Released February 15, 2008 Artist Eluveitie Label Nuclear Blast | Length 48:42 Release date 15 February 2008 | |
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Producer Jens Bogren @ Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden Slania
(2008) Evocation I The Arcane Dominion
(2009) Genres Folk metal, Melodic death metal, Pagan metal, Celtic metal Similar Eluveitie albums, Folk metal albums, Other albums | ||
Eluveitie samon
Slania is the second full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie, and the first one to include Anna Murphy as part of the band. It was released on February 15, 2008 through Nuclear Blast.
Contents
Slania charted at Number 35 in Switzerland and Number 72 in Germany.
Eluveitie inis mona official music video
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 [themselves] from 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 20,193,000 views on YouTube and is played at all of their concerts.
Credits
Songs
1Samon1:50
2Primordial Breath4:19
3Inis Mona4:09