Vinland Saga (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Vinland Saga
| type = studio
| artist = Leaves' Eyes
| cover = Vinland Saga cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover design by Stefan Heilemann
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|5|30}}
| recorded = Mastersound Studio, Fellbach/Stuttgart, Germany, 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Symphonic metal
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=43}}
| language = English, Norwegian
| label = Napalm
| producer = Alexander Krull
| prev_title = Elegy
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Legend Land
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Vinland Saga
| type = studio
| single1 = Elegy
| single1date = 2 May 2005
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1= Allmusic
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vinland-saga-mw0000208495 |title=Leaves' Eyes - Vinland Saga |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=18 April 2014}}
|rev2= PopMatters
|rev2score={{Rating|6|10}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/leaveseyes-vinland/ |title=Leaves' Eyes: Vinland Saga |last=Begrand |first=Adrien |magazine=PopMatters |date=2 October 2005 |access-date=18 April 2014 }}
|rev3= Metal Hammer (GER)
|rev3score={{Rating|5|7}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.metal-hammer.de/suche/?searchString=vinland+saga&from=01.01.1900&to=01.01.2100&pub=mth&src=all&src=wbs&src=pct&sortBy=publishdate&filter= |title=Vinland Saga Suchergebnis |magazine=Metal Hammer |date=June 2005 |access-date=18 April 2014 }}
|rev4= Exclaim!
|rev4score= (favorable){{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/leaves_eyes-vinland_saga |title=Leaves' Eyes - Vinland Saga |last=Taylor |first=Laura |work=Exclaim.ca |publisher=Exclaim! |date=August 2005 |access-date=18 April 2014 }}
| noprose = yes
}}
Vinland Saga is the second full-length album by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released in 2005. It is a concept album that tells the story of the voyage of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson and his discovery of Vinland (a.k.a. Newfoundland). The main vocals are by the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine, but some harsh vocals performed by her former husband and producer Alexander Krull can be heard on the songs "Solemn Sea", "The Thorn", and "New Found Land".
A limited edition version of the album was released on 7 November 2006, which included two bonus tracks, a making-of video, an interview with Liv Kristine, as well as the music video produced for the single "Elegy" .
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 45:43
| all_lyrics = Liv Kristine Espenæs
| all_music = Alexander Krull, Thorsten Bauer, Mathias Röderer and Christopher Lukhaup
| title1 = Vinland Saga
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Farewell Proud Men
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Elegy
| length3 = 5:07
| title4 = Solemn Sea
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Leaves' Eyes
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = The Thorn
| length6 = 4:05
| title7 = Misseri (Turn Green Meadows Into Grey)
| length7 = 3:50
| title8 = Amhrán (Song of the Winds)
| note8 = instrumental
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = New Found Land
| length9 = 3:28
| title10 = Mourning Tree
| length10 = 4:03
| title11 = Twilight Sun
| length11 = 3:22
| title12 = Ankomst
| note12 = "The Arrival"
| length12 = 3:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 53:18
| title13 = Heal
| length13 = 3:58
| title14 = For Amelie
| length14 = 3:37
| note14 = new version
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Multimedia disc
| total_length = 16:10
| title1 = Elegy
| length1 = 4:32
| note1 = music video
| title2 = Interview (directed by Robert Suß)
| length2 = 7:35
| title3 = Making of a Saga (directed by Robert Suß)
| length3 = 4:03
}}
Personnel
=Leaves' Eyes=
- Liv Kristine Espenæs - lead vocals, keyboards
- Alexander Krull - death grunts, keyboards, programming, samples
- Thorsten Bauer - guitars, keyboards
- Mathias Röderer - guitars, keyboards
- Christopher Lukhaup - bass, keyboards
- Moritz Neuner - drums, percussion, keyboards
=Additional musicians=
- Robert & Johannes Suß, Norman Sickinger, Christof Kutzers, Anders Oddsberg, Steven Willems, Simone Sacco, Gunnar Sauermann, Sascha Henneberger, Markus Bruder, Jochen Steinsdorfer, Ralf Oechsle - backing vocals on "New Found Land"
- Timon Birkhofer - cello and piano on "Elegy", harp on "Amhran"
- Jana Kallenberg - violin
=Production=
- Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studios
- Assistant recording engineers: Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer, Chris Lukhaup, Robert Suß
Charts
References
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- {{Cite AV media notes |title=Vinland Saga |others=Leaves' Eyes |year= 2005 | type=CD Booklet |publisher=Napalm Records |id=NPR 164 |location= Eisenerz, Austria}}
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