Ategnatos – the New Eluveitie Album Has a Dark And

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ELUVEITIE Release Date Pre-Order Start Ategnatos uu 05/04/2019 uu 01/02/2019

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beginning. A 13-year-overture for the things about to come. The sky is darkening, the ravens fly. The stage is set for the thunderstorm that has already been heralded by the tempestuous ATEGNATOS – harbinger »Rebirth« in late 2017. Finally, everything is prepared for the colossal voice of the ages that is »Ategnatos«.

THE NEW ELUVEITIE On an album both mystical and philosophical, ELUVEITIE propel mythology, pagan belief and spirituality into our modern world. “This one almost became something like a socio-critical uncovering work”, says Chrigel, “some kind of a revelation, a doomsday prophecy. Dark and ALBUM HAS A DARK severe in its atmosphere and charisma, and also occult, arcane and elitist.” The album itself is a manifesto, a fast-paced, highly dramatic and embellished work on which today’s society sees itself in the mirror of ancient Celtic mythology and knowledge. “The image, of course, is AND SEVERE blood-curling”, Chrigel adds with a bitter grin. “At least to those with eyes to see.” Far more that a pessimistic swan song for our world, however, »Ategnatos« holds the cathartic promise of renewal. “Ategnatos is the Gaulish word for ‘reborn’”, Chrigel explains. “To the sharpened mind, it points out the concealed, long forgotten key to change and renewal.” This, naturally, ATMOSPHERE comes at a price. “There’s always suffering before bliss. And always darkness before light.”

And so I set out A work based on archaic archetypes and the ancient concept of renewal, »Ategnatos« unfolds Into the unknown an elemental force to be reckoned with. “These archetypes are still within us. People didn’t I spread my arms change that much during the last 3000 years – and men were always just men.” No wonder the album follows a decidedly darker, monumental tone that suits them very well. Of course, To fall... ELUVEITIE have long found their very own trademark sound, a sonic adventure often copied but never overcome. With »Ategnatos«, the dedicated nine-piece not only worked with a We all wade through archetypes. We all ARE archetypes. Distant echoes of a life both primeval real string quartet (a premiere!) and granted Fabienne Erni’s sublime mastery of the harp the and noble. To embrace these archetypes, to accept them not only as a part of life but as life room it deserved; they also undertook a holistic upgrade resulting in some of the most catchy itself is what some may call enlightenment, some peace of mind. ELUVEITIE call it »Ategnatos«. (‘Ambriamus’), most aggressive (‘Worship’, featuring LAMB OF GOD titan Randy Blythe on And by using their longest gap between two Metal albums to gather momentum, they just guest vocals) or most epic (‘Black Water Down’) tunes the Swiss Metal nobility has ever offered. forged their strongest album around it. While this may not come as a surprise to those familiar with the zeal and ardor this band Born in the rural mysticism of the Swiss alps and since a very early point deeply rooted within is known for, the whole journey that would eventually give birth to »Ategnatos« was rather Celtic mythology, Gaulish history and proto-European culture, ELUVEITIE have long become unusual. With what quickly became the most stable, most prolific and most creative line-up yet, Folk Metal’s trailblazers, spindoctors and rightful masters of their craft. All the more because ELUVEITIE created the album while staying at the Zurich University of Arts and more than ever they never limited themselves to simple forays through rune-decorated cliches or foolish drink- worked as one. This is an accomplishment in itself given the fact that the Swiss Folk Metal su- ing songs. From their fabled debut »Spirit« (2006) onward, theirs was an approach of respect, perstars boast a full nine members, but it gets even more special if you recall the usual process historic accuracy, depth and the most thrilling, catchy, primordial melange of Melodic Death of creation. “From the very beginning of ELUVEITIE, my blueprint for a new album remained Metal and Pagan Folk the world could have ever imagined. untouched and eventually became a reality. This record, however, is a product of the entire band. The whole affair was a decidedly spontaneous process allowing the songs to radically Success, of course, was not far behind. Their groundbreaking seminal work »Slania« saw change while still in development.” The instant hit ‘Ambriamus’, for example, only took them them bond with Nuclear Blast, a friendship that lasts to this day and quickly turned the band two hours to write when they already were in the studio. “A bit unusual”, Chrigel confesses, into a worldwide phenomenon. In a rapid two-year-succession, they unleashed »Everything “but all the more brilliant.” Remains (As It Never Was)«, »Helvetios« and that massive monument of all things Folk Metal called »Origins«, framed by the two elaborate and archaic acoustic albums »Evocation I – The Some things, of course, never change. Recordings took place in their beloved New Sound Arcane Dominion« and »Evocation II - Pantheon«, the last of which was also presented on an Studio with their engineer of choice Tommy Vetterli. “Yet it was radically different as we only unforgettable acoustic tour. On each release, they refined their trademark brand of Chrigel’s had four weeks to record this time around – as compared to the eight weeks we had for ‘Or- thundering roar, metallic fierceness and folkloric ingenuity that has always been miles above igins’.” By taking mixing duties to the skilled hand of renowned studio wizard Jens Bogren in the usual “let’s add some bagpipes there”. his Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, ELUVEITIE returned to the very spot where they mixed their now legendary »Slania« album more than ten years ago. “How time flies”, Members came, members went. The soul of ELUVEITIE, though, the very essence of this pagan Chrigel exclaims. And with an insurmountable epic like »Ategnatos« under their belts, the next congregation remained undisturbed. Now, in the dawn of 2019, they look back upon an years are bound to fly by, too. Heavy touring will commence even before the release, taking the impressive seven studio albums, the last of which climbed to the very top of the Swiss album band to South America first. “Asia, Europe and the United States are about to follow, bridged charts and also made a remarkable entry at No. 6 in Germany, as well as countless tours by a massive festival season”. Oh no, ELUVEITIE are not only back, stronger and fiercer than around the globe and headliner slots at the biggest Metal festivals. Still, this was only the ever. They are reborn. Truly and thoroughly reborn, thus becoming an archetype of their own. www. eluveitie.ch/news/ · www. de-de.facebook.com/eluveitie · www.nuclearblast.de/de/ Style: Folk Metal

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TOUR: uu Tracklists: DIGI: 23.02. DE Wacken...... Wacken Winter Nights 11.-14.07. CZ Vizovice...... Masters of Rock 01. Ategnatos 05.04. CH Lausanne...... Les Docks 19./20.07. SE Gävle...... Gefle Metal Festival 02. Ancus 13.-15.06. CH Interlaken...... Greenfield Festival 01.-03.08. DE Wacken...... Wacken Open Air 03. Deathwalker 04. Black Water Down 19.-22.06. DK Copenhagen...... Copenhell 02.-04.08. FR Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans....Sylak Open Air 05. A Cry In The Wilderness 23.06. BE Dessel...... Graspop Metal Meeting 07.-10.08. ES Villena...... Leyendas del Rock 06. The raven Hill 25.06. PL Krakow...... Mystic Festival 11.08. UK Derby...... Bloodstock Open Air 07. The Silvern Glow 27.06. IT Bologna...... Sonic Park 14.-17.08. DE Dinkelsbühl...... Summer Breeze 08. Ambiramus 09. Mine Is The Fury 10.07. HU Dunaújváros...... Rockmaraton 15.08. FR St. Nolff...... Motocultor Festival 10. The Slumber 11.-13.07. AT Leoben...... Area 53 Festival 11. Worship 12. Trinoxtion 13. Threefold Death 14. Breathe 15. Rebirth 16. Eclipse Bonus: 17. Ategnatos (Acoustic Version) 18. Ambiramus (Acoustic Version) 19. Threefold Rebirth 2LP (33 RPM): Side A 01. Ategnatos 02. Ancus 03. Deathwalker 04. Black Water Down Side B 01. A Cry In The Wilderness 02. The raven Hill 03. The Silvern Glow 04. Ambiramus Side C 01. Mine Is The Fury 02. The Slumber 03. Worship 04. Trinoxtion Side D 01. Threefold Death 02. Breathe 03. Rebirth 04. Eclipse

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CHRIGEL GLANZMANN | Vocals, Whistles, Mandola, Bagpipes, Bodhran

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