Eluveitie – Helvetios (2012)

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After their highly popular and very well crafted “Everything Remains as It Never Was”, Eluveitie returns with another dosage of ….more of the same. If you liked the previous release, “Helvetios” will feel very familiar and you will surely enjoy it as a worthy continuation. However, if you are looking for something different this is not the place to look for it.

Don’t get us wrong, Eluveitie’s music is very well crafted and enjoyable but after 4-5 songs we find ourselves wondering if they all have been the same. In “Helvetios” we noticed the traditional structure of all Eluveitie albums and some songs like “Scorched Earth” are nice to change the monotony of the release, but then they are followed by tracks like “Meet the Enemy” that are just more of the same.

Going deeper into the music, the traditional instruments are the same as before and the way they are used is nothing new. We would love to hear some originality in the song structures, but the band has managed to find a formula and they exploit it to no end. The distorted guitars are also exactly the same as before and you will get tired of them after a few songs as well.

Highlights of this release? Songs like “Havoc” and “Uprising” are the few that actually made us want to listen to them again. Is “Helvetios” is bad album? Not at all!, but the band should really focus on being a bit more original or do something else with their sound before their fans get tired of their more of the same approach. If you don’t mind you albums soundings exactly the same and can’t get enough of Eluveitie, then go out and get this release.

Band: Eluveitie Album: Helvetios
Label: Nuclear Blast Records

Release: February 28th, 2011

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Genre: Folk Metal

Country: Switzerland

Rating: 75/100
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