Origins

Lyricist: Chrigel Glanzmann.
Personnel: Anna Murphy (vocals, hurdy-gurdy); Chrigel Glanzmann (vocals, mandola, whistle, Uilleann pipe, bodhran); Ivo Henzi, Rafael Salzmann (guitars); Nicole Ansperger (fiddle, cello); Päde Kistler (tin whistle, bagpipe); Merlin Sutter (drums).
Audio Mixer: Tommy Vetterli.
Recording information: Ballhorn Studios Winterthur; C Studios, Illnau, Switzerland; Cheapaschips Studios, London, UK; Konservatorium Winterthur; Newsound Studios, Pfäffikon, Switzerland; Soundfarm Studios, Luzern, Switzerland; Vlad Kovaliov Studio, Minsk, Belarus.
Editor: Sebastian "Raps" Reiber.
Photographer: Manuel Vargas-Lépiz.
Translator: Dominic Rivers.
Arrangers: Merlin Sutter; Ivo Henzi; Anna Murphy; Chrigel Glanzmann; Nicole Ansperger.
The sixth long-player from the Swiss folk-metal ensemble led by Chrigel Glanzmann, the Nuclear Blast-issued Origins is the first new collection of music from the group to feature guitarist Rafael Salzmann, who took over for Simeon Koch, and Nicole Ansperger, who took over for longtime violinist Meri Tadic. Produced by Tommy Vetterli (Kreator, Coroner), the 16-track album is built around mythological tales from Gaul, and features album artwork from Glanzmann, who designed the cover around the hammer of Sucellus, the Gaulish god of agriculture and adult-style beverages. ~ James Christopher Monger