metallifeline E

Eluveitie (pronounced el-vey-ti) is a folk metal band from Switzerland. Their sound can be described as Celtic folk metal with melodic death metal influences. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band has since then released a full length album, Spirit. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast. The first product of the collaboration, Slania, was released in February 2008. The album peaked at number 35 in the Swiss charts and number 98 in the German charts.
One of Eluveitie's two largest draws is their liberal, virtuosic use of traditional instruments amidst guitars and Chrigel's wide ranging, emotional screams. The other is their lyrics; instead of any of the languages currently spoken in their home country, the screams, clean vocals, and occasional spoken word parts are often in the extinct language Gaulish. Eluveitie is Etruscan for "the Helvetian", referring to an inscription dating to the earliest record of the Celtic Helvetii tribe from what is now Switzerland.

Members: Merlin Sutter (born 21.09.1986) - Drums Siméon Koch (born 1982) - Guitar Chrigel Glanzmann (born 1975) - Vocals, Mandola, Whistles, Pipes, Gaita, Acoustic Guitar, Bodhràn Meri Tadic (born 1982) - Violin, Vocals Ivo Henzi (born 1983) - Guitar Anna Murphy (born 10.08.1989) - Hurdy Gurdy, Vocals Kay Brem - Bass Guitar Pade Kistler - Bagpipes, Flute, Whistles
Former members: Sevan Kirder (born 1980) - Bagpipe, Flute, Whistles; Vocals Rafi Kirder (born 1980) - Bass Guitar, Vocals Linda Suter - Fiddle Sarah Kiener - Hurdy Gurdy Dani Fürer - Guitar Dide Marfurt - Hurdy Gurdy Beni - Drums Sevi Binder - Vocals