''Slania'' is the second studio album by

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folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exam ...

band Eluveitie. It is the first one to include Anna Murphy as part of the band. It was released on 15 February 2008 through

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Reception

Slania has received very positive reviews from both critics and the fanbase. In a highly positive review, Vera of Lords Of Metal gave the album 94/100 and said that "with "Slania" Eluveitie will promote hemselvesfrom the second tier to the top of the pagan metal scene!" Chad Bowar of AllMusic gave the album 4/5 and said "A lot of hooks, plenty of punch, and the unique instruments make Slania an excellent folk metal CD" Scott Alisogu of Blabbermouth.net gave the album 8/10 and said "As a matter of fact, there is nothing here that warrants any kind of negative criticism" The album brought Eluveitie in to the mainstream of Folk Metal and they remain to this day as one of the most popular folk metal bands, largely due to the help of the very popular song "Inis Mona" which has over 32 million views on YouTube (as of July 2022) and is played at all of their concerts. The song uses the musical air of the Breton traditional song

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Track listing

Credits

Chrigel Glanzmann Christian Oliver Ivan Glanzmann (born 26 May 1975) is a Swiss musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the male lead vocalist of Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. He also plays mandola, whistles, and bagpipes in Branâ Keter ...

- vocals, acoustic guitar,

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mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of ...

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or oth ...

, tin and low whistles * Anna Murphy –

hurdy-gurdy The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by a hand-crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a vi ...

, vocals * Ivo Henzi – guitar * Simeon Koch – guitar, vocals * Meri Tadic – violin, vocals *

Rafi Kirder Rafi Kirder is the bassist and vocalist for the Swiss band Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper. Career Kirder is best known for having been the bassist for the Swiss Pagan metal band Eluveitie, which he left on 4 June 2008. ...

– bass * Merlin Sutter – drums *

Sevan Kirder Sevan Kirder (born 9 February 1980) is the flutist/ bagpiper for the Swiss band Red Shamrock (Celtic Folk). Career He is best known for his work in Eluveitie (Pagan metal) which he left on 4 June 2008. Privates Sevan played a long time in E ...

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, tin whistles,

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, ...

* Simon Solomon - guitar on track 12

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Eluveitie albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums produced by Jens Bogren