''Slania'' is the second studio album by

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folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...

band

Eluveitie Eluveitie ( ; )Chrigel Glanzmann: "Eluveitie is a name in Gaulish language, which is an ancient Celtic language. Since it's not a living language anymore, nobody really knows how it's pronounced like. All we have today of this language is scient ...

. It is the first one to include Anna Murphy as part of the band. It was released on 15 February 2008 through

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Reception

Slania has received very positive reviews from both critics and the fanbase. In a highly positive review, Vera of Lords Of Metal gave the album 94/100 and said that "with "Slania" Eluveitie will promote hemselvesfrom the second tier to the top of the pagan metal scene!" Chad Bowar of AllMusic gave the album 4/5 and said "A lot of hooks, plenty of punch, and the unique instruments make Slania an excellent folk metal CD" Scott Alisogu of Blabbermouth.net gave the album 8/10 and said "As a matter of fact, there is nothing here that warrants any kind of negative criticism" The album brought Eluveitie in to the mainstream of Folk Metal and they remain to this day as one of the most popular folk metal bands, largely due to the help of the very popular song "Inis Mona" which has gone viral on YouTube and is played at all of their concerts. The song uses the musical air of the Breton traditional song

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Track listing

Credits

Eluveitie

Chrigel Glanzmann Christian Oliver Ivan Glanzmann (born 26 May 1975) is a Swiss musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the male lead vocalist of Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. He also plays mandola, whistles, and bagpipes in Branâ Kete ...

- vocals, acoustic guitar,

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mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A Goatskin (material), goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or ot ...

, tin and low whistles * Anna Murphy –

hurdy-gurdy The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by a hand-turned crank, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin (or nyckelharpa) bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar ...

, vocals * Simeon Koch – lead guitar, vocals * Ivo Henzi – rhythm guitar *

Rafi Kirder Rafi Kirder is the bassist and vocalist for the Swiss band Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper. Career Kirder is best known for having been the bassist for the Swiss Pagan metal band Eluveitie, which he left on 4 June 2008. ...

– bass * Merlin Sutter – drums * Meri Tadic – violin, vocals *

Sevan Kirder Sevan Kirder (born 9 February 1980) is the flutist/ bagpiper for the Swiss band Red Shamrock ( Celtic Folk). He hosts a Boardgame Podcast since April 2019 "Der Brettspiele Podcast, den die Welt nicht braucht". Career He is best known for his w ...

– Irish flute, tin whistles,

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, N ...

Guest musicians

* Simon Solomon - guitar on track 12 * Max Rutschmann - children choir on track 8 * Leo Rutschmann - children choir on track 8 * Marlo Boesiger - children choir on track 8 * Jil Boesiger - children choir on track 8 * Ariana Schürmann - children choir on track 8 * Tatjana Jud - children choir on track 8

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Eluveitie albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums produced by Jens Bogren