Njord (album)

Njord
Studio album by Leaves' Eyes
Released	August 26, 2009
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	55:16
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Alexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
My Destiny (2009) Njord (2009) Meredead (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
BBC	(positive) [3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Njord is the third studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on August 28, 2009 on Napalm Records.^[5][6]

It is named after the Norse Vanir god Njord.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kristine/Krull/Bauer/Röderer, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Njord"		6:14
2.	"My Destiny"		4:13
3.	"Emerald Island"		5:24
4.	"Take the Devil in Me"		3:50
5.	"Scarborough Fair"	Traditional	4:04
6.	"Through Our Veins"		3:40
7.	"Irish Rain"		4:01
8.	"Northbound"		4:22
9.	"Ragnarok"		5:11
10.	"Morgenland"		2:54
11.	"The Holy Bond"		3:41
12.	"Frøya's Theme"		8:22
13.	"Landscape of the Dead" (Bonus track)		4:36
14.	"Les Champs de Lavande" (Bonus track)		2:41

Personnel

• Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull – Lead/Backing Vocals
• Alexander Krull – Death Grunts; Keyboards; Programming
• Thorsten Bauer – Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars; Bass Guitars
• Mathias Röderer – Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars
• Alla Fedynitch – Bass Guitars (credited but does not appear on album)
• Seven Antonopoulos – Drums; Percussion

Production

• Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Alexander Krull

Release history^[7]

Region	Date	Label	Format
Spain, Finland	August 26, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Benelux, France	August 28, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
The rest of Europe	August 31, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Canada	September 1, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
United States	September 29, 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Internationally		Napalm Records	Deluxe CD packaging containing Viking Longship model and extra sticker (limited to 500 copies)

References

1. ^ Bowar, Chad. [1] about.com
2. ^ Freeman, Phil. Njord review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-26.
3. ^ Moffitt, Greg. Njord review bbc.co.uk. 2009-08-27. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
4. ^ Spencer, Trey. [2] sputnikmusic.com.
5. ^ "Leaves' Eyes: My Destiny EP track listing revealed". Blabbermouth.net. June 19, 2009. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122216. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
6. ^ "Njord listening session". MySpace. June 8, 2009. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=82120263&blogId=493686697. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
7. ^ Leaves' Eyes To Release 'Njord' As Viking Longship Model Edition blabbermouth.net. 2009-08-04. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.