Ategnatos is the eighth studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was released on 5 April 2019 through Nuclear Blast.[1] It is their longest studio album to date.

Ategnatos
Studio album by
Released5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
StudioNewsound Studios, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length60:20
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerEluveitie & Jonas Wolf
Eluveitie studio album chronology
Evocation II: Pantheon
(2017)
Ategnatos
(2019)
Singles from Ategnatos
  1. "Rebirth"
    Released: 27 October 2017
  2. "Ategnatos"
    Released: 1 February 2019
  3. "Ambiramus"
    Released: 15 March 2019
  4. "The Slumber"
    Released: 11 April 2019
  5. "Worship"
    Released: 25 April 2019

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Folk N' Metal10/10[2]
Metal Hammer Germany5.5/7[3]
New Noise     [4]
Rock Hard8.5/10[5]

The album received positive reviews wherein the writers praised the musical quality and diversity of the band.[2][5] It was also noted that songs like "Mine is the Fury" were harder and heavier than many previous releases of the band.[4] with Metal Hammer calling it the first "true" Eluveitie album after five years.[3] 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

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All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann, except track 8 by Glanzmann and Jonas Wolf

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ategnatos"
  • Glanzmann
  • Wolf
  • Matteo Sisti
  • Rafael Salzmann
4:54
2."Ancus"Glanzmann0:12
3."Deathwalker"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
4:54
4."Black Water Dawn"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
4:18
5."A Cry in the Wilderness"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
5:25
6."The Raven Hill"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
4:12
7."The Silvern Glow"Glanzmann1:10
8."Ambiramus"
  • Glanzmann
  • Wolf
  • Fabienne Erni
  • Tommy Vetterli
2:53
9."Mine Is the Fury"
  • Glanzmann
  • Wolf
3:34
10."The Slumber"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
4:57
11."Worship" (featuring Randy Blythe[5])
  • Glanzmann
  • Wolf
5:35
12."Trinoxtion"Glanzmann1:18
13."Threefold Death"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
  • Vetterli
3:31
14."Breathe"
  • Wolf
  • Glanzmann
5:28
15."Rebirth"
  • Glanzmann
  • Wolf
  • Salzmann
  • Erni
4:58
16."Eclipse"Glanzmann3:01
Total length:60:20
Ategnatos – Digipack bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Ategnatos" (Acoustic Version)3:50
18."Ambiramus" (Acoustic Version)3:09
19."Threefold Rebirth" (Acoustic Folk Medley)2:57
Total length:70:17

Personnel

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Eluveitie

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  • 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 – rhythm guitar, resonator guitar
  • Rafael Salzmann – lead guitar
  • Alain Ackermann – drums, percussion

Guests

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  • 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

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 159
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 85
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 3

References

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  1. ^ "ELUVEITIE To Release 'Ategnatos' Album In April". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jeff (8 April 2019). "Album Review: Eluveitie – Ategnatos". Folk N' Metal. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Kessler, Sebastian (5 April 2019). "Eluveitie – Ategnatos" (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Serna-Grey, Ben (26 April 2019). "Album Review: Eluveitie – Ategnatos". New Noise. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Blum, Tobias (2019). "Eluveitie – Ategnatos". Rock Hard (in German). No. 383.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Eluveitie – Ategnatos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Eluveitie – Ategnatos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 15, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eluveitie – Ategnatos" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 15: del 5.4.2019 al 11.4.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eluveitie – Ategnatos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2019.