2011 studio album by Leaves' Eyes
Meredead |
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Cover art by Stefan Heilemann |
Studio album by Leaves' Eyes |
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Released | 22 April 2011 |
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Recorded | Mastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany, 2010-2011 |
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Genre | Symphonic metal |
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Length | 55:16 |
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Language | English, Nynorsk |
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Label | Napalm |
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Producer | Alexander Krull |
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Leaves' Eyes chronology |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metal Storm | (very favorable)[1] |
About.com | [2] |
Metal Underground | [3] |
Femme Metal | (95/100)[4] |
Metal Temple | [5] |
Rockfreaks.net | (7/10)[6] |
Meredead is the fourth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on 22 April 2011 on Napalm Records. The Deluxe Edition of the album contains a bonus DVD with five songs from a live performance recorded at the Metal Female Voices Fest, in Wieze, Belgium, on 24 October 2010.
Title
The title is inspired[7] by the Old English compound noun meredēað, literally "sea-death", which is attested (in the genitive plural meredēaða) in the passage rodor swipode meredēaða mǣst, literally: "the greatest quantity of sea-deaths scourged the skies", in Exodus, the second poem of the Junius manuscript, in the section telling the story of the Crossing of the Red Sea.[8] Alternatively, meredēað could be translated as "sea of death" or "deadly sea" in view of a later passage in the same text: meredēað geswealh, literally "sea-death swallowed".[9] On her website, Liv Kristine explicitly recommends Marsden 2004, and quotes the explanation for meredēað given in the book, saying that Meredead could be translated as "dead by the sea".[7]
Track lists
All lyrics are written by Liv Kristine Espenæs; all music is composed by Alexander Krull and Thorsten Bauer, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Spirits' Masquerade" | | 6:31 |
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2. | "Étaín" | | 3:58 |
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3. | "Velvet Heart" | | 3:42 |
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4. | "Kråkevisa" ("Crow's Ballad") | traditional | 4:34 |
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5. | "To France" (Mike Oldfield cover) | Mike Oldfield | 4:37 |
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6. | "Meredead" ("The Deadly Sea") | | 5:19 |
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7. | "Sigrlinn" | | 8:47 |
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8. | "Mine tåror er ei grimme" ("My Tears Are Not Hideous") | | 2:54 |
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9. | "Empty Horizon" | | 4:58 |
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10. | "Veritas" ("Truth") | | 0:48 |
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11. | "Nystev" ("New Stave") | traditional | 4:39 |
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12. | "Tell-Tale Eyes" | | 3:58 |
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Bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Sorhleod" ("Song of Sorrow") | 5:04 |
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Japanese edition bonus tracksNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Melusine" | | 3:34 |
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15. | "Legend Land" (acoustic) | Espenæs, Krull, Bauer, Chris Lukhaup, Mathias Röderer. | 3:46 |
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Deluxe edition bonus DVDNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Njord" | |
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2. | "My Destiny" | |
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3. | "Ragnarok" | |
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4. | "Elegy" | |
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5. | "Frøya's Theme" | |
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Personnel
Leaves' Eyes
- Liv Kristine Espenæs – lead and backing vocals
- Alexander Krull – harsh vocals, keyboards, programming, samples
- Thorsten Bauer – guitars, bass, mandolin on tracks 1, 5 and 12
- Sander van der Meer - guitars
- Roland Navratil - drums, percussions
Additional musicians
- Lingua Mortis Orchestra from Minsk, Belarus, directed by Victor Smolski
- Al dente Choir from Kleinbottwar, Germany, directed by Veronika Messmer
- Anette Guldbrandsen - backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 4, 8, 10, 11
- Carmen Elise Espenæs - lead and backing vocals on track 7
- Maite Itoiz - lead and backing vocals on tracks 2 and 6, baroque guitar on track 12
- John Kelly - lead vocals on track 12
- Christian Roch - Uilleann pipes and whistles
- Janna Kirchhof - fiddle on tracks 2, 3 and 11, nyckelharpa on track 4
Production
- Alexander Krull - producer, engineer, mixing and mastering at Mastersound Studios
- Thorsten Bauer, Liv Kristine Espenæs - assistant engineers
- Victor Smolski - orchestra recording engineer
- Orchestral arrangements by Leaves' Eyes
Charts
References
- ^ "Leaves' Eyes - Meredead". Metal Storm. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Simms, Kelley. "Leaves' Eyes - 'Meredead'". Heavy Metal. About.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Leaves' Eyes - "Meredead" (CD)". Metal Underground.com. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Cannella, Tony (15 May 2012). "Leaves' Eyes - "Meredead" (2011)". Femme Metal Webzine. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Mitsakos, Yiannis (9 May 2011). "Leaves' Eyes - Meredead". Metal Temple.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Larsen, Tim (13 June 2011). "Leaves' Eyes - Meredead". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Leaves' Eyes - "Meredead" sample and own words by Liv Kristine". Leaves' Eyes Official Website. Leaves' Eyes. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Marsden, Richard (2004). The Cambridge Old English reader. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0521-45612-6. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Marsden, Richard (2004). The Cambridge Old English reader. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 143. ISBN 0521-45612-6. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Album – Leaves' Eyes, Meredead". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 April 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Leaves' Eyes - Meredead". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Napalm Records Chart Results". Napalm Records. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Meredead Billboard Alnums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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DVD | - We Came with the Northern Winds: En Saga i Belgia
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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