The Early Years (Eluveitie album)

The Early Years is a compilation album by folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released to mark the 10th anniversary of the band and the compilation contains both re-recorded songs from their EP and demo Vên and also all the tracks from their first studio album Spirit.[1]

The Early Years
Compilation album by Eluveitie
Released	August 17, 2012
Recorded	2003-2012
Genre	Folk Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Celtic Metal, Pagan Metal
Length	73:37
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Tommy Vetterli
Eluveitie chronology
Slania/Evocation I – The Arcane Metal Hammer Edition (2009) The Early Years (2012)

Track listing [2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Verja Urit An Bitus" (Re-recorded from Vên)	2:17
2.	"Uis Elveti" (Re-recorded from Vên)	4:00
3.	"Ôrô" (Re-recorded from Vên)	1:27
4.	"Lament" (Re-recorded from Vên)	4:06
5.	"Druid" (Re-recorded from Vên)	6:06
6.	"Jêzaïg" (Re-recorded from Vên)	4:54
7.	"Spirit" (From Spirit)	2:32
8.	"Uis Elveti" (From Spirit)	4:24
9.	"Your Gaulish War" (From Spirit)	5:11
10.	"Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom" (From Spirit)	3:05
11.	"Aidû" (From Spirit)	3:10
12.	"The Song of Life" (From Spirit)	3:58
13.	"Tegernakô" (From Spirit)	6:42
14.	"Siraxta" (From Spirit)	5:39
15.	"The Dance of Victory" (From Spirit)	5:23
16.	"The Endless Knot" (From Spirit)	6:59
17.	"AnDro" (From Spirit)	3:42

Chart performance

Chart (2012)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	67
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	18

References

1. "ELUVEITIE TO RELEASE "THE EARLY YEARS" THIS SUMMER ON NUCLEAR BLAST". Nuclear Blast Records. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
2. "Purchase Eluveitie - The Early Years on iTunes". Nuclear Blast Records. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eluveitie – The Early Years" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Eluveitie – The Early Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2018.