#eluvietie

[cirolik]

"The band's style incorporates characteristics of melodic death metal combined with the melodies of traditional Celtic music. They use traditional European instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, amidst guitars and both clean and harsh vocals. Their lyrics include references to Celtic mythology, particularly of Celtic Gaul. The lyrics are often in a reconstructed form of the extinct ancient language Gaulish."

If yr bands Wikipedia doesn't look like this I don't want it

[lawful-evil-novelist]

Sometimes the most fascinating things about studying ancient cultures and peoples is what we don't know.

I like using Gaul as an example. We know how they built their cities and what they wore and how their armies were structured and what they ate.

We don't know how they truly named themselves. We don't know Vercingetorix's name, it's not Vercingetorix, that's a title, it loosely translates to "great king of heroes" with a lot of variation.

Gaulish naming traditions meant people didn't share their real name, and Gaulish is a dead language with scattered sources. When the band Eluvietie wrote songs in the language, it had to be a reconstructed version. A lot of dead languages don't come with the clean, highly written sources of Latin and Ancient Greek.

Sometimes, though, just the knowledge that we don't know one king's real name is...just something interesting to think about. A king, over a millennia detached from us, was taught as a child never to share his true name with anyone but family in the same way we're taught not to share our full name online. A metal band centuries removed from the Gauls wrote songs the way they used to, using reconstructions taken from their tablets.

Just, people, man.

[rabbithaver]

Any song recommendations?

depends on what you're looking for! if you're a fan of symphonic folk metal i'd recommend Eluvietie's The Call of the Mountains.

if you want more power metal, i'd recommend Gloryhammer's Hootsforce (the video for this one in particular is awesome. they defeat a space wizard in submarines.)

if you're less into metal and more into 80s synth, i am legally required to recommend Night Runner's Magnum Bullets.

and if you like pop, i've really enjoyed the song Inner Gold off of Lindsey Stirling's new album!

[deathsdaisy]

Spell out your name in song titles

@the-definition-of-sin tagged me so here we go (I forgot lol, here we go for real)

D- Deep Green by Marika Hackman

E- Ese Hombre by LA INDIA

A- Anaganitos by Eluvietie

T- Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine

H- Hurt by Johnny Cash

S- Say Just Words by Paradise Lost

D- Daniel by Bat For Lashes

A- A Lady by Tally Hall

I- I will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab For Cuties

S- Super Sonic Samurai by Victorious

Y- Yggdrasil by Brothers of Metal

Tagging:

@theurbanspaceboi @dear-galileo @devinwolfi

[schaudwen]

If you love fusion music you will love that there is an entire genre of metal called 'folk metal' that usually blends intruments, styles and theme of different culture and metal

Tengger cavalry was my first introduction to the genre

Estonian bagpipes more your thing? Try Metsatöll

Want more of a celtic flaire? ELUVIETIE!

Want more of a south american flaire? Check out cemican

And Aztlan

Japanese folk metal? Im partial to Amane

@illwynd would remember more im missing

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[gloomybadger4life]

blasting the positivity ray: 🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, and publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

In no particular order:

Little lies - fleetwood mac

Gasoline - Halsey

Castle - Halsey

Lilith Immaculate - Cradle of filth

Ambiramus - Eluvietie

[an-mac-tire-a-sheilg]

Favorite movie?

Favorite soundtrack to a movie?

Favorite band?

Favorite song?

Favorite movie: the 13th warrior

Favorite soundtrack: the LOTR soundtrack lol

Favorite band: oooffff... so many. Motionless in white, killswitch engage (new and old), Breaking Benjamin, Eminence, Eluvietie, and Anmity Affliction.

Favorite song: Eternally yours -Motionless in White.

[therealanthony3]

Top 16 of 2019, I guess so..

[radiantbastard]

For your consideration:

Eluvietie

Wildpath

i have a problem and it's called i can't stop listening to live performances of female vocalists while laying on my living room floor feeling like i'm about to rip myself out of my own body

[allanmaxwellmedia]

A little @fabienneerni appreciation post #eluvietie #haarp #singer #swedish #folk #metal #stage #music #photography #live #glasgow #scotland #ayrshire #photographer #hireme #getmeto1k #follow #fabienneerni #appreciation (at The Garage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5pP1b4gW4-/?igshid=1euhy1bfow2ul

[thenightwishsingers]

The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s King by placing it under threat of capture which cannot be avoided.

Inspired by @chillingsabrina-netflix post

[suchaflurryflurry]

favorite lyrics from 2019 albums i like ↳ ategnatos // eluveitie

[radiantbastard]

Eluvietie does some one off stuff

Faun has some fits the bill if you're willing to flex your imagination a bit.

Doesn't get much more legit than Gjallarhorn

Mrykur is also legit, and still active.

@kasaron Since Mondays are a thing.

It’s hard to find Medieval songs that are actually… Medieval. Like, what you’d imagine to hear in Medieval times.

[stargazersastronomy]

Pisces

Pisces Rising – Demi Lavato

Sun in Pisces – Floor Jansen: ‘Ammendatory’

Moon in Pisces – Tuomas Holopainen: ‘Oceansoul’

Mercury in Pisces – Alice Cooper

Venus in Pisces – Simone Simons: ‘Tides of Time’

Mars in Pisces – Lindsay Schoolcraft: ‘Masquerade’

Jupiter in Pisces – Chrigel Glanzmann: ‘The Endless Knot’

Saturn in Pisces – Rob Zombie: ‘Trade in You Guns for a Coffin’

Neptune in Pisces – Chester Bennington: ‘Numb’

Lilith in Pisces – Taylor Momsen: ‘Going to Hell’

[lanternlightseer]

12/365 Songs: The Call of the Mountains by Eluvietie [Listen]

What’s that stir, so blatant in our sallying hearts? What’s that urge, that lifted up our longing eyes? What’s that ring, echoing from the leaden skies? What’s that augur, resounding from the lyre’s strings? A cry rang on in the sibilant winds A behest, the outcry of the cranes