Music: Gothic Metal
Website: www.leaveseyes.com
www.napalmrecords.com
Country: Germany/Norway
Good songs: The dream, For Amelie, Temptation
Duration: 10 Songs 41:52 Min
Contact:
info@napalmrecords.com
Discographie:
Lovelorn 2004
Vinland Saga 2005
Although I´ve already seen LEAVES´ EYES on their co-headlining tour, they didn´t convince me with their music, because I didn´t know the songs. But you should definitely know them! Because THEN a concert of the German-Norwegian formation is worth seeing and worth listening to, how I find…
Ex-Theatre of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine just catched the guys in Atrocity and did a simple thing: they recorded a gothic metal album together.
Here the five guys do not celebrate two fisted death metal, but they show that they can play really reticent sounds under the special guidance of a woman.
Liv Kristine doesn´t only let us listen to her angel-like (Lovelorn), fragile (For Amelie) voice, but also opera-like songs (Ocean´s way). Partly the tracks (for example The dream) shine because of the appearance of her husband and Atrocity singer, as well as producer Alexander Krull, who purifies the songs with his growls (Ocean´s way). Sometimes that seems to be a fight of the vocalists.
The lyrical texts emanate a large atmosphere and profoundness and so they banish the listener into a fascination that seems to be a journey. In some songs you can drown Here I have to mention two songs: Norwegian Lovesong and Tale of the Sea Maid. Both live because of the lightness and the melody of Liv Kristine.
Comparably, Within Temptation will be mentioned, although I think, LEAVES´ EYES are the more down-to-earth and expressive band, that means their gothic metal sounds more authentic and grounded there´s no orchestral bombast needed.
The change of the basic mood of the songs goes through the whole album and Liv Kristine captures moods, converts them and expresses them multi-faceted.
10 chapters that tell their story about love, lovesickness and demand
Only the title track Lovelorn is nothing for my ears. Anyway, there will be the full points, because the rest of the songs are really my thing and can balance Lovelorn!
Music should sound and function that emotional tangent and fascinating! Mature, but nevertheless dreamy, without kitch and boredom, but with power! Here everything fits!
note: 10/10
Tracklist
1. Norwegian Lovesong 3:43
2. Tale of the Sea Maid 3:48
3. Ocean´s Way 3:33
4. Lovelorn 4:11
5. The Dream 5:00
6. Secret 4:32
7. For Amelie 3:39
8. Temptation 3:44
9. Into your Light 5:34
10. Return to Life 4:08
11. Multimedia Section including Into Your Light Videoclip
Line-up
Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull – Vocals
Thorsten Bauer – Guitars
Mathias Röderer – Guitars
Christian Lukhaup – Bass
Martin Schmidt – Drums
Alexander Krull – Vocals / Programming.
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