''Njord'' is the third
studio album
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by the
German
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/
Norwegian symphonic metal
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band
Leaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes is a symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway. Formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, formerly the lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy, along with the entire line-up of Atrocity (band), Atrocity, the band has since released eight studio a ...
, released on 28 August 2009 on
Napalm Records
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.
Njörðr
In Norse mythology, Njörðr (Old Norse: ) is a god among the Vanir. Njörðr, father of the deities Freyr and Freyja by Sister-wife of Njörðr, his unnamed sister, was in an ill-fated marriage with the goddess Skaði, lives in Nóatún (myth ...
comes from
Norse mythology
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and is a name associated to the
Vanir
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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
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with Leaves' Eyes logo on the sail.
Track listing
Personnel
Leaves' Eyes
*
Liv Kristine Espenæs – 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 ...
– 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 was a member of the German heavy metal band Rage from 1999 until 2015, and a member of the metal bands Almanac, Mind Odyssey and Lingua Mortis Orchestra (LMO).
Biograph ...
*Al dente Choir from Kleinbottwar, Germany, directed by Veronika Messmer
*Christian Roch - Uilleann pipes and whistles on "Scarborough Fair" and "Irish Rain"
*Anette Gulbrandsen - backing vocals on "Northbound"
*Gunnar Sauermann, Cristoph Sutzer, Robert Suß, Uwe Fichtner, Markus Rutten, Steven Willems, Stefan Heilemann - Vikings on "Njord"
Production
*Alexander Krull - producer, engineer, mixing and mastering at Mastersound Studios
*Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer - assistant engineers
*Victor Smolski - orchestra recording engineer
Charts
Release history
References
2009 albums
Leaves' Eyes albums
Napalm Records albums
Albums produced by Alexander Krull
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