''Enter My Religion'' is the second album by

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female vocalist and lyricist

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. It was released in 2006 on

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Background

In an interview Liv Kristine gave with '' Brave Words And Bloody Knuckles'' in 2006, she was quoted as saying "When it comes to music, doing one thing is not enough. I've got a lot of different sources of musical inspiration, and I know that doing one thing is easy and saves time, but I wouldn't know what I would do with all my ideas and dreams if I went that direction. I have to bring them to life somehow, so doing a solo project is a way of being creative. With me, the creative process is an ongoing thing, so it really comes down to the planning. My husband ( Atrocity frontman/producer Alex Krull) and I have the same profession, I have a fantastic

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, and I'm also able to close the door when I leave the studio or tour bus. Time off is time off and work is work, and I enjoy both."

Reviews

The album received mixed reviews. In an early 2007 issue of ''

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'', it got 2 of 10, and the reviewer called it " Euro-pop bilge". But ''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' thought differently, calling it "a melancholic

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album geared towards a non-metal audience. While it does have commercial potential – particularly on the European market – it is also a surprisingly strong multi-faceted piece of work well distanced from the

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formula."

Track listing

Personnel

* Liv Kristine - lead and backing vocals * Thorsten Bauer - electric, acoustic and flamenco guitars, saz, mandolin, sitar, oud, piano and recording * Alexander Krull - keyboards, programming, samples, recording, producing, mixing and mastering * Timon Birkhofer - bass, cello, piano and backing vocals * Jana Kallenberg - violin * Dimitrios Argyropolous - bouzouki and tzoura * Jean Paul - accordion * Katharina Klein - flute * Florian Tekale - keyboards and additional piano * Moritz Neuner - drums and percussion * Mathias Röderer - recording

References

Sources

*Liv Kristine "Enter My Religion" CD

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