Leave's Eyes (Liv Kristie and Atrocity) latest
is a journey, twofold. The first general story tells of the journey of Lief Ericson and the 'discovery' of America,
the second tells of a husband and wife separated on said journey. Personally, I think that is pretty cool. Usually,
you get some grand concept story, but here you get a little something extra storywise.
Musically, I guess you could classify it as
goth-rock/metal but there is a good variety of stuff on here. There are a few tracks that are rather epic and have a
heavy Within Temptation sound (which is not a bad thing). Other songs are atmospheric, soft and folk oriented
which off set the rest which fall comfortably into the goth-rock world. On some of these you get some grunts and growly
vocals from Alexander Krull (used at a minimum) which off set the angelic vocals of Liv Kristie.
The extra stuff on the limited edition are
an interview, a making of Saga and the video for Elegy. These are done well, but you have to watch them in
this tiny picture on the middle of your screen (go Quicktime!!)
Overall a good listen.
Favorites: Elegy, Solemn Sea, New Found Land
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