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
The Uprising
Eluveitie Lyrics
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Our villers fall prey to village
How can we stay on the sideline
How long will we tare this lying down?
Refuse to quell the anger
Time has come to take up arms again
The last call to rise up
This is the flash of our last hope
Will you ally with us?
Wake up-open your eyes
Reach out
And seize this golden venture
We'vw lost our selves in strife
While the raptor unopposealy
Claws at gallia's free lands
We have to call a hate this
Unite the tribes and rise
Take a look around yourself
And see this time is ours
The last call to rise up
Our lands are under fire
Our villers fall prey to pillage
How can we stay on the sideline
How long will we take this lying down?
It is time to join forces
Let the eagles beak burst on our shields
Unitei this is gallia uprising
"Chieftains the eagles empire stretched out it's talons for our lands.
Bribing us. threatening us.
Today we are gathered here. all my countrymen. and still some of you
Hesitate.
You are'so solicitous about your state in the roman empire.
And while you fight among yourselves for Rome's favour an even greater
Vision is crying out to be seen:
A country of our own. A free Gaul let us stand against the eagle unite the
Tribes!"
The Uprising by Eluveitie portrays the fight for freedom by the people of Gallia who have been robbed of their estates and villages by the eagles empire. The lyrics highlight their determination to unite for their independence as they realize that they can no longer remain on the sidelines or take the violence and tyranny faced lying down. They refuse to quell the anger within them and it is time to take up arms again. The chieftains implore the people to open their eyes and seize the golden venture before them - this is their last hope.
The song speaks of unity and an uprising against the oppression of the eagles empire. The people of Gallia have lost themselves in strife, allowing the raptor to claw at their free lands. They are determined to unite the tribes and rise against this tyranny. The eagles empire has bribed and threatened them, but they have now gathered to fight for a country of their own, to be a free Gaul. It is a call to arms for the people of Gallia to unite and stand up for themselves before it is too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Our estates are under fire
Our land and property are under attack and are being destroyed
Our villers fall prey to village
Our villages are being plundered, pillaged and robbed
How can we stay on the sideline
We cannot remain inactive and watch our land being destroyed
How long will we tare this lying down?
We cannot let this happen anymore and must take action against the oppressors
Refuse to quell the anger
Do not attempt to suppress your emotions and outrage
Time has come to take up arms again
It is time to fight back with weapons and defend ourselves
The last call to rise up
This is our final chance to stand up and fight for our freedom
Bestir
Wake up and take action
This is the flash of our last hope
This is our final opportunity to succeed
Will you ally with us?
Will you support us in our fight for freedom?
Wake up-open your eyes
Become aware of the reality of our situation and do something about it
Reach out
Extend your hand in support and solidarity
And seize this golden venture
Take advantage of this opportunity to make a change
We've lost ourselves in strife
We have been caught up in conflict and struggle
While the raptor unoposealy
While the eagle is attacking us without opposition
Claws at gallia's free lands
The eagle is attempting to take over our free lands
We have to call a hate this
We need to rally ourselves and determine to put an end to this
Unite the tribes and rise
We must come together as one and fight back
Take a look around yourself
Observe the current state of our land and people
And see this time is ours
Understand that this is our moment to make a difference
It is time to join forces
We need to come together in unity and fight against our oppressors
Let the eagles beak burst on our shields
We will defend ourselves with all our might against the attacking eagle
Unitei this is gallia uprising
Together we will rise up and fight for our freedom and the liberation of our lands
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRISTIAN GLANZMANN, IVO HENZI
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