Spirit (Eluveitie album)

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Spirit
Eluveitiespirit.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 June 2006
RecordedDecember 2005
StudioKlangschmiede Studio E
Ballhorn Studio (Kyburg, Zürich, Switzerland)
Genre Folk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length50:50
Label Fear Dark
Producer Tobias Schönemann [1]
Eluveitie studio album chronology
Spirit
(2006)
Slania
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Metal ObserverStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Sputnik MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Spirit is the debut studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on 1 June 2006 by Fear Dark Records and re-released by Twilight Records in 2007. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann; all music is composed by Glanzmann, except "Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom" and "The Endless Knot" composed by Glanzmann and Ivo Henzi.

No.TitleLength
1."Spirit"2:32
2."Uis Elveti"4:24
3."Your Gaulish War"5:11
4."Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom"3:05
5."Aidû"3:10
6."The Song of Life"4:01
7."Tegernakô"6:42
8."Siraxta"5:39
9."The Dance of Victory"5:24
10."The Endless Knot"7:00
11."AnDro"3:35
Total length:50:50

Personnel

Producer – Eluveitie

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