Slania

This article is about the album by the Swiss band Eluveitie. For the Polish stamp engraver, see Czesław Słania.

Slania is the second studio album by Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It is the first one to include Anna Murphy as part of the band. It was released on 15 February 2008 through Nuclear Blast.^[5]

Slania
Studio album by Eluveitie
Released	15 February 2008
Studio	Fascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden)
Genre	Folk metal, melodic death metal, Celtic metal
Length	48:42
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jens Bogren
Eluveitie studio album chronology
Spirit (2006) Slania (2008) Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion (2009)
Alternative cover
10th anniversary edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	[2]
About.com	[3]
Lords of Metal	[4]

Reception

Slania has received very positive reviews from both critics and the fanbase.

In a highly positive review, Vera of Lords Of Metal gave the album 94/100 and said that "with "Slania" Eluveitie will promote [themselves] from the second tier to the top of the pagan metal scene!"

Chad Bowar of AllMusic gave the album 4/5 and said "A lot of hooks, plenty of punch, and the unique instruments make Slania an excellent folk metal CD"

Scott Alisogu of Blabbermouth.net gave the album 8/10 and said "As a matter of fact, there is nothing here that warrants any kind of negative criticism"

The album brought Eluveitie in to the mainstream of Folk Metal and they remain to this day as one of the most popular folk metal bands, largely due to the help of the very popular song "Inis Mona" which has gone viral on YouTube^[6] and is played at all of their concerts. The song uses the musical air of the Breton traditional song Tri Martolod.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Samon"	1:49
2.	"Primordial Breath"	4:19
3.	"Inis Mona"	4:09
4.	"Gray Sublime Archon"	4:21
5.	"Anagantios"	3:25
6.	"Bloodstained Ground"	3:20
7.	"The Somber Lay"	4:00
8.	"Slanias Song"	5:40
9.	"Giamonios"	1:23
10.	"Tarvos"	4:39
11.	"Calling the Rain"	5:06
12.	"Elembivos"	6:31
Total length:		48:42

All tracks are written by Chrigel Glanzmann, except "Primordial Breath" co-written by Sevan Kirder and "Slanias Song" co-written by David Stifter.

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Samon" (acoustic version)	1:26
Total length:		50:08

Slania: 10 Years - 10th anniversary edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Samon" (acoustic version)	1:26
14.	"Interview with Slania"	6:00
15.	"Samon" (demo)	1:46
16.	"Primordial Breath" (demo)	4:39
17.	"Inis Mona" (demo)	4:30
18.	"Bloodstained Ground" (demo)	3:13
19.	"Tarvos" (demo)	5:00
Total length:		74:56

Credits

Eluveitie

• Chrigel Glanzmann - vocals, acoustic guitar, uilleann pipes, mandolin, bodhrán, tin and low whistles
• Anna Murphy – hurdy-gurdy, vocals
• Simeon Koch – lead guitar, vocals
• Ivo Henzi – rhythm guitar
• Rafi Kirder – bass
• Merlin Sutter – drums
• Meri Tadic – violin, vocals
• Sevan Kirder – Irish flute, tin whistles, bagpipes

Guest musicians

• Simon Solomon - guitar on track 12
• Max Rutschmann - children choir on track 8
• Leo Rutschmann - children choir on track 8
• Marlo Boesiger - children choir on track 8
• Jil Boesiger - children choir on track 8
• Ariana Schürmann - children choir on track 8
• Tatjana Jud - children choir on track 8

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	35