Band of the week 49/2025
Origin: Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre: Alternative Metal
Hier geht’s zur deutschen Version.
The band about itself:
Loosely translated as ‘Gift of the Sun’, we interpret this to represent the bringing of light, of perception, of meaning, of seeing movement and motion, of design and flaw. This light also brings the shadow, creating contrast and showing the darker aspects of our nature.
We find our meaning, as a band and as people, in the interplay between light and darkness, between order and chaos, between purpose and irrelevance, and we hope to bring this spirit into a shared space with you. Our shows are more than performances; they’re ceremonies of meaning – tribal, confronting, intense, cathartic. We invite you to bring your own intentions — whether to release emotion, find joy, or simply feel something real. Our goal is a space for reflection, connection, and honest expression, with no claims to certainty. Elidi, the quiet observer, inspired by myth and mystery, nods to stories that remind us life’s contradictions are part of the journey — moments of beauty and brokenness coexisting. We embrace the raw and cinematic, blending textures and visuals to create worlds both visceral and luminous. Life’s complexity is in the contrasts we celebrate: somber and exuberant, serious and playful. Ultimately, Elidi is about finding your own way through the journey of the simultaneous experience of pain and joy and loss, of beauty and horror and isolation, of foreboding and desperation and hope
Editorial commentary:
We all know them: those YouTube suggestions at 3 a.m. While I was relaxing on the sofa in my living room, reading with Sleep Token playing in the background, the algorithm threw Elidi into the mix. I was hooked from the very first second – an astonishing similarity to Sleep Token, but somehow different. While I usually have a problem with similar bands in that I quickly get bored with their albums, their album Angor Animi had me more than hooked right away. The 46 minutes of playing time on their current LP flew by for me like 10 minutes. With wonderful cleans, melodic riffs peppered with the occasional harder passage and a mystical vibe, Elidi transport you to soundscapes that immediately enchant my core-influenced ears. The song Waiting for the Sun, which sounds like an Imminence track in which the violins have been replaced by lute-like plucked instruments, is about self-discovery and self-reflection, letting go and acceptance, waiting and longing – all in all, a very emotional song. With every minute that passed, it became clearer to me that Elidi are much more than a random similarity to Sleep Token – they create their very own, touching soundscape. Angor Animi feels like a short excursion into something familiar that nevertheless surprises again and again. A chance discovery that immediately felt like a musical treasure.
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Band of the week is our weekly posting about a band we recommend and is posted every Tuesday at 8pm (CET). These are bands that are just at the beginning of their career and that we think should receive more attention.
You can also find all the bands we’ve featured this year in our playlist on Spotify!
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