Album Name:
Everything Remains as It Never Was
By:
Eluveitie
Expected Release Date:
OUT NOW
Label:
Nuclear Blast
Genre:
Pagan / Folk Metal
Track Listing:
1. "Otherworld" - 1:57
2. "Everything Remains as It Never Was" - 4:25
3. "Thousandfold" - 3:20
4. "Nil" - 3:43
5. "The Essence of Ashes" - 3:59
6. "Isara" - 2:44
7. "Kingdom Come Undone" - 3:22
8. "Quoth the Raven" - 4:42
9. "(Do)minion" - 5:07
10. "Setlon" - 2:36
11. "Sempiternal Embers" - 4:52
12. "Lugdūnon" - 4:01
13. "The Liminal Passage" - 2:15
Album Score:
8/10 - Not everyone’s cup of tea but certainly
worth a try for any serious metal fan looking
for something a bit different. A pioneer of the
genre, a well deserved
Everything Remains as It Never Was
By:
Eluveitie
Expected Release Date:
OUT NOW
Label:
Nuclear Blast
Genre:
Pagan / Folk Metal
Track Listing:
1. "Otherworld" - 1:57
2. "Everything Remains as It Never Was" - 4:25
3. "Thousandfold" - 3:20
4. "Nil" - 3:43
5. "The Essence of Ashes" - 3:59
6. "Isara" - 2:44
7. "Kingdom Come Undone" - 3:22
8. "Quoth the Raven" - 4:42
9. "(Do)minion" - 5:07
10. "Setlon" - 2:36
11. "Sempiternal Embers" - 4:52
12. "Lugdūnon" - 4:01
13. "The Liminal Passage" - 2:15
Album Score:
8/10 - Not everyone’s cup of tea but certainly
worth a try for any serious metal fan looking
for something a bit different. A pioneer of the
genre, a well deserved
Eluveitie - 'Everything Remains As It Never Was'
Album Review - March 20th 2010
Album Review By Adam Sandrey
Eluveitie (pronounced El-vay-tee) if you are not already aware
are a Folk Metal band hailing from Switzerland. You may be
wondering about the band’s name? Well translated from
Helvetic Gaulish it means “I am the Helvetian”, which is a
reference to the Celtic Helvetii tribe which is now actually
known as Switzerland. Everyone caught up now? Great!
The true greatness of this band of neutral-ites isn’t the fact
they have a difficult to read name steeped in history. No, it’s
the fact that to back that up they can unleash a glorious metal
sound which hybrids elements of majestic, soulful Celtic folk
music and the raw power of melodic death metal. This is not to
say that they are simply a Gothenburg sounding band with folk
elements. This band has so much more to them.
Everything Remains as It Never Was is the fourth album by this
group of Swiss folk masters and was released on February
19th through Nuclear Blast. There are 8 full time members
recorded on this album utilising a fantastic range of Celtic style
instruments including bagpipes, whistles, flute, mandola and
the delightfully named hurdy gurdy. There are guest musicians
included for guest vocal spots and even Brendan Wade
brought in to play uilleann pipes on the tracks “Otherworld”,
“Setlon” and “The Liminal Passage”.
A uilleann pipes are the national bag pipe of Ireland and have
a sweet and wide range of notes in comparison with other
traditional bagpipes. The lyrical styling of the album ensures
that although they have dropped the use of Gaulish lyrics in
this album, the actual content is still relevant to the style of the
music.
After a spoken verse intro the album kicks in on track 2 with
the title track “Everything Remains as It Never Was”. Christian
“Chrigel” Glanzmann provides the male vocals and delivers
them with a typical continental European death metal styling.
He has a powerful voice and his vocals give this track and all
subsequent tracks the powerful, death metal edge that really
makes this album tick. He doesn’t. Mixed into the harsher
death metal grunting are the beautiful and atmospheric female
vocals. They not only compliment the euphonious folk
elements but also the uncompromising death metal elements.
This track works exceeding well and is very enjoyable.
The third track “Thousandfold” is also the first video clip from
the latest album.
The track has a beautiful 23 second opening with a beautiful
showcasing of the Celtic instruments before the “metal” is
thrust into the sound. The metal on show may not be original
or particularly impressive but when combined with the more
traditional styling of the Celtic instruments it has a wonderful,
almost upbeat tone to the verses. The chorus kicks in a real
thump and is sure to have the listener tapping their feet,
pumping their fist or dancing or at least wishing they were
doing one of the three. This track is a perfect showcase of
what the band is all about. Beautiful Celtic musings to a steady
metal heart beat with crushing choruses that will make you
want to move. I expect when played live this along with many of
their other songs in their catalogue with have their audience
dancing as well as breaking into a moshpit.
“The Essence of Ashes” has an almost thrash/ punk edge to it,
with fast paced verses with slower, broken down chanting
choruses, but all done in the bands own styling. “Kingdom
Come Undone” has unrelenting and heavy thrashing verses
with the folk elements taking more of a back seat before the
choruses bring in traditional pipe elements again. Just before
the 2 minute mark the track slows the pace down, to a calmer
passage marching and battle readying sound that builds up to
unleashing the fast paced, pipe elements again. This brings to
mind the start of a bloody battle scene you may see in a period
film set in middle age Europe.
“Isara”, “Setlon” and “The Liminal Passage” are all instrument
tracks. “Isara” has the greatest range of musical instruments of
the three instrumentals. With a guitar base with a medium
paced and gentle flute sound with the introduction of subtle
drumming later. “Setlon” is an upbeat dance along with an Irish
style jig about it. “The Liminal Passage” is a very heartfelt and
beautiful bagpipe piece that will have you imagining that you
can see Celtic countryside with rolling hills and lots of greenery
everywhere. It could easily have been lifted straight from Mel
Gibson’s Braveheart movie. It does pick up pace and has more
of a jig side to it. Sampling is used in the background to good
effect in places. The instrumental pieces are used to great
effect and flow from and into the tracks before and after it
really well and “The Liminal Passage” is a great way to bring
the album to an end, because the rhythm and style of the track
is what the album is all about – a modern take on Celtic folk
music.
In summation Everything Remains as It Never Was is a
fantastic mix of traditional music and some serious heavy
“fucking” metal. Eluveitie really are continuing the good work
that has come before and if anything have improved upon it.
Anyone who is a fan of folk metal or a fan of the European
style of death metal should give this a listen and preferably
own a copy. This kind of music may never break into the
mainstream and be commercially successful but albums like
this deserved to be listened to.
Album Review - March 20th 2010
Album Review By Adam Sandrey
Eluveitie (pronounced El-vay-tee) if you are not already aware
are a Folk Metal band hailing from Switzerland. You may be
wondering about the band’s name? Well translated from
Helvetic Gaulish it means “I am the Helvetian”, which is a
reference to the Celtic Helvetii tribe which is now actually
known as Switzerland. Everyone caught up now? Great!
The true greatness of this band of neutral-ites isn’t the fact
they have a difficult to read name steeped in history. No, it’s
the fact that to back that up they can unleash a glorious metal
sound which hybrids elements of majestic, soulful Celtic folk
music and the raw power of melodic death metal. This is not to
say that they are simply a Gothenburg sounding band with folk
elements. This band has so much more to them.
Everything Remains as It Never Was is the fourth album by this
group of Swiss folk masters and was released on February
19th through Nuclear Blast. There are 8 full time members
recorded on this album utilising a fantastic range of Celtic style
instruments including bagpipes, whistles, flute, mandola and
the delightfully named hurdy gurdy. There are guest musicians
included for guest vocal spots and even Brendan Wade
brought in to play uilleann pipes on the tracks “Otherworld”,
“Setlon” and “The Liminal Passage”.
A uilleann pipes are the national bag pipe of Ireland and have
a sweet and wide range of notes in comparison with other
traditional bagpipes. The lyrical styling of the album ensures
that although they have dropped the use of Gaulish lyrics in
this album, the actual content is still relevant to the style of the
music.
After a spoken verse intro the album kicks in on track 2 with
the title track “Everything Remains as It Never Was”. Christian
“Chrigel” Glanzmann provides the male vocals and delivers
them with a typical continental European death metal styling.
He has a powerful voice and his vocals give this track and all
subsequent tracks the powerful, death metal edge that really
makes this album tick. He doesn’t. Mixed into the harsher
death metal grunting are the beautiful and atmospheric female
vocals. They not only compliment the euphonious folk
elements but also the uncompromising death metal elements.
This track works exceeding well and is very enjoyable.
The third track “Thousandfold” is also the first video clip from
the latest album.
The track has a beautiful 23 second opening with a beautiful
showcasing of the Celtic instruments before the “metal” is
thrust into the sound. The metal on show may not be original
or particularly impressive but when combined with the more
traditional styling of the Celtic instruments it has a wonderful,
almost upbeat tone to the verses. The chorus kicks in a real
thump and is sure to have the listener tapping their feet,
pumping their fist or dancing or at least wishing they were
doing one of the three. This track is a perfect showcase of
what the band is all about. Beautiful Celtic musings to a steady
metal heart beat with crushing choruses that will make you
want to move. I expect when played live this along with many of
their other songs in their catalogue with have their audience
dancing as well as breaking into a moshpit.
“The Essence of Ashes” has an almost thrash/ punk edge to it,
with fast paced verses with slower, broken down chanting
choruses, but all done in the bands own styling. “Kingdom
Come Undone” has unrelenting and heavy thrashing verses
with the folk elements taking more of a back seat before the
choruses bring in traditional pipe elements again. Just before
the 2 minute mark the track slows the pace down, to a calmer
passage marching and battle readying sound that builds up to
unleashing the fast paced, pipe elements again. This brings to
mind the start of a bloody battle scene you may see in a period
film set in middle age Europe.
“Isara”, “Setlon” and “The Liminal Passage” are all instrument
tracks. “Isara” has the greatest range of musical instruments of
the three instrumentals. With a guitar base with a medium
paced and gentle flute sound with the introduction of subtle
drumming later. “Setlon” is an upbeat dance along with an Irish
style jig about it. “The Liminal Passage” is a very heartfelt and
beautiful bagpipe piece that will have you imagining that you
can see Celtic countryside with rolling hills and lots of greenery
everywhere. It could easily have been lifted straight from Mel
Gibson’s Braveheart movie. It does pick up pace and has more
of a jig side to it. Sampling is used in the background to good
effect in places. The instrumental pieces are used to great
effect and flow from and into the tracks before and after it
really well and “The Liminal Passage” is a great way to bring
the album to an end, because the rhythm and style of the track
is what the album is all about – a modern take on Celtic folk
music.
In summation Everything Remains as It Never Was is a
fantastic mix of traditional music and some serious heavy
“fucking” metal. Eluveitie really are continuing the good work
that has come before and if anything have improved upon it.
Anyone who is a fan of folk metal or a fan of the European
style of death metal should give this a listen and preferably
own a copy. This kind of music may never break into the
mainstream and be commercially successful but albums like
this deserved to be listened to.
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It is also worth noting that there is a limited edition
with two further bonus instrumental tracks includes a
DVD featuring “making of”s, a closer look at the lyrics
and the album’s first video clip.
with two further bonus instrumental tracks includes a
DVD featuring “making of”s, a closer look at the lyrics
and the album’s first video clip.
