We all wade through archetypes. We all ARE archetypes. Distant echoes of a life both primeval and noble. To embrace these archetypes, to accept them not only as a part of life but as life itself is what some may call enlightenment, some peace of mind. ELUVEITIE call it Ategnatos. And by using their longest gap between two Metal albums to gather momentum, they just forged their strongest album around it. Ategnatos will be released on April 5th 2019 via Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band revealed the stunning new album cover. This impressive artwork was created again by Travis Smith.
The band states:
"Ategnatos probably became our most organic album by all accounts. It is the result of a thoroughly intuitive process, where we gave creativity full scope. And during this process quite some back-to-the-roots developments emerged in diverse aspects. Many riffs off Ategnatos reminds of the guitar work on Slania. Following our gut feeling we brought the mixing duties back to Jens Bogren's Fascination Street Studios, where our Nuclear Blast debut was produced. And regarding the album artwork it soon became very clear to us, that we'd love to work with the fabulous Travis Smith (www.seempieces.com) again, who already created the front covers of our albums Spirit (14 years ago!) and Everything Remains As It Never Was. And we're honestly excited with the result! The frontcover shows a spectacular scenery in central Switzerland, a so-called 'vulva cave', as it was sought to mark sacred rites of fertility and celebrations of life in ancient times! The artwork mystically and beautifully expresses the Ategnatos very core and essence! Once again it was a pleasure to work with Travis!"
And together with the revealing of the first album details, Swiss folk metal leaders ELUVEITIE also announce their European tour in support of this upcoming masterpiece.
ELUVEITIE will join forces with the legendary metal-act LACUNA COIL from Italy and the nu-metal-newcomers INFECTED RAIN from Moldavia.
ELUVEITIE states:
"Our last few months have been extremely intense, creating Ategnatos. Now we simply cannot wait to bring our new songs to the stages and to share our passion, pure fucking metal and heartfelt Celtic mysticism with you all! And all the more we're excited to bring such great bands with us! We feel honored to team up with our fellows of the heavyweight institution called LACUNA COIL and also with the amazing wizkid that is INFECTED RAIN, whom we've shared festival stages with a few times already!"
LACUNA COIL adds:
"Transformation is a process and as life happens you need tons of new music! That’s why we are really excited to team up with ELUVEITIE and our buddies in INFECTED RAIN for this fantastic tour package. The bill is pretty diverse and interesting and we can’t wait to bring it around Europe. We will play some of our classic songs and introduce some new tunes! We know this tour is going to be rocking, and we know the fans are going to enjoy this as much as we are!"
TOURDATES:
- 02.11. - I - Bari - Demodè
- 03.11. - I - Rome - Orion
- 05.11. - I - Bologna - Estragon
- 06.11. - I - Milan - Live Club
- 08.11. - D - Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn
- 09.11. - D - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle II
- 10.11. - B - Antwerp - Trix
- 12.11. - GB - Manchester - Ritz
- 13.11. - GB - Glasgow - Garage
- 14.11. - IRL - Dublin - Academy
- 15.11. - GB - Bristol - SWX
- 16.11. - GB - London - The Forum
- 17.11. - NL - Utrecht - Tivoli Ronda
- 19.11. - D - Frankfurt - Batschkapp
- 20.11. - D - Hannover - Capitol
- 21.11. - D - Berlin - Huxleys
- 22.11. - D - Leipzig - Felsenkeller
- 23.11. - D - Munich - Tonhalle
- 24.11. - A - Dornbirn - Conrad Sohm
- 26.11. - F - Bordeaux - Le Rocher de Palmer
- 27.11. - E - Barcelona - Razzmatazz II
- 28.11. - E - Madrid - Mon Live
- 29.11. - F - Toulouse - Le Bikini
- 30.11. - F - Rennes - L'Etage
- 01.12. - F - Paris - Elysée-Montmartre
- 03.12. - D - Saarbrücken - Garage
- 04.12. - D - Nürnberg - Hirsch
- 05.12. - SLO - Ljubljana - Kino Siska
- 08.12. - A - Vienna - Arena
- 12.12. - LV - Riga - Melna Piektdiena
- 13.12. - FIN - Helsinki - Tavastia
- 14.12. - FIN - Tampere - Pakkahuone
- 15.12. - EST - Tallinn - Rock Cafe
- 17.12. - S - Stockholm - Klubben Fryshuset
- 18.12. - N - Oslo - Vulkan Arena
- 19.12. - S - Gothenburg - Trädgarn
- 21.12. - D - Hamburg - Docks
Tickets: www.eluveitie.ch
More Live-Dates:
- 31.01-04.02. - USA - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 70000 Tons of Metal
- 09.02. - MEX - Mexico City - Circo Volador (w/ NE OBLIVISCARIS)
- 10.02. - CR - San José - Peppers Club (co-headline show with Overki
- 12.02. - CO - Bogotá - Ace of Spades
- 14.02. - RCH - Santiago - Theater Cariola
- 15.02. - BR - Sâo Paulo - Carioca Club
- 16.02. - BR - Belo Horizonte - Mister Rock
- 17.02. - BR - Brasilia - Toinha Brasil Show
- 19.02. - BR - Curitiba - Teatro Bom Jesus
- 23.02. - D - Wacken - Wacken Winter Nights
- 05.04. - CH - Lausanne - Les Docks
- 13.-15.06. - CH - Interlaken - Greenfield Festival
- 19.-22.06. - DK - Copenhagen - Copenhell
- 23.06. - B - Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting
- 25.06. - PL - Krakow - Mystic Festival
- 27.06. - I - Bologna - Sonic Park
- 10.07. - H - Dunaújváros - Rockmaraton
- 11.-13.07. - A - Leoben - Area 53 Festival
- 11.-14.07. - CZ - Vizovice - Masters of Rock
- 19.-20.07. - S - Gävle - Gefle Metal Festival
- 01.-03.08. - D - Wacken - Wacken Open Air *SOLD OUT*
- 02.-04.08. - F - Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans - Sylak Open Air
- 07.-10.08. - E - Villena - Leyendas del Rock
- 11.08. - UK - Derby - Bloodstock Open Air
- 14.-17.08. - D - Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
- 15.08. - F - St. Nolff - Motocultor Festival
- 08.09. - D - Selb - Festival Mediaval