Rating: 8.6/10 Release: 1 November 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast Eluveitie had undergone a musical transition following the departure of a wave of members from their previous lineup (including guitarist Ivo Hanzel, drummer Merlin Slutter, and the iconic Anna Murphy). Bringing new faces Eluveitie went on to release Evocation II: Pantheon … Continue reading →
By: StuartRating : 9/10Release: 5 April 2019Label: Nuclear Blast With Ategnatos, their first “proper” album since 2014’s Origins, Swiss Celtic Folk Metallers, Eluveitie underscore once again why they are one of the best bands in the Folk Metal scene today. It retains enough of the instantly recognisable sound of earlier … Continue reading →
By: Rein Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 27 October 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast Shortly after ‘Evocation II’ Eluveitie gives us ‘Rebirth’. A single metal track, very unlike the acoustic album that was released this summer. Although somewhere you can find connections in melodies and lyrics. Apart from that, Eluveitie is fully back … Continue reading →
By: MichelRating: 8.5/10Release: 18 August 2017Label: Nuclear Blast We have to go three years back, to Eluveitie’s previous album and it’s about 8 years ago when the Swiss folk-metalband released their acoustic album ‘Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion’. A lot has happened in the past years and Chrigel is only … Continue reading →
Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 23-11-2014 It is sunday evening, seven o’clock. A large delegation from Folk-metal.nl travels to the Effenaar in Eindhoven, where a healthy dose of folk metal will blast through the speakers tonight. The Swiss band Eluveitie is being assisted by the Russian band Arkona and the Icelandic … Continue reading →
By: Yvette Score: 6,5/10 Release: 1-8-2014 Label: Nuclear Blast It is nothing new that the Swiss band Eluveitie is an established name within the latitudes of folk metal. The band that became immensely popular after the release of their second studio album ‘Slania’ in 2008 has become a recurring name … Continue reading →
5 & 6 april 2013, Lichtenfels, Germany By: Charlotte Photography: Photophobia Once a year in early spring it is time to travel down to the small city Lichtenfels, in the center of Germany. A small and peaceful place where once a year metal-heads gather. A weekend that will entertain you … Continue reading →
By: Nick Score: 5/10 It is not so long ago that Eluveitie played in the Netherlands, but now they are back already. This time not as the headliner of Paganfest, but as a support act for Sabaton. Together with Wisdom they had the chance to open for this powermetalgiants. Maybe … Continue reading →
By: Nick Score: 8/10 Release: 17-8-2012 And suddenly they were there; Eluveitie. They were at various Pagan- and Heidenfests, grew steadily in popularity up until today, where they’ve become one of the biggest bands in the folk-metalgenre. Yet it has been a long way to the top. The band has … Continue reading →
Location: Loreley, Duitsland Photography: Laurie Roijackers Besides the traveling series of concerts like Paganfest and Heidenfest, Rock the Nation is working on their own touring festival called ‘Metalfest’. Biggest concern of this was that there weren’t any plans for this festival to come near Holland. This changed with the coming … Continue reading →
