''Lovelorn'' is the debut

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, released in 2004. Almost all vocals on the album are by

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, but there are also some death growls by

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Track listing

Personnel

Band members

Liv Kristine Espenæs 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 Th ...

- lead vocals, keyboards *

- death grunts, programming, keyboards *Thorsten Bauer - guitars, keyboards *Mathias Röderer - guitars, keyboards *Christopher Lukhaup - bass, keyboards *Martin Schmidt - drums, percussion, programming, keyboards

Guest musicians

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- backing vocals on track 9 *Timon Birkhofer - piano and cello on tracks 5 and 7

Production

*Alexander Krull - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering *Chris Lukhaup, Martin Schmidt, Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer - assistant engineers

References

*Leaves' Eyes; "Lovelorn" CD. 2004, Napalm Records. 2004 debut albums Leaves' Eyes albums Napalm Records albums Albums produced by Alexander Krull {{2000s-metal-album-stub