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Label: Napalm Records Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Digipack, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, LP Country: Norway Released: 2009 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Metal, Symphonic Metal 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. SONGS 01. Njord | 00:00 02. My Destiny | 06:15 03. Emerald Island | 10:28 04. Take the Devil in Me | 15:52 05. Scarborough Fair (Traditional English Ballad) | 19:42 06. Through Our Veins | 23:47 07. Irish Rain | 27:27 08. Northbound | 31:28 09. Ragnarok | 35:51 10. Morgenland | 41:02 11. The Holy Bond | 43:56 12. Frøya's Theme | 47:37 13. Landscape of the Dead | 55:59 14. Les champs de lavande | 01:00:35 15. At Heaven's End | 01:03:15 16. Angus and the Swan | 01:08:00 17. Irish Rain (Acoustic Version) | 01:11:45 18. The Battle of Maldon | 01:15:40 19. Scarborough Fair (Acoustic Version) | 01:20:03 20. Nine Wave Maidens | 01:23:26 CREDITS 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 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 For the Full Leaves' Eyes Discography, click here:
