I'm feeling particularly metal lately. Call it the mistress that keeps me from truly committing to any other genre. If you want to get down to the nitty-gritty, I'm feeling rather symphonic metal, though will always have that special place for the folk and pagan side of the genre. Which group is more folk metal than Eluveitie anyways? Their latest Helvetios is a fantastic work of art, already producing "A Rose For Epona" ...some of the best metal I've heard so far this year. But it's not an album with one hit and the rest filler. Everything is good, especially today's feature: "Luxtos."
"Luxtos" is half English, half Gaulish, all good. It's a case of why fix it if it isn't broken? The verses are done in wonderful growling, and the chorus comes off as a powerful chant of sorts. Well, I figure that it is, based on the translation of the lyrics. Eluveitie has putting power and emotion into their music down pat. "Luxtos" might just be the way metal should be. Sure, you can go ahead and headbang to it, but there's more to the song than that too. They better stick around for a while; I'm already anxious for the next album.
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