01/26/2009 15:20

Eluveitie

Eluveitie: 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion'

News about Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie's forthcoming album 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion' have arrived.

Mainman Chrigel Glanzmann states: "As Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion is a concept album setting pure gaulish mythology into music, we also wanted to be the artwork in the same line. Kernunnos is one of the most important and central characters in celtic mythology. So we conceived a topical portrayal of that figure, representing as the ancient mythological content of 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion' as well as it's musical character."
"The tracks on 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion' take you on a journey through ancient gaulish mythology, a journey deep into the celtic soul. You'll pass diverse instrumental tracks, setting mythological topics into music, as well as songs, which are exclusively sung in ancient gaulish language. Most lyrics are 1600 – 2100 years old. We're proud and happy we have some illustrious and excellent guests musicians on this album: Fredy Schnyder from Nucleus Torn playing the hammered dulcimer on two tracks, Oli S. Tyr from the German medieval folkers Faun contributing the magical sounds of the long-necked lute on the title track. Furthermore Alan Nemtheanga from the Irish pagan metallers Primordial presenting his vocal art in two tracks, Mina The Fiddler from the experimental folk band Branâ Keternâ enchanting two tracks with the sounds of the 5-stringed viola and at last Sarah Wauquiez, our former bandmember, playing Zugerörgeli (Helvetic accordion) on one track."

'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion' will be a pure folk & acoustic album featuring hurdy gurdy player Anna Murphy on vocals.

Track listing:
1. Sacrapos - At First Glance (feat. A.A. Nemtheanga (Primordial) on voice)
2. Brictom
3. A Girls Oath
4. The Arcane Dominion (feat. Oli S. Tyr (Faun) on long-necked lute)
5. Within the Grove (feat. Fredy Schnyder (Nucleus Torn) on hammered dulcimer and Mina The Fiddler (ex-Brana) on 5-stringed viola)
6. The Cauldron of Renascence
7. Nata (feat. A.A. Nemtheanga on additional vocals)
8. Omnos
9. Carnutian Forest
10. Dessumiis Luge
11. Gobanno (feat. Fredy Schnyder (Nucleus Torn) on hammered dulcimer and Mina The Fiddler (ex-Brana) on 5-stringed viola and Sarah Wauquiez (Schellmery, ex-Eluveitie) on Zugerörgeli)
12. Voveso in Mori
13. Memento
14. Ne Regv Na
15. Sacrapos - The Disparaging Last Gaze

The album will be released on April 11th 2009 (due April 10th being a national holiday) via Nuclear Blast.

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)

(older news about the topic:)

Swiss pagan metal horde Eluveitie just revealed the release date of their long announced folk / acoustic album 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion'.

The album will contain 15 folk songs, mostly written in ancient Gaulish language will be unleashed on April 10th 2009 via Nuclear Blast.

The record will feature guest appearances by Oliver S. Tyr of Faun and Alan A. Nemtheanga of Primordial among others.

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)