Ategnatos is the eighth studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was released on 5 April 2019 through Nuclear Blast. It is their longest studio album to date.
Reception
The album received positive reviews wherein the writers praised the musical quality and diversity of the band. It was also noted that songs like "Mine is the Fury" were harder and heavier than many previous releases of the band. with Metal Hammer calling it the first "true" Eluveitie album after five years. The reviewer for New Noise concluded, however, that "Ategnatos is a good album, though after Eluveitie’s long history and extensive discography, it’s an offering that doesn’t quite stand out from the rest of their catalog."
Track listing
Personnel
Eluveitie Chrigel Glanzmann – vocals, mandola, whistles Fabienne Erni – vocals, Celtic harp Matteo Sisti – bagpipes, Uilleann pipes, whistles, bodhrán Michalina Malisz – hurdy-gurdy Nicole Ansperger – fiddles Kay Brem – bass Jonas Wolf – Lead guitar, resonator guitar Rafael Salzmann – lead guitar Alain Ackermann – drums, percussion
Guests Coen Strouken - viola Rebecca Thies - violin Sandrine Kindler-Chanson - violin Anne Jeger - cello Alexander Morton - narration (track 1, 3, and 14) Randy Blythe - additional vocals/narration (track 11) Meri Tadić - narration (track 12)
Charts Chart (2019) Peakposition French Albums (SNEP) 73 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 56
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