Everything Remains (As It Never Was)

Everything Remains (As It Never Was) is the fourth full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. The album was produced by Colin Richardson,[4] and released on February 19, 2010 through Nuclear Blast.[5]

Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
Studio album by
Eluveitie
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2010
RecordedSeptember–October 2009 at the Newsound studios, Pfäffikon, Switzerland
GenreFolk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length47:03
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerColin Richardson
Eluveitie chronology
Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion
(2009)		 Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
(2010)		 Helvetios
(2012)
Singles from Everything Remains (As It Never Was)
  1. "Thousandfold"
    Released: January 24, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
PopMatters[2]
Sputnik Music3/5[3]

The album spawned one single, Thousandfold, which has gained over 13,700,000 views on YouTube.

Sound

Unlike Eluveitie's previous release Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion which was primarily a folk rock/acoustic folk album, Everything Remains returns to the bands roots and is a straight folk metal album.

Reception

Everything Remains generally received highly positive reviews. Pascal Stieler, writing for Metal1.info wrote that Everything Remains was "in all matters outstanding, varied album that simply has no weaknesses" and gave the album 9/10. Metal.de also gave the album 9/10.

The fanbase's reaction was generally positive, with songs like Thousandfold being played frequently on tour.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chrigel Glanzmann.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Otherworld"Glanzmann1:57
2."Everything Remains as It Never Was"Glanzmann4:25
3."Thousandfold"
  • Glanzmann
  • Ivo Henzi
3:20
4."Nil"Glanzmann3:43
5."The Essence of Ashes"
  • Glanzmann
  • Henzi
3:59
6."Isara"Glanzmann2:44
7."Kingdom Come Undone"Glanzmann3:22
8."Quoth the Raven"
4:42
9."(Do)minion"Glanzmann5:07
10."Setlon"Glanzmann2:36
11."Sempiternal Embers"Glanzmann4:52
12."Lugdūnon"Glanzmann4:01
13."The Liminal Passage"Glanzmann2:15
Total length:47:03
Limited Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Otherworld Set"2:34
15."The Liminal Passage Set"2:49
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Video clip of "Thousandfold"" 
2."Making of the video clip of "Thousandfold"" 
3."A closer look at the lyrics" 
4."Making of the album" 
5."Recording of "Thousandfold"" 
6."Recording of "(Do)minion"" 
7."Recording of "Quoth the Raven"" 

Credits
  • Chrigel Glanzmann - vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, uilleann pipes, bodhràn, tin and low whistles, gaita
  • Anna Murphy – hurdy gurdy, flute, vocals
  • Meri Tadić – violin, vocals
  • Päde Kistler – bagpipes, tin and low whistles
  • Kay Brem – bass
  • Merlin Sutter – drums
  • Sime Koch – guitars
  • Ivo Henzi – guitars
  • Torbjörn "Thebon" Schei - additional vocals on "(Do)minion"
  • Brendan Wade - uilleann pipes on "Otherworld", "Setlon" and "The Liminal Passage"
  • Dannii Young - spoken voice on "Otherworld" and "The Liminal Passage"
  • Arranged by Eluveitie
  • Drums, guitars (electric and acoustic), bass and vocals were recorded at Newsound Studio, Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland. These recordings were engineered by Tommy Vetterli.
  • Fiddle and hurdy gurdy were recorded at Devil's Studios, Vaduz/Liechtenstein. These recordings were engineered by Ivo Henzi and Olli Frank-Zambelli. Fiddle was engineered by Freddy Schnyder.
  • Bagpipes, whistles, uilleann pipes, mandola, mandolin and bodhrán were recorded at C Studio, Switzerland. These recordings were engineered by Chrigel Glanzmann. Microphones by Ballhorn Studios, Winterhur, Switzerland.
  • Mixed by Colin Richardson and Martin "Ginge" Ford for Real Productions and Management at Not-In-Pill Studios, Newport, Wales
  • Mastered by John Davis
  • Produced by Eluveitie and Tommy Vetterli.

Chart performance
Chart (2010)
  • Peak
  • position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 110
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 31
Greek Albums (IFPI)[11] 23
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 23


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References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Review: Everything Remains as It Never Was". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. Begrand, Adrien. "Eluveitie: Everything Remains as It Never Was". Popmatters. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. Ponton, Jared (February 12, 2010). "Sputnik Everything Remains As It Never Was review". Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  4. Eck, Markus. "Everything Remains As It Never Was". Sonic Seducer (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  5. "ELUVEITIE reveals album title & cover art". The Gauntlet. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  7. "Swisscharts.com – Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  10. "Eluveitie: Everything Remains As It Never Was" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  11. "Greekcharts.com – Eluveitie – Everything Remains As It Never Was". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  12. "Eluveitie Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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