Njord | ||||
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Cover design by Stefan Heilemann
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Studio album by Leaves' Eyes | ||||
Released | 26 August 2009 | |||
Recorded | Mastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany, 2009 | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal, gothic metal, Viking Metal | |||
Length | 55:56 | |||
Language | English, Norwegian | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Alexander Krull | |||
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Singles from Njord | ||||
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BBC | (positive) |
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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.
All lyrics written by Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull; all music composed by Alexander Krull, Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer, except where noted.