Eluveitie Origins, ltd.ed.

2014, The current incarnation of the band features two new members: Guitarist Rafael Salzmann, who took over strings in summer 2012 for Simeon ´Sime` Koch and Nicole Ansperger who replaced long-time member and violinist Meri Tadic. With the new line-up solidified, Eluveitie made history this year as they become the first ever metal band to receive an award at the renowned Swiss Music Awards - the Swiss Grammy Awards equivalent. The band won the ´Best Live Act National` category, an entirely audience-voted award. Since taking home their Swiss Music Award, Eluveitie entered Swiss New Sound Studio to work on their sixth studio album, ORIGINS. The band decided to work with legendary producer Tommy Vetterli (Kreator, Coroner). ORIGINS deals with the Celtic mythology, or to be more precise, with aetiological tales from Gaul. The album cover of ORIGINS is designed after the hammer/club-shaped ´halo` of Sucellos, as seen on a statue that was found in a shrine of a gallo-roman household in today's France.