Slania
Encyclopedia
Slania is the second full-length album
by the Swiss
folk metal
band Eluveitie
. It was released on February 15, 2008 through Nuclear Blast
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Eluveitie
Eluveitie
Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band then released a full-length album, Spirit in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast....
. It was released on February 15, 2008 through Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
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Track listing
- "Samon" – 1:48
- "Primordial Breath" – 4:19
- "Inis Mona" – 4:09
- "Gray Sublime Archon" – 4:21
- "Anagantios" – 3:21
- "Bloodstained Ground" – 3:25
- "The Somber Lay" – 4:00
- "Slania's Song" – 5:41
- "Giamonios" – 1:22
- "Tarvos" – 4:40
- "Calling the Rain" – 5:06
- "Elembivos" – 6:29
- "Samon (acoustic version)" – (1:27)
- Bonus track on the CD + DVD version
Credits
- Anna Murphy – hurdy gurdyHurdy gurdyThe hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to a violin...
, vocals - Chrigel GlanzmannChrigel GlanzmannChristian "Chrigel" Glanzmann is a vocalist in the folk metal band Eluveitie. He also plays mandola, whistles and bagpipes in Branâ Keternâ.-Equipment:*Throat/Shure SM58*Mandola *Tin & low whistles *Uilleann pipes*Gaita*Acoustic guitar...
- vocals, acoustic guitar, uilleann pipes, mandolin, bodhràn, tin and low whistles - Ivo Henzi – guitar
- Simeon Koch – guitar, vocals
- Meri Tadic – violin, vocals
- Rafi Kirder – bass
- Merlin Sutter – drums
- Sevan Kirder – Irish flute, tin whistles, bagpipes
- Simon Solomon - guitar on track 12