Eluveitie.

[mutantllama]

Go!

 

[Einherjar86]

Spirit and Slania

 

[Dem0n0id]

Spirit!
Slania has too much of, hmm...can't get the exact words.
Something like the new inflames sound, not there yet but few of the songs came close though.(The album is still good with nice diversity...just concerned about the direction they are taking)

 

[waif]

They kick ass.
I really like Spirit. Don't have the new one. Will pick up at some point.

 

[mutantllama]

Listened to Your Gaulish War. Like it.

 

[rms]

There are better folk/viking bands you should be listening to instead!

 

[Einherjar86]

They get lumped in with Viking metal, but I really don't think they are. I call them Celtic Folk metal. That fits their sound better, I think.

Personally, I thought the songs on Slania were great. I'm looking forward to their acoustic albums.

EDIT: some of the tracks on Slania actually remind me of melodic death metal like In Flames or Dark Tranquillity, if you replaced the keys with flutes and hurdy-gurdies.

 

[Seditious]

Slania has too much of, hmm...can't get the exact words.
Something like the new inflames sound, not there yet but few of the songs came close though.(The album is still good with nice diversity...just concerned about the direction they are taking)

I've officially subtitled the album "Soundtrack to Your Celtic Escape". That was the first thing I thought when I heard it

 

[Seditious]

There are better folk/viking bands you should be listening to instead!

fuckin right. one of their songs barely makes it into my top 300.

s'all subjective of course, but still...

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Like 3 songs off their new album are awesome. The rest are meh.

 

[waif]

They get lumped in with Viking metal, but I really don't think they are. I call them Celtic Folk metal. That fits their sound better, I think.

Definitely not Viking at all...all their lyrics are Celtic-based, and the music is based in Celtic folk. Anyone who considers them Viking is fucking clueless.

I've officially subtitled the album "Soundtrack to Your Celtic Escape". That was the first thing I thought when I heard it

Oh shit...I hate that album.

 

[Einherjar86]

Slania has too much of, hmm...can't get the exact words.
Something like the new inflames sound, not there yet but few of the songs came close though.(The album is still good with nice diversity...just concerned about the direction they are taking)

Dude, I didn't read this earlier, but in my post I said that Slania reminded me of newer In Flames or Dark Trainquillity if you replaced the keys with flutes and violins. Honestly, sometimes the vocals and guitar riffs really sound Gothenburg-esque. It doesn't bother me much though, because despite its similarity I can't equate it with the "emo" sound In Flames had. All the folk elements save the music for me.

 

[Einherjar86]

I've officially subtitled the album "Soundtrack to Your Celtic Escape". That was the first thing I thought when I heard it

It does tend to lean that way sometimes. But it's far better than that album (in my opinion) so don't worry InFlames.

 

[waif]

Good. I thought there was some potential on that album, but that it just sucked. But I tried imagining it with crazy folk stuff and it would be really cool.

 

[angelic-rage]

i heard one of thier songs and it blew me away. shame i cant remember what it was called =[

 

[waif]

Probably one of these.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYKsQqQgSk&feature=related[/ame]

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

There are only like 3 good songs on the new Eluveitie...they are great songs though. I abhor the shitty melo-death tracks which make the folk elements appear gimmicky though.

 

[angelic-rage]

Probably one of these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYKsQqQgSk&feature=related

yeah it was the second video

 

[Einherjar86]

There are only like 3 good songs on the new Eluveitie...they are great songs though. I abhor the shitty melo-death tracks which make the folk elements appear gimmicky though.

I know what you mean; it doesn't totally bother me though. I actually think it's kind of a cool sound.

 

[waif]

yeah it was the second video

That song singlehandedly moved at least 1 copy of Spirit.