and well-written songs)
moonspell, first light (gothic black metal) (dark and bitter, singer has the most brutal growls ive ever heard in metal)
draconian, sleepwalkers (melodic doom metal) (gentle and relaxing enough to fall asleep to, )
amaranthe, helix (electronic power metal) (upbeat and intense) (VERY well produced sound)
in this moment, big bad wolf (FILTHY nu metal) (hard to describe)
frowning, murdered by grief (funeral doom) (sloooooooow dark and beautiful but REEEALLY sad)
nightwish, ghost love score (symphonic fantasy metal) (10 minute grandiose dramatic symphony piece.)
clowncore, toilet (avant garde jazz metal) (fucking weird but its straight fire lol)
igorrr, cheval (polka metal) (experimental. may be an acquired taste 👌😂)
bloodywood yaad (indian folk metal) light pretty and emotional)
slaughter to prevail agony (deathcore) (brutal deathcore. this WILL ki'''''II yer grandma)
rings of saturn, godless times (technical ALIEN deathcore.) (weird, extra, melodic, REALLY hard to play)
within temptation, and we run (symphonic metal rap) (VERY LIGHT sound, with a world class soprano singer, unusual sound)
ghostemane, gatteka (trap metal) (BASSSSSS for DAAAAAAAYS)
rammstein, du hast (industrial metal) (Techno-like sound, would work well in a club)
september mourning, before the fall (alternative metal) (brutal screams, its on the border between rock and metal)
icon for hire, cynics and critics (experimental alternative metal) (VERY strange)
pierce the veil, king for a day (emo screamo) (high pitched vocals, middle school nostalgia👌)
""red handed denial, collector" (metalcore) (weird chromatic scales and the singer has good cleans and growls)
Bazooka Llama Productions
bloodywood, yaad sounds similar, (indian folk metal)
nightwish, ghost love score, and epica, universal de@th squad also have a similar feel (symphonic fantasy metal)
within temptation, is also nice gothic symphonic metal
dropkick murphys is close, celtic punk rock
and, unrelated, "draconian, pale t0r†ured blue" is nothing like this, but also SLAPS REALLY HARD. ☠️🤘
Danilo Reis
Uma de minhas bandas prediletas sem dúvida alguma! <3
Moshlem 666
... 🤘 🇨🇭
Gabriel Jung
Haven't listened to metal in like 6 years, my taste having changed to more of like, stuff you could play at a coffee shop. Was super into this band as a teen. Showed them to my friend on a car ride recently bc she likes Celtic metal, felt happy suddenly, now here i am, really thought I was over metal lmao
Moshlem 666
... 🤘 🇨🇭
Darío Seacht Tintreach
One of my favourite albums every, sadly not available in Spotify
Gabrielle R.
I've been in love with this band since Helvetios. Why am I just now getting around to listening to Spirit?? What is wrong with me
Moshlem 666
... 🤘 🇨🇭
Brendan Hayward
I upvote this album where ever I find. Amazing. I must see this band once more before I die
Darío Seacht Tintreach
I saw them in Madrid when Anna was still in 😎
Moshlem 666
... 🤘 🇨🇭