Origins (Eluveitie album)

2014 studio album by Eluveitie

Origins

Studio album by

Eluveitie

Released| 1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)
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
| Helvetios
(2012)  | Origins
(2014)  | Evocation II: Pantheon
(2017)

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Singles from  Origins

1. "King"
Released: 17 June 2014
2. "The Call of the Mountains"
Released: 30 July 2014

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.

## Concept

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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]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann.

No.| Title| Music| Length

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1.| "Origins" (intro)| Glanzmann| 2:13
2.| "The Nameless"|

* Glanzmann
* Ivo Henzi

| 4:12
3.| "From Darkness"| Glanzmann| 4:11
4.| "Celtos"| Glanzmann| 3:57
5.| "Virunus"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi

| 4:51
6.| "Nothing" (intermezzo)| Glanzmann| 0:57
7.| "The Call of the Mountains"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi
* Anna Murphy

| 4:14
8.| "Sucellos"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi

| 5:05
9.| "Inception"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi

| 3:49
10.| "Vianna"|

* Henzi
* Murphy

| 3:36
11.| "The Silver Sister"| Henzi| 4:15
12.| "King"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi

| 4:33
13.| "The Day of Strife"|

* Glanzmann
* Henzi

| 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

The Call of the Mountains – Limited mailorder edition bonus CDNo.| 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

Limited digipak and mailorder edition bonus DVDNo.| 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

## Personnel

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### Eluveitie

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* Chrigel Glanzmann – harsh vocals, bard harp, whistles, uilleann pipes, mandola, bodhrán
* Ivo Henzi – rhythm guitar
* Merlin Sutter – drums
* Anna Murphy – hurdy-gurdy, clean vocals
* Kay Brem – bass
* Patrick "Päde" Kistler – tin & low whistles, bagpipes
* Rafael Salzmann – lead guitar
* Nicole Ansperger – fiddle, cello

### Guests musicians

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* Alexander Morton – male narration on No. 01, 05, 09 & 16
* Karen Bartke – female narration on No. 06
* Emily Clays – child narration on No. 01, 02 & 14
* Maria Körndorfer – violins
* Christian Krebs – cellos
* Fredy Schnyder – hammered dulcimer on No. 05
* Christine Lauterburg – jodel on No. 04
* Konan Mevel – binou kozh, pybgorn, additional whistles on No. 04
* Fabian Hey – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Michael Müller – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Samuel Stamm – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* David Horstmann – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Severin Caluori – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Sileno Püntener – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Fabian Agner – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Marc Betschart – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Farhad Ahmadi – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Raphael Knuser – gaulish rebel choir on No. 13
* Kinderchor des Konservatoriums – children choir on No. 07
* Christoph Bachmann – children's choir conductor on No. 07

## Chart performance

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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)  |

* Peak
* position

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b "Eluveitie". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
2. ^ "Review on the album Origins". metal-hammer.de. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
3. ^ "Eluveitie – Origins review". metalstorm.net. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
4. ^ "Review: Eluveitie — Origins". Revolvermag.com. 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
5. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: ORIGINS – ELUVEITIE". Rockrevoltmagazine.com. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
6. ^ "Origins Out Now". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eluveitie – Origins" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eluveitie – Origins" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
9. ^ "Eluveitie: Origins" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Eluveitie – Origins". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
11. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Eluveitie – Origins". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eluveitie – Origins". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
13. ^ "2014-08-16 Top Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
14. ^ "2014-08-16 Top Independent Albums Breaker Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
15. ^ "2014-08-16Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
16. ^ "Eluveitie Billboard 200 history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
17. ^ "Eluveitie U.S Hard Rock Albums history"Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
18. ^ "Eluveitie U.S Heatseekers Album history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
19. ^ "Eluveitie U.S Independent Album history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
20. ^ "Eluveitie U.S Top Rock Album history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.

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* t
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Eluveitie

* Chrigel Glanzmann
* Kay Brem
* Rafael Salzmann
* Jonas Wolf
* Alain Ackermann
* Fabienne Erni
* Lea-Sophie Fischer

* Philipp Reinmann
* Mättu Ackermann
* Yves Tribelhorn
* Dani Fürer
* Gian Albertin
* Dario Hofstetter
* Dide Marfurt
* Severin Binder
* Linda Suter
* Sarah Wauquiez
* Sevan Kirder
* Rafi Kirder
* Siméon Koch
* Meri Tadić
* Patrick "Päde" Kistler
* Ivo Henzi
* Merlin Sutter
* Anna Murphy
* Shir-Ran Yinon
* Michalina Malisz
* Nicole Ansperger
* Annie Riediger
* Matteo Sisti

Studio albums|

* Spirit (2006)
* Slania (2008)
* Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion (2009)
* Everything Remains (As It Never Was) (2010)
* Helvetios (2012)
* Origins (2014)
* Evocation II: Pantheon (2017)
* Ategnatos (2019)
* Ànv (2025)

Compilation albums|

* Slania/Evocation I – The Arcane Metal Hammer Edition (2009)
* The Early Years (2012)

Extended plays|

* Vên (2004)

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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