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📅 2002 🌍 Zurich, Switzerland 🎵 Folk Metal

Eluveitie is a Swiss folk metal band from Winterthur, Zurich founded by Chrigel Glanzmann. The band was formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên was released in 2003. Vên was a studio project of Glanzmanns' but its success led to the recruitment of a full band. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast. Eluveitie use traditional instruments amidst guitars and harsh vocals. The lyrics are often in the now extinct language Gaulish.