Eluveitie (pronounced «El-veiti») is one of those Swiss bands that have secretly made their rounds around the world and were hardly noticed in this country. But rightly so, interest is finally taking shape in their home country and Eluveitie is freeing itself from insider tip status. This year is the second time I've had the pleasure of seeing the eights and celebrating their self-proclaimed «New Wave Of Folk Metal». Eluveitie are clearly part of the fast-growing Pagan Metal scene, but bring a little «fresh wind» into it.
To be honest, a few months ago I would have shaken my head if someone asked me to go to an Eluveitie concert. But “everything stays the way it never was”. Eluveitie is a Swiss pagan metal band from Winterthur, whose members originally come from all over the country. The band combines Celtic folklore with death or black metal in their music. The band's lyrics are based on the history, daily life and spirituality of the Helvetii Celtic tribe and are partly written in a reconstructed form of Helvetian Gaulish. Even the name of the band is from this language and means something like: "I, the Helvetian".
Eluveitie - Primordial Breath @ Z7 Pratteln (04.03.2011) live
But first things first, Pertness, who have been rocking since 1992 and melting the last glaciers in the Bernese Oberland with straight, melodic heavy metal, appear as the opening act. The band is not only characterized by sing-along vocal lines and precise riffs, but also by impressive guitar themes and cemented rhythm work and are absolutely convincing live. Excelsis have always gone their own way. They have been playing their metal since 1997, enriching it with instruments that are not typical for rock, such as the alphorn, bass drums or roof-top channelle, to become "Helvetic Folk Power Metal". The Bernese Metallers attracted attention with fat riffs, varied structures and an atmospheric mood, but to be honest, they're not my cup of tea.
Eluveitie - Quoth The Raven @ Z7 Pratteln (04.03.2011) live
At around 21.30pm the eight members of Eluveitie took the stage. Significantly, the opener «Otherworld» takes the audience straight into its own, different world, the world of myths and secrets, full of pathos and archaic melodies, before «Nil» really gets going. Yes, Eluveitie doesn't disappoint their fans because they do what is expected of them: rock, groove, dance, jump, sound, dream, let go. The audience went along with the music and tried to sing along to the Celtic lyrics as best they could. It's not always easy...but with a smile on your face and the melody in your heart, it sounded good in the middle of the crowd, at least to me.
Eluveitie put on a brilliant show and what the audience made of it was up to you. Anyway, I can recommend Eluveitie live to everyone, even those who may not be fans of the band but can listen to the music, because this band offers a feast that few other bands can throw at you. Although everything changes, somehow everything stays the same: Eluveitie are clearly the spearhead of the variety of Melodic Death Metal with Celtic melodies, because there is simply nothing better, more professional or more creative. That this may be too commercial for many is simply because the music is great and appeals to many people. "Everything stays the way it never was" - this band has something huge on and ahead of them...
Eluveitie - January 21.01.11, XNUMX - Inis Mona - Bierhübeli, Bern
The setlist:
- Other World
- Nil
- Bloodstained Ground
- Gray Sublime Archon
- Your Gaulish War
- Thousandfold
- Inis Mona
- Slania's song
- Brictom
- Omnos
- Quoth the Raven
- The Song of Life
- Kingdom Come Undone
- (Thu) Minion
- Andro
- Primordial Breath
- Uis Elveti
- Tegernako
Encore:
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