Leaves' Eyes

 Today in 2013 Leaves' Eyes released the album Symphonies of the Night

Ludwigsburg, Germany / Stavanger, Norway Symphonic Metal

Status:Active

Years active: 2003-present

Girl sings in band.

Girl marries boy in different band.

Girl and boy's band form new band.

Girl quits old band.

Perhaps not the most traditional of heavy metal biographies, but that's the story behind Leaves' Eyes. Liv Kristine Espenæs achieved fame and fortune singing for Theatre Of Tragedy, as that band transitioned from the prototypical gothic metal band in the early days to a more techno-pop-metal stance on their last couple of releases. She married Alexander Krull, founder and vocalist for Atrocity, and shortly thereafter came the announcement that Liv would front a new project, essentially with Atrocity as the backing band, and thus Leaves' Eyes was born. At around the same time Liv decided to leave Theatre Of Tragedy, citing personal (and perhaps musical) differences. Espenæs and the Atrocity members are no strangers, as she had guested on Atrocity albums frequently in the past. For the rest of the band, this is somewhat of a departure from their norm, as the music here is in the melodic gothic camp, with Liv of course the star of the show (Krull does sing here as well, the duo pulling off the beauty-and-the-beast vocal performance quite well, though his is more of a secondary vocal role). Liv has already proven she knows gothic metal, and with her new band here she seems poised to reach new heights of popularity.

And now the story takes another turn, as Liv Kristine left the band in April 2016, to focus on other projects (not coincidentally, she and Krull have broken up as well). The relatively unknown Elina Siirala is now the new singer.

Napalm Records

Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull Vocals, Lyrics, Songwriting

Alexander Krull Vocals, Keyboards, Samples

Felix Born Drums

Sander van der Meer Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 8, 9)

Thorsten Bauer Guitars, Bass, Mandolin

Guest/Session

Carmen Elise Espenæs Vocals (track 12)

Gwenole Jestin Fiddle

Full Moon Choir Vocals (choirs)

Christoph Kutzer Uilleann pipes, Whistles

Annette Nussbaum Violin (additional)

Anna Sayler Violin (additional)

Lingua Mortis Orchestra Orchestra

Joris Nijenhuis Percussion (additional)

Elvya Dulcimer Dulcimer (track 10)

1. Hell to the Heavens 04:32

2. Fading Earth 04:33

3. Maid of Lorraine 05:13

4. Galswintha 04:14

5. Symphony of the Night 04:58

6. Saint Cecelia 04:12

7. Hymn to the Lone Sands 05:22

8. Angel and the Ghost 03:36

9. Éléonore de Provence 06:24

10. Nightshade 03:41

11. Ophelia 04:24

12. Eileen's Ardency 03:30

13. One Caress (Depeche Mode cover) 03:04

57:43

Includes 70x100 cm flag.

Some CDs contains a sticker with the cat# NPR 513 LTD.

Recording information:

Produced at Mastersound Studio, Stuttgart.

Manufactured by Optimal Media GmbH – AD27745.