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.
Track listing
Personnel
Leaves' Eyes Liv Kristine Espenæs – vocals Alexander Krull – vocals, keyboards, programming, samples Thorsten Bauer – guitars, bass Mathias Röderer – guitars Alla Fedynitch – bass (credited, but does not appear on the album) Seven Antonopoulos – drums
Additional musicians Lingua Mortis Orchestra from Minsk, Belarus, directed by Victor Smolski Al dente Choir from Kleinbottwar, Germany, directed by Veronika Messmer Christian Roch - Uilleann pipes and whistles on "Scarborough Fair" and "Irish Rain" Anette Gulbrandsen - backing vocals on "Northbound" Gunnar Sauermann, Cristoph Sutzer, Robert Suß, Uwe Fichtner, Markus Rutten, Steven Willems, Stefan Heilemann - Vikings on "Njord"
Production Alexander Krull - producer, engineer, mixing and mastering at Mastersound Studios Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer - assistant engineers Victor Smolski - orchestra recording engineer
Charts Chart (2009) PeakpositionBelgian Flander Albums Chart (Ultratop)58Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart (Ultratop)82German Albums Chart (Media Control)30Swiss Albums Chart88UK Indie Chart40US Independent Albums105
Release history Region Date Label Format Spain, Finland 26 August 2009 Napalm Records Compact disc Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Benelux, France 28 August 2009 Napalm Records Compact disc Internationally 28 August 2009 Napalm Records Deluxe CD packaging containing Viking Longship model and extra sticker (limited to 500 copies) The rest of Europe 31 August 2009 Napalm Records Compact disc Canada 1 September 2009 Napalm Records Compact disc United States 29 September 2009 Napalm Records Compact disc
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