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Alexander Krull
Alexander "Alex" Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist and keyboardist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed Atrocity in 1985. He has also worked as a music producer for Elis, Leaves' Eyes, and Erben der Schöpfung. He uses the Mastersound Studio for his recording work with the bands. Krull was married to Liv Kristine of the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 199 ... on 3 July 2003. Kristine gave birth to their first and only son the same year in December. The couple split in January 2016. Krull's sister Yasmin has performed as guest singer with Atrocity [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a Cities of Germany, city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg (district), Ludwigsburg district with about 94,000 inhabitants. It is situated within the Stuttgart Region, and the district is part of the Stuttgart (region), administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Stuttgart. History The middle of Neckarland, where Ludwigsburg lies, was settled in the Stone Age, Stone and Bronze Ages. Numerous archaeology, archaeological sites from the Hallstatt culture, Hallstatt period remain in the city and surrounding area. Towards the end of the 1st century, the area was occupied by the Ancient Rome, Romans. They pushed the Upper Germanic Limes, Limes further to the east around 150 and controlled the region until 260, when the Alamanni occupied the Neckarland. Evidence of the Alamanni settlement can be found in grave si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini (Atrocity Album)
Atrocity is a German metal band from Ludwigsburg that formed in 1985. History First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, ''Blue Blood'', in 1989, followed soon by ''Hallucinations'', a concept album about drug use. Their second album, ''Todessehnsucht'' ("longing for death"), ventured into death metal classics with a cover of "Archangel" by the band Death (metal band), Death. Their musical scope broadened over the years, incorporating medieval and horror influences on their 1994 Dracula-based concept album ''Atrocity's Blut'', (styled after the successful film ''Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film), Bram Stoker's Dracula''). ''Atrocity's Blut'' was followed by ''Calling the Rain'', an MCD with female vocals by guest singer Yasmin Krull and acoustic music. The 1996 release ''Willenskraft'' introduced industrial elements, with the special bonus CD of the album's special edition (''Kraft und Wille'') including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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Symphonies Of The Night
''Symphonies of the Night'' is the fifth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released in Europe on 15 November 2013, and in the US on 26 November 2013, through Napalm Records. The record was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio, Germany and features album artwork by Stefan Heilemann. Like previous albums, ''Symphonies of the Night'' features songs sung in different languages, including English, Shakespearean English, Norwegian, French and Irish. The album title was said to be inspired by Symphony of the Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky. Track listing All songs written and composed by Leaves' Eyes with the exception of "One Caress" written by Martin Gore. Charts Personnel ;''Leaves' Eyes'' *Liv Kristine Espenæs – vocals *Alexander Krull – vocals, production *Thorsten Bauer – guitar, bass guitar *Sander van der Meer – guitar *Felix Born – drums, percussion ;''Additional personnel'' * Lingua Mortis Orchestra – orch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredead
''Meredead'' is the fourth studio album by the German/ Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on 22 April 2011 on Napalm Records. The Deluxe Edition of the album contains a bonus DVD with five songs from a live performance recorded at the Metal Female Voices Fest, in Wieze, Belgium, on 24 October 2010. Title The title is inspired by the Old English compound noun ''meredēað'', literally "sea-death", which is attested (in the genitive plural ''meredēaða'') in the passage ''rodor swipode meredēaða mǣst'', literally: "the greatest quantity of sea-deaths scourged the skies", in ''Exodus'', the second poem of the Junius manuscript, in the section telling the story of the Crossing of the Red Sea. Alternatively, ''meredēað'' could be translated as "sea of death" or "deadly sea" in view of a later passage in the same text: ''meredēað geswealh'', literally "sea-death swallowed". On her website, Liv Kristine explicitly recommends Marsden 2004, and quotes the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njord (album)
''Njord'' is the third studio album by the German/ Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on 28 August 2009 on Napalm Records. Njörðr comes from Norse mythology and is a name associated to the Vanir god of the sea and the wind. In this album the band used for the first time a full orchestra and choir and wrote for them suitable arrangements. The album was also released in a digipak deluxe edition, including two bonus tracks and a model of a Viking longship with Leaves' Eyes logo on the sail. Track listing Personnel Leaves' Eyes * Liv Kristine Espenæs – vocals *Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards, programming, samples *Thorsten Bauer – guitars, bass *Mathias Röderer – guitars * Alla Fedynitch – bass (credited, but does not appear on the album) * Seven Antonopoulos – drums Additional musicians * Lingua Mortis Orchestra from Minsk, Belarus, directed by Victor Smolski Victor Dmitriyevich Smolski (, , born 1 February 1969) is a guitarist who wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Destiny (EP)
''My Destiny'' is a Maxi single/EP by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on 24 July 2009. The songs "My Destiny" and "Northbound" are extracts from the then upcoming album '' Njord''. The rest of the tracks are exclusive to this release. On 28 August 2009, the band released the music video for the title track. In the video, a Norse warrior leaves his home to fight in a war after his wife gives him a necklace. While fighting, the necklace falls off and is retrieved by an enemy. He brings it back to the wife, telling her the owner is dead. She commits suicide by jumping off a cliff, her body later retrieved by her husband who is still alive. Angry, he slays several more enemies. youtube.com 28 August 2009. Retrieved on 2010-02-10. Track listing [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Saga I Belgia
EN or En or en may refer to: Businesses * Bouygues (stock symbol EN) * Island Rail Corridor, formerly known as the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (reporting mark EN) * Euronews, a news television and internet channel Language and writing * N, 14th letter of the Roman alphabet * EN, a mark in Sumerian cuneiform script for a High priest or Priestess (meaning "lord", or "priest") *En (digraph) /‹en›/, a phoneme *En (Cyrillic), 15th letter of the Cyrillic alphabet *En (typography), a unit of typographical width ** Dash#En dash /en dash/, a dash of length 1 en *En language, a language spoken in northern Vietnam *English language (ISO language code: en) Organisations * Eastern National, a US organization providing educational products to National Park visitors * English Nature, a former UK government conservation agency * Envirolink Northwest, an environmental organization in England Religion * En (deity) in Albanian mythology Science and technology * Engineer * E''n'' (Lie al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Land
''Legend Land'' is an EP by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on June 2, 2006 as a follow-up to the album '' Vinland Saga''. Almost all vocals are by Liv Kristine, but there are also some death growls in the tracks "Legend Land", "Viking's Word", and "The Crossing" provided by Alexander Krull. Track listing Personnel Leaves' Eyes * Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull - lead vocals, keyboards *Alexander Krull Alexander "Alex" Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist and keyboardist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed ... - death grunts, keyboards, programming, samples *Thorsten Bauer - guitars, keyboards *Mathias Röderer - guitars, keyboards *Christopher Lukhaup - bass, keyboards *Moritz Neuner - drums, percussion, keyboards Additional musicians *Timon Birkhofer - cello *Sarah Nuchel - violin Production *Produced, engineered, mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinland Saga (album)
''Vinland Saga'' is the second full-length album by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released in 2005. It is a concept album that tells the story of the voyage of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson and his discovery of Vinland (a.k.a. Newfoundland). The main vocals are by the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine, but some harsh vocals performed by her former husband and producer Alexander Krull can be heard on the songs "Solemn Sea", "The Thorn", and "New Found Land". A limited edition version of the album was released on 7 November 2006, which included two bonus tracks, a making-of video, an interview with Liv Kristine, as well as the music video produced for the single "Elegy" . Track listing Personnel Leaves' Eyes *Liv Kristine Espenæs - lead vocals, keyboards *Alexander Krull Alexander "Alex" Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist and keyboardist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegy (EP)
''Elegy'' is a maxi-single/EP by symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on 2 May 2005. Almost all vocals are by the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine, with some backing "growls" by her husband Alexander Krull. The song "Elegy" is taken from the then upcoming album '' Vinland Saga'', and a further track from that album, "Solemn Sea" is also included in demo form. The rest of the tracks are exclusive to this release, but unlike the following EP '' Legend Land'', they do not share the Vinland theme. Track listing Personnel Leaves' Eyes * Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull – female vocals * Alexander Krull Alexander "Alex" Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist and keyboardist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed ... – keyboards, programming, death growls * Thorsten Bauer – guitars * Mathias Röderer – guitars * Chris Lukhaup – bass * Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovelorn (album)
''Lovelorn'' is the debut studio album by the Norwegian/German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released in 2004. Almost all vocals on the album are by Liv Kristine, but there are also some death growls by Alexander Krull. Track listing Personnel Band members *Liv Kristine Espenæs - lead vocals, keyboards *Alexander Krull - death grunts, programming, keyboards *Thorsten Bauer - guitars, keyboards *Mathias Röderer - guitars, keyboards *Christopher Lukhaup - bass, keyboards *Martin Schmidt - drums, percussion, programming, keyboards Guest musicians *Carmen Elise Espenæs Midnattsol are a gothic/folk metal band from Germany. The band was founded in 2002 by Norwegian vocalist Carmen Elise Espenæs and German guitarist Christian Hector. The band's name is a modified spelling of the Norwegian word ''midnattssol'', ... - backing vocals on track 9 *Timon Birkhofer - piano and cello on tracks 5 and 7 Production *Alexander Krull - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering *Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
