Slania is the second studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It is the first one to include Anna Murphy as part of the band. It was released on 15 February 2008 through Nuclear Blast.[5]

Slania
Studio album by
Released15 February 2008
StudioFascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden)
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length48:42
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJens Bogren
Eluveitie studio album chronology
Spirit
(2006)
Slania
(2008)
Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
(2009)
Alternative cover
10th anniversary edition cover
10th anniversary edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net[2]
About.com[3]
Lords of Metal[4]

Reception

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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 32 million views on YouTube [6] (as of July 2022) and is played at all of their concerts. The song uses the musical air of the Breton traditional song Tri Martolod.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chrigel Glanzmann, except "Primordial Breath" co-written by Sevan Kirder and "Slanias Song" co-written by David Stifter

No.TitleLength
1."Samon"1:49
2."Primordial Breath"4:19
3."Inis Mona"4:09
4."Gray Sublime Archon"4:21
5."Anagantios"3:25
6."Bloodstained Ground"3:20
7."The Somber Lay"4:00
8."Slanias Song"5:40
9."Giamonios"1:23
10."Tarvos"4:39
11."Calling the Rain"5:06
12."Elembivos"6:31
Total length:48:42
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Samon" (acoustic version)1:26
Total length:50:08
Slania: 10 Years - 10th anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Samon" (acoustic version)1:26
14."Interview with Slania"6:00
15."Samon" (demo)1:46
16."Primordial Breath" (demo)4:39
17."Inis Mona" (demo)4:30
18."Bloodstained Ground" (demo)3:13
19."Tarvos" (demo)5:00
Total length:74:56

Credits

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Chart performance

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Chart
  • Peak
  • position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 35

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Slania - ELUVEITIE". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ About.com review
  4. ^ Lords of Metal review
  5. ^ "ELUVEITIE confirmed for UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival - Nov. 20, 2007". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-11-20. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  6. ^ Nuclear Blast Records (2008-01-30), ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2018-06-28
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eluveitie – Slania" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eluveitie – Slania". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.