From the land of Helvetia they bring you a feast of mercilessly wild Celtic dancing: Eluveitie. Formed in 2003 as a studio-project the band decided to play rough, hard and straight from the heart coming metal, mixed with mystical, primordial Celtic folk-music. In some of the lyrics Eluveitie use Helvetic Gaulish, a more or less forgotten language, originally spoken by the ancient celtic clan of the Helvetians. Also Eluveitie is a Gaulish name and means 'I am the Helvetian'. Not only the traditional lyrics, but also the use of many different traditional instruments makes Eluveitie a very interesting band. Maybe that's the reason why their debut EP 'Vên' sold out within a couple of months. After forming a real band and playing some shows, including one as support act for Skyforger, the band signed to Fear Dark. In 2004 the Dutch label did a re-release of 'Vên' (CATALOG # FD014) with some new recordings, some new artwork and a complete new mastering. In 2005 Europe got known Eluveitie, as the band joined the Fear Dark Festivals through Germany and Holland. They also played as support-act with bands such as Cruachan and Korpiklaani. Besides touring Eluveitie recorded a song to join a Tribute to Falkenbach. At the moment Eluveitie is writing new songs for their upcoming full-length album ‘Spirit’, which will be released by Fear Dark in 2006. Travis Smith (Opeth, Nevermore, Anathema) will make artwork for this cd. Expect a new masterpiece of Celtic pagan metal…