''Elegy'' is a

maxi-single A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. The first maxi singles Mungo Jerry's first single, "In the Summertime" was the ...

/EP by

symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitar ...

band

Leaves' Eyes Leaves' Eyes is a symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, formerly the lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy, and the entire line-up of Atrocity. To date, the band has released eight studio albums, a s ...

, released on 2 May 2005. Almost all vocals are by the Norwegian singer

Liv Kristine Liv Kristine Espenæs (born 14 February 1976) is a Norwegian singer who has performed and composed songs mostly for various subgenres of heavy metal music. She started her career in the music industry as a vocalist for the gothic metal band Thea ...

, with some backing "growls" by her husband

Alexander Krull Alexander Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed Atrocity in 1985. He has ...

. The song "Elegy" is taken from the then upcoming album '' Vinland Saga'', and a further track from that album, "Solemn Sea" is also included in demo form. The rest of the tracks are exclusive to this release, but unlike the following EP ''

Legend Land ''Legend Land'' is an EP by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on June 2, 2006 as a follow-up to the album '' Vinland Saga''. Almost all vocals are by Liv Kristine, but there are also some death growls in the tracks "Legend Land", "V ...

'', they do not share the

Vinland Vinland, Vineland, or Winland ( non, Vínland ᚠᛁᚾᛚᛅᚾᛏ) was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Erikson landed there around 1000 AD, nearly five centuries before the voyages of Christopher Columbus and John ...

theme.

Track listing

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

* Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull – female vocals *

– keyboards, programming, death growls * Thorsten Bauer – guitars * Mathias Röderer – guitars * Chris Lukhaup – bass * Moritz Neuner – drums, percussion

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elegy (Ep) 2005 EPs Leaves' Eyes albums Napalm Records EPs Albums produced by Alexander Krull Cultural depictions of Leif Erikson