Origins is the sixth studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was released on 1 August 2014 through Nuclear Blast. It was the last album to include longtime members Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi, Merlin Sutter and Patrick "Päde" Kistler as band members.
Origins | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 August 2014 | |||
Recorded | March – April 2014 | |||
Studio | New Sound Studio in Freienbach, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Folk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal | |||
Length | 57:19 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Chrigel Glanzmann & Eluveitie with Tommy Vetterli | |||
Eluveitie studio album chronology | ||||
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Singles from Origins | ||||
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Origins deals with the Celtic mythology, "or to be more precise, with aetiological tales from Gaul", commented vocalist and front man Chrigel Glanzmann.[1] Glanzmann also created the album artwork for this new offering and goes on to explain: "The album cover of Origins is designed after the hammer/club-shaped 'halo' of Sucellos, as seen on a statue that was found in a shrine of a Gallo-Roman household in today's France. It was created under the scientific supervision of experts from the University of Zürich".[1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metal Hammer (Germany) | 5/7[2] |
Metal Storm | 8.2/10[3] |
Revolver (magazine) | [4] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 |
RockRevolt Magazine | [5] |
Upon its release, Origins received generally positive reviews from music critics. Björn Springorum of Metal Hammer said that Origins was "their strongest album to date". Glenn Butler of Powerplay continued the praise saying "Quite simply this album is a magnificent creation from the concept through to the delivery".[6]
All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Origins" (intro) | Glanzmann | 2:13 |
2. | "The Nameless" |
| 4:12 |
3. | "From Darkness" | Glanzmann | 4:11 |
4. | "Celtos" | Glanzmann | 3:57 |
5. | "Virunus" |
| 4:51 |
6. | "Nothing" (intermezzo) | Glanzmann | 0:57 |
7. | "The Call of the Mountains" |
| 4:14 |
8. | "Sucellos" |
| 5:05 |
9. | "Inception" |
| 3:49 |
10. | "Vianna" |
| 3:36 |
11. | "The Silver Sister" | Henzi | 4:15 |
12. | "King" |
| 4:33 |
13. | "The Day of Strife" |
| 3:49 |
14. | "Ogmios" (intermezzo) | Glanzmann | 0:29 |
15. | "Carry the Torch" | Henzi | 4:37 |
16. | "Eternity" (outro) | Glanzmann | 2:34 |
Total length: | 57:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "L'Appel des montagnes" (French version of "The Call of the Mountains") | 4:15 |
2. | "Il richiamo dei monti" (Italian version of "The Call of the Mountains") | 4:15 |
3. | "Il clom dallas muntognas" (Romansh version of "The Call of the Mountains") | 4:15 |
4. | "De Ruef vo de Bärge" (Swiss German version of "The Call of the Mountains") | 4:15 |
Total length: | 17:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Call of the Mountains" (music video) | 4:15 |
2. | "King" (music video) | 4:33 |
3. | "Interview" | 10:00 |
4. | "The Uprising" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013) | 3:42 |
5. | "Uxellodunon" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013) | 4:01 |
6. | "Havoc" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013) | 4:39 |
Total length: | 31:10 |
For the first time in Eluveitie's twelve-year history their album reached number one in Switzerland. On hearing the news the band commented "That is just unbelievable. We are proud, happy, and most of all thankful to you, our fans. Together with you we've achieved the impossible and put metal where it belongs: at the top!". In addition to this, Origins reached number one on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and broke the German top ten; peaking at number six.
Chart (2014) |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 22 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 115 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 37 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 52 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 6 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 1 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 21 |
UK Independent Albums Breaker (OCC)[14] | 6 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] | 13 |
U.S. Billboard 200[16] | 104 |
U.S. Hard Rock Albums[17] | 12 |
U.S. Heatseekers Albums[18] | 1 |
U.S. Independent Albums[19] | 12 |
U.S. Top Rock Albums[20] | 30 |