Artist: LEAVES EYES
Album: LEGEND LAND LTD. EDIT. (MCD)

Year: 2006
Media type: CD

A high profile union of two of the European Gothic Rock scenes most prominent players. July of 2003 bore witness to some high Rock n' Roll wedding bells as THEATRE OF TRAGEDY vocalist Liv Kristine Espenжs married ATROCITY's Alexander Krull. This marital union spilled over into a creative force with the announcement of a brand new band LEAVES' EYES, seeing Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and Alexander Krull founding a fresh venture with members of ATROCITY. Just days after this announcement it was learned that Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull had in fact quit THEATRE OF TRAGEDY. In the midst of recording the debut LEAVES' EYES album on 18th December, in fact just a few hours after cutting vocal tracks for the song 'Lovelorn', Kristine gave birth to a healthy son Leon Alexander.

In outside activities Kristine would be cast as "Klepsydra" on the Daniele Liverani GENIUS 2004 Rock Opera conceptual album 'In Search of The Little Prince'. She would also feature as guest artist on Italian Black Metal band HORTUS ANIMAE's cover version of DEAD CAN DANCE's 'Summoning Of The Muse' for a tribute album 'The Lotuseaters' released by Black Lotus Records. Both Kristine and Krull also featured on the March 2004 IMMORTAL RITES album 'Art Of Devolution' as guests. Kristine made a further, high profile, guest showing on the title track for CRADLE OF FILTH's 'Nymphetamine' opus. Meantime LEAVES' EYES marked their opening burst of live activity with a debut show on 28th May at the 'Wave Gotik Treffen' festival in Leipzig, Germany.

In September LIV KRISTINE signed a new solo deal with Roadrunner Records. The following month she would act as guest vocalist for veteran German Gothic act UMBRA ET IMAGO, appearing on a re-recording of the track 'Ein Letztes Mal'. The group would be engaged in a search for a new drummer in early October when Martin Schmidt announced his intention to leave. New man would be Austrian Moritz Neuner, a scene veteran with a prolific tally of credits ranging across the extreme Metal spectrum with acts such as ANGRY ANGELS, SIEGFRIED, DORNENREICH, ANGIZIA, NECROLOGY, ABIGOR, KOROVA, KOROVAKILL, DARKWELL, Germany's ATROCITY and Italy's EVENFALL and GRAVEWORM. Extensive tour dates saw the band hooking up with ATROCITY, BATTLELORE and ELIS for October gigs throughout Europe and Scandiniavia, upfront of a further mainland trek in November allied once again with ATROCITY, BATTLELORE and Norwegians SIRENIA.

A 2005 album, due in May through Napalm Records, would be given a title of 'Vinland Saga'. A preceding single, 'Elegy', entered the German charts at number 76 with the album bowing in at number 62. LIV KRISTINE announced a second solo opus, 'Enter My Religion', for 2005 release.

October found the band appearing at the Belgian 'Female Metal Voices III' festival alongside a cast comprising LACUNA COIL, THE LEGION OF HETHERIA, EPICA, ELIS, MIDNATTSOL, SKEPTICAL MINDS, MERCURY RAIN, ASRAI, AUTUMN, DILUVIUM and AFTER FOREVER. That same month the band joined the US road partnership dubbed the 'International Extreme Music Festival' in collaboration with GOD DETHRONED, BYZANTINE, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, HELL WITHIN, ATROCITY and LILITU. In December LEAVES' EYES toured Germany as support to SUBWAY TO SALLY.

April and May of 2006 found the band touring Europe partnered with ELIS. US touring throughout November and December found LEAVES' EYES supporting BLIND GUARDIAN.

TRACKLIST:

1. LEGEND LAND
2. SKRAELINGS
3. VIKING'S WORD
4. THE CROSSING
5. LYSET
6. LEGEND LAND (Extended Version)

LINE-UP:

Liv Kristine Espenes (vocals)
Alex Krull (vocals, programming)
Mathias Roderer (guitar)
Thorsten Bauer (guitar)
Chris Lukhaup (bass)
Moritz Neuner (drums)