Origins (Eluveitie album)

Origins is the sixth full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was released August 1, 2014 through Nuclear Blast Records. It was the last album to include Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi and Merlin Sutter as band members.

Concept

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

Professional ratings
Review 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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Origins" (Intro, Prelude)	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	2:13
2.	"The Nameless"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi	4:12
3.	"From Darkness"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	4:11
4.	"Celtos"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	3:57
5.	"Virunus"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi	4:51
6.	"Nothing" (Interlude, Intermezzo)	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	0:57
7.	"The Call Of The Mountains"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi, A. Murphy	4:14
8.	"Sucellos"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, C. Glanzmann	5:05
9.	"Inception"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, C. Glanzmann	3:49
10.	"Vianna"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, A. Murphy	3:36
11.	"The Silver Sister"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi	4:15
12.	"King"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, C. Glanzmann	4:33
13.	"The Day Of Strife"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi	3:49
14.	"Ogmios" (Interlude, Intermezzo)	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	0:29
15.	"Carry The Torch"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi	4:37
16.	"Eternity" (Outro, Occlude)	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann	2:34
Total length:				57:19

Digipack & Mailorder Bonus DVD^[7]
Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Call Of The Mountains"	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi, A. Murphy	4:15
2.	"King"	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, C. Glanzmann	4:33
3.	"Interview"			10:00
4.	"The Uprising" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013)	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, C. Glanzmann	3:42
5.	"Uxellodunon" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013)	C. Glanzmann	I. Henzi, A. Murphy, M. Tadiç	4:01
6.	"Havoc" (Live @ Feuertanz Festival 2013)	C. Glanzmann	C. Glanzmann, I. Henzi, A. Murphy	4:39
Total length:				31:10

The Call Of The Mountains (Mailorder Bonus CD)^[8]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"L'Appel des Montagnes" (In French)	4:15
2.	"Il Richiamo dei Monti" (In Italian)	4:15
3.	"Il Clom Dallas Muntognas" (In Romansh)	4:15
4.	"De Ruef vo de Bärge" (In Swiss-German)	4:15
Total length:		17:00

Personnel

Eluveitie

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

Guests musicians

Alexander Morton - male narration on #01, 05, 09 & 16
Karen Bartke - female narration on #06
Emily Clays - child narration on #01, 02 & 14
Maria Körndorfer - violins
Christian Krebs - cellos
Fredy Schnyder - hammered dulcimer on #05
Christine Lauterburg - jodel on #04
Konan Mevel - binou kozh, pybgorn, additional whistles on #04
Fabian Hey - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Michael Müller - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Samuel Stamm - gaulish rebel choir on #13
David Horstmann - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Severin Caluori - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Sileno Püntener - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Fabian Agner - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Marc Betschart - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Farhad Ahmadi - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Raphael Knuser - gaulish rebel choir on #13
Kinderchor des Konservatoriums - children choir on #07
Christoph Bachmann - children's choir conductor on #07

Chart performance

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
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[10]	115
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	37
French Albums (SNEP)^[12]	52
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[15]	21
UK Independent Albums Breaker (OCC)^[16]	6
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[17]	13
U.S. Billboard 200^[18]	104
U.S. Hard Rock Albums^[19]	12
U.S. Heatseekers Albums^[20]	1
U.S. Independent Albums^[21]	12
U.S. Top Rock Albums^[22]	30

References

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↑ "Eluveitie - Origins review". metalstorm.net. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
↑ "Review: Eluveitie — Origins". Revolvermag.com. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: ORIGINS – ELUVEITIE". Rockrevoltmagazine.com. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
↑ "Origins Out Now". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
↑ "Origins Deluxe Edition" Retrieved 23 August 2014.
↑ "Origins (Bonus Track Version" Retrieved 23 August 2014.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eluveitie – Origins" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Eluveitie – Origins" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
↑ "Eluveitie: Origins" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
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↑ "2014-08-16 Top Independent Albums Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "2014-08-16 Top Independent Albums Breaker Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "2014-08-16Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "Eluveitie Billboard 200 history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "Eluveitie U.S Hard Rock Albums history"Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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↑ "Eluveitie U.S Independent Album history" Billboard Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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Eluveitie

Chrigel Glanzmann Meri Tadić Merlin Sutter Simeon Koch Ivo Henzi Anna Murphy Kay Brem Patrick Kistler

Studio albums	Spirit (2006) Slania (2008) Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion (2009) Everything Remains (As It Never Was) (2010) Helvetios (2012) Origins (2014)

Extended plays	Vên (2004)

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

Live albums	Live at Metalcamp (2008)

Singles	"Inis Mona" (2008) "Omnos" (2009) "Thousandfold" (2010) "Meet the Enemy" (2012) "King" (2014) "The Call of the Mountains" (2014)

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