03/16/2019 13:13

Eluveitie

Eluveitie release 'Ambiramus' music video

Swiss folk metal stars Eluveitie are going to release their new studio album 'Ategnatos' on April 5th 2019 via Nuclear Blast.

Cover art by Travis Smith.

Track listing:
1. Ategnatos 04:53
2. Ancus 00:12
3. Deathwalker 04:54
4. Black Water down 04:18
5. A Cry in the Wilderness 05:25
6. The Raven Hill 04:12
7. The Silvern Glow 01:10
8. Ambiramus 02:53
9. Mine Is the Fury 03:34
10. The Slumber 04:57
11. Worship 05:35
12. Trinoxtion 01:18
13. Threefold Death 03:31
14. Breathe 05:28
15. Rebirth 04:58
16. Eclipse 03:01
17. Ategnatos (acoustic version) *
18. Ambiramus (acoustic version) *
19. Threefold Rebirth *

* Bonus on digibook CD edition.

The band states: "'Ategnatos' probably became our most organic album by all accounts. It is the result of a thoroughly intuitive process, where we gave creativity full scope. And during this process quite some back-to-the-roots developments emerged in diverse aspects. Many a riff off 'Ategnatos' reminds on the guitar work on 'Slania'. Following our gut feeling we brought the mixing duties back to Jens Bogren's Fascination Street studios, where our Nuclear Blast debut was produced. And regarding the album artwork it soon became very clear to us, that we'd love to work with the fabulous Travis Smith (http://www.seempieces.com ) again, who already created the front covers of our albums 'Spirit' (14 years ago!) and 'Everything remains as it never was'.
And we're honestly excited with the result! The frontcover shows a spectacular scenery in central Switzerland, a so-called 'vulva cave', as it was sought to mark sacred rites of fertility and celebrations of life in ancient times! The artwork mystically and beautifully expresses the 'Ategnatos'' very core and essence!
Once again it was a pleasure to work with Travis!"

Now, the band have released the second single and a video for it; 'Ambiramus'.

Chrigel Glanzmann states: "Here you go - the next single off our upcoming album: 'Ambiramus'!
It's definitely one of the most exceptional songs from our discography! 'Ambiramus' comes in quite groovy and with a light-hearted, yet racing folk reel in the chorus and a very accessible overall appearance; easily the brightest song we've ever written. Yet at the same time it goes to where the actual magic of traditional Celtic folk music exists: a place where cheerfulness and melancholy, hardship and hope, glee and deep mysticism meet to become one! And this deep, wistful yet hopefull mysticism is also found in the song's lyrics, which will take you to the very core of the Celtic mythology the album contemplates. 'Ambiramus' (Gaulish for "voyage") is based on a late Celtic literary tradition - the so-called Immrama tales. 'Ambiramus' is the last song we wrote for the album and it's probably the result of and a testimony to the very inspiring and creative atmosphere, in which we created 'Ategnatos'! The song basically 'fell into place' after Alain finished the drum tracking, and it was written and arranged in just a few hours.
We hope you enjoy it!"

The first single, the title track of the forthcoming album, was released last month.

'Ategnatos' editions:
- CD
- digibook CD (incl. 3 bonus tracks)
- digibook CD with a patch (incl. 3 bonus tracks)
- white/black marbled double vinyl
- double vinyl
- digital

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)