Formed: 2003
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Ludwigsburg,
Germany
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Leaves' Eyes News
Below is our complete Leaves' Eyes news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Kamelot Unveils New Album Cover Artwork
KAMELOT has unveiled the cover artwork for their 9th studio album, "Poetry For The Poisoned."
The artwork was created by Seth Siro Anton. He sums up his experience in working on "Poetry For The Poisoned," “It was a great challenge for me as an artist to visualize the music of this new KAMELOT masterpiece. Really difficult, as I had to combine a Fine Art aesthetic and technique blended with a really dark, melancholic, poisoned atmosphere. I am really satisfied with the final result; it’s definitely the darkest artwork for KAMELOT so far…. A sweet poison for the eyes that successfully addresses their new poetry of music.”
Frontman Roy Khan assures that Poetry For The Poisoned will both please the band’s existing following and expose the universe of KAMELOT to a whole range of new fans. “Poetry For The Poisoned is our longest and toughest production so far, but when I hear the result I know it was well worth the struggle,” he says. More...
Leaves' Eyes Issues Recording Update
Leaves' Eyes has started recording the guitar parts for an upcoming album at the Mastersound Studio. Leaves' Eyes guitarist Tosso commented on the recording process:
"It feels great to be back in our own studio and record the guitar tracks for the new Leaves' Eyes album. Seven songs are already finished guitar-wise. They all feature the Leaves Eyes guitar trademarks like the downtuned guitars, the romantic melodies, clean and acoustic guitars as well as some really cool surprises. I think you can expect nothing less than a killer album. I cant wait to hear the final result."
Leaves' Eyes Recording New Album
Leaves' Eyes has been recording a new album at Mastersound Studio, with the drum recording already being finished. Drummer Roland Navratil commented on the recording:
"It's done! After the European tour and a lot of festival shows the drum recordings for the upcoming Leaves Eyes record are done. Only the percussions and big drums are left to record. We had a lot of fun in the studio and the drums sound killer! There are new fresh elements and influences in the songs. It will be a very versatile album and I am sure you will like it as much as I do!"
Leaves' Eyes Updates Tour Schedule
Leaves' Eyes has announced a series of upcoming North American tour dates with Blackguard starting in September. The upcoming Leaves' Eyes tour dates are as follows:
08.09.2010 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
09.09.2010 Altanta, GA, PROGPOWER USA XI Festival
11.09.2010 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
12.09.2010 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
13.09.2010 USA – Newport News / VA, Budda’s Place
14.09.2010 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
15.09.2010 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
17.09.2010 Worcester, MA - Palladium
18.09.2010 Montreal, QC - Club Soda
19.09.2010 Toronto, ON - Opera House
20.09.2010 Blondie's - Detroit, MI
21.09.2010 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
22.09.2010 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
24.09.2010 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
25.09.2010 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
27.09.2010 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
29.09.2010 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
01.10.2010 West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
02.10.2010 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
03.10.2010 Cheyanne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
04.10.2010 U.B.'s - Mesa, AZ
05.10.2010 The Rock - Tucson, AZ
06.10.2010 The War Legion - Amarillo, TX
07.10.2010 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
08.10.2010 USA – Houston /TX, The Warsaw
Leaves' Eyes Issues Festival Recap
Male vocalist Alexander Krull of Leaves' Eyes has checked in with the following update about the band's recent live shows:
"First of all, the concert at Wave Gotik Treffen was a real blast! In 2004 we had our first Leaves' Eyes show ever at WGT! Now we came back and we were playing again in front of thousands of people which were celebrating with us! Awesome! It was very nice to meet our longtime friends of Creamatory at WGT, too, and having a little after show party with them.
"The last two shows at Metalfest in Pilsen and Budapest have been great, too. In Pilsen a storm with rain and hail started while we played the new song 'At heaven's end' and it lasted until the end of our show. But the audience just kept banging and clapping their hands, it couldn't fit better to our musical style and lyrics! The fans in Budapest rocked from the first second until the end of the show - yeah! A big thank you to the fans for making these shows unforgettable!"
Leaves' Eyes still has the following upcoming tour dates: More...
ProgPower USA XI Lineup Announced
The full lineup for the 11th annual installment of ProgPower USA has been finalized for this September's festivities. The event, which is held in Atlanta, Georgia, will include a plethora of both stateside and European acts, including headlining acts Kamelot, Accept, and Hammerfall, along with Turisas, Nocturnal Rites, and more. This year's festival will also mark the first American appearances from Paradox, Leprous, Delain, Tarot (featuring Marcto Hietala of Nightwish), Seventh Wonder, and many more international acts.
In addition to the main two days of the event, there will be two days of pre-fest shows and activities based around ProgPower, including a Mid-Week Mayhem show on Wednesday, September 8th, and a Fest Kick-Off Show on Thursday, September 9th. More information on the festival can be found at this location.
The festival's itinerary is as follows: More...
Leaves' Eyes Updates Metalfest Appearances
Leaves' Eyes has checked in with the following announcement about canceling their appearance at the Swiss Metalfest:
"Dear Leaves' Eyes fans, the following sad statement just came in from our booking agent Thomas Caser / Napalm Events: 'Unfortunately we were informed by the organization of Metalfest Switzerland that due to financial difficulties and a mistake in the planning of the amount of acts for the festival, the promoter had to cancel Leaves’ Eyes’ appearance. This is definitely not the band’s fault, the promoter is very sorry and we tried everything possible to solve this – without success.' Leaves' Eyes will hopefully play next time at the Metalfest in Switzerland for the Swiss fans!"
Leaves' Eyes will play the other Metalfests dates as follows:
5/13 D Dessau Metalfest Open Air
5/14. A Mining am Inn Metalfest Open Air
5/22 CZ Pilsen Metalfest Open Air
5/23 HUN Budapest Metalfest Open Air
Leaves' Eyes Issues Tour Recap
Leaves' Eyes recently spent a few weeks on the road touring Europe alongside Kamelot. The band has now checked in with the following tour recap:
"After several weeks of touring through Europe together with Kamelot and traveling almost 20.000 kilometers by bus we are back at home enjoying the spring weather. The last highlight of this tour was the amazing sold out show in Oslo/Norway at Sentrum Scene. Yes, Leaves' Eyes back in Norway! Friends and people from Liv's family joined the show, which made the evening a real home gig for our Norwegian singer. Besides that, the Kamelot and Leaves' Eyes crew teamed up and organized a kind of Spinal Tap surprise for our last gig of this tour. During the performance of 'Elegy' a little viking ship came down from the roof of the venue to stop right above Rolands drum kit. Of course everybody onstage felt reminded of the tiny little stone henge building in the Spinal Tap movie.
"Thanx to Kamelot's and our crew for making us laugh like hell. Soon after the show we started the 30 hours journey back home. Due to the Iceland volcano eruption all ferries were packed to the maximum and the traffic in general was massive. Thank god for being in a tour bus including refrigerators, coffee machines, DVD players and Playstations.This tour was very successful for all the bands. It was great to play a lot of shows in many European metropoles, making and meeting new friends and fans. See you all in the European summer festival season and we will come back to Northamerica with Kamelot as well"
Leaves' Eyes Issues New Road Report
Leaves' Eyes has checked in with the following road report:
"We are on our way from Helsinki to Oslo/Norway where we will play the last show of this tour. The scenery is quite impressive as we are actually plowing through the Nordic ice! Our last report ended in Lissabon 10 days ago where we had a great show and met a lot of cool fans. After that we had to endure extreme boredom on a 36 hour drive to Dortmund. The score so far on the trip to Dortmund:
- 5 full length movies
- two seasons of Simpsons
- countless piles of awful gas station food
- about 3000 liters of beer and other assorted alcoholic beverages
- 3 tour bus drivers fully absorbed with driving
- a shitload of bad jokes
"Germany: After enjoying the hot weather in Portugal, Dortmund welcomed us with the rainy and cold climate of good old Germany, but also with the long awaited ‘Special Fan edition of Njord’. One of the new songs, 'At Heavens End,' already proved to be a killer live song. After the show we had a really great spontaneous party with Kamelot and Adagio in and in front of our tour busses til the morning light. More...
Icarus Witch Welcomes New Vocalist
Pittsburgh melodic metal band ICARUS WITCH has announced a change in their lead vocalist. In a statement from the band's official site they explained the situation:
"We are excited to announce yet another massive shift in our ranks as we welcome new vocalist Christopher Shaner to the ICARUS WITCH circle and part ways amicably with original vocalist, Matthew Bizilia. Matthew's contributions to the band have been immeasurable over the past six years. While this was a serious decision for both parties, professional differences of opinion led to the change. Bizilia is a phenomenal talent who will always be a part of the Witch family as we wish him much success on his future ventures."
Incoming vocalist and Erie, Pennsylvania native Shaner is a long time friend and collaborator of guitarist Quinn Lukas. Before Quinn moved to Pittsburgh to join ICARUS WITCH in 2006, he had worked on various musical projects with the singer. Much like the recent acquisition of second guitarist Ed Skero, the choice to add Christopher to the band was based on a combination of what he brings to the lineup personally, musically and professionally. His powerful vocal range, sense of harmony and intense work ethic are a perfect fit for the next phase of this band. Writing for the follow-up to Draw Down The Moon has already commenced with the new recruits and it promises to be the band's most diverse, melodic and epic release ever. More...
Leaves' Eyes To Play Kaliakra Rock Festival
Leaves' Eyes has issued the following update about appearing at the 2010 edition of the Kaliakra Rock festival in Bulgaria:
"Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity will perform for the first time in Bulgaria! Both bands are playing at the Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kavarna, Bulgaria, where also bands like Tarja, Accept, Kreator, Doro, Sodom, Annihilator, Voivod, Korpiklaani, Epica, and Primal Fear are confirmed. This is the date: 23.07.2010 - Kaliakra Rock Fest 2010 / Kavarna, Bulgaria."
You can find more information at the festival at this location.
Leaves' Eyes Updates Tour Schedule
Leaves' Eyes has updated their tour schedule with the following upcoming European and North American dates:
4/10 2010 Trädgarn Gothenburg, SE
4/11 2010 Tyrol Stockholm, SE
4/13 2010 Nosturi Helsinki, FIN
4/14 2010 Pakkahuone Tampere, FIN
4/16 2010 Sentrum Scene Oslo, NOR
5/13 2010 Metalfest Open Air Dessau, GER
5/14 2010 Metalfest Open Air Mining am Inn, A
5/15 2010 Metalfest Open Air Pratteln, CH
5/22 2010 Metalfest Open Air Budapest, HUN
5/23 2010 Metalfest Open Air Pilsen, CZ
7/5 2010 Metal Camp 2010 Tomin, SLO
7/25 2010 Amphi-Festival Köln /Tanzbrunnen, GER
8/13 2010 Bloodstock Open Air Catten Hall Derby, UK
8/19 2010 Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbühl, GER
9/8 2010 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA
9/9 2010 Progpower USA XI Festival Atlanta, Georgia/USA
9/11 2010 Jaxx Springfield, VA, USA
9/12 2010 Volume 11 Raleigh, NC, USA
9/13 2010 Gil’s Virginia Beach, VA, USA
9/14 2010 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA, USA
9/15 2010 Nokia Theatre New York, NY, USA
9/17 2010 Palladium Worcester, MA, USA
9/18 2010 Club Soda Montreal, QC, CAN
9/19 2010 Opera House Toronto, ON, CAN
9/20 2010 Blondie’s Detroit, MI, USA
9/21 2010 Peabody’s Cleveland, OH, USA
9/22 2010 The Rave Milwaukee, WI, USA
9/24 2010 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL, USA
9/25 2010 First Ave Minneapolis, MN, USA
9/27 2010 Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO, USA
9/29 2010 Slim’s San Francisco, CA, USA
10/1 2010 House of Blues West Hollywood, CA, USA
10/2 2010 House of Blues San Diego, CA, USA
10/3 2010 Cheyanne Saloon Las Vegas, NV, USA
10/4 2010 U.B.’s Mesa, AZ, USA
10/5 2010 The Rock Tucson, AZ, USA
10/6 2010 The War Legion Amarillo, TX, USA
10/7 2010 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX, USA
10/8 2010 Meridian Houston, TX, USA
Leaves' Eyes Issues New Tour Report
Guitarist Sander van der Meer of Leaves' Eyes has checked in from the road with the following tour report:
"Hello all! Now we found a working internet connection again, a new sign of life from the road. The last days were filled with adventure and challenge….. Switzerland/France: We had an awesome show at the Z7 venue in Pratteln/Switzerland. Super nice venue which is always a pleasure to play. Unfortunately we had a stroke of bad luck later that night. It became clear that our tourbus had multiple problems, which made it unsafe to drive any further and left us with a huge problem: ' how to get to Montpellier France the next day…..'
"Without a quick solution, there was a real danger of having to cancel our appearance there. For us, canceling the show was not an option. Luckily the awesome Z7 crew helped us out by arranging a sprinter bus with two of their security officers driving us to Montpelier! Big thanks go out to Norbert and all at Z7, what you did for us was just amazing! After an approximately eight hour drive we arrived at the venue, and in 'speedstaging style' we set and entered the stage within 15 minutes! Thanks to our awesome crew we made it! Right after the show we jumped back into the car and met up with our new tour bus. More...
Leaves' Eyes Checks In From The Road
Leaves' Eyes guitarist Sander van der Meer has checked in from the road with the following tour report:
"Hello everyone! So here we are in Paris at the venue Elysee Montmarte, which is an absolutely stunning venue. Since the tour started, all the venues we played have been sold out, and the responses from the crowds have been awesome. The last two days off we spent at the camping site here in Paris having a blast with sightseeing and partying at the camping site.
"The battery-charged Mini-Marshall stack even allowed us to do an intensive jam session 'till we almost got kicked off the campingsite! Sorry for that. Its only Rock'n Roll, but we liked it. Tonite we are playing the 5th show of the tour and we are about to leave for more sightseeing @ Montmartre! Greetings to all of you, hope to see you at the shows!"
Leaves' Eyes still has the following upcoming tour dates: More...
Leaves' Eyes Comments On European Tour
Leaves' Eyes has issued the following update about their European tour:
"Yesterday the kick off show of the European tour of Leaves' Eyes together with Kamelot and Adagio took place in Charleroi, Belgium. This was also the live debut of the new Leaves' Eyes drummer Roland Navratil. Roland joined Leaves' Eyes and also Atrocity after the bands decided to continue without former drummer Seven Antonopoulos. Both bands wish Seven all the best for the future, and welcomes the Austrian drummer Roland Navratil, who played in the past with bands like Edenbridge, Sirenity and Dignity!"
Roland Navratil also commented: “First of all I like the diversity of both bands, Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes. I listen to a lot of different music and was blown away by the 'Werk 80' CD of Atrocity. So called 'Female fronted' metal bands where always a favorite kind of music of myself, too. That’s why I know a lot about Liv and her music and the band Leaves' Eyes. I love to play songs like 'Elegy,' 'Emerald Island' or the new smasher “At Heaven’s End”! The first time I met Alex was years ago when Atrocity played in Vienna. I met them and Liv again back in 2005 when I was playing in Germany. As I was on the 'Beauty and the Beast.' Tour as a session drummer for Sirenia, it was very cool to tour with both bands, Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes. I was excited as they asked me, if I would like to play with them because we had a lot of fun on tour last fall. The rehearsals went great and now I am looking forward to share the stages together! Keep on rockin´! See you on tour!"
The upcoming Leaves' Eyes tour dates are as follows: More...
Leaves' Eyes To Release Special Edition Album
Leaves' Eyes has issued the following update about releasing a special edition of their "Njord" album:
"Attention Leaves’ Eyes Fans! In connection with the up-coming concert season in 2010, Leaves’ Eyes have a surprise for their fans: The band recorded new bonus tracks at Mastersound Studio for their special edition of the successful charts-entering album ‘Njord’. The ‘Special Fan Edition’ contains the title track ‘At Heaven's End’, ‘Angus and the Swan’ and the acoustic version of ‘Irish Rain’ - three so far unreleased songs! Moreover, it is an unforgettable event to have Liv' sister, Carmen Elise Espenaes from Midnattsol, doing guest vocals on ‘Irish Rain’.
"The special fan edition with a noble matt and glossy foil printed slipcase, which is strictly limited, contains all songs from the ‘Njord’ era: The ‘Njord’ Digipak, including two bonus tracks, as well as the brand new bonus CD ‘At Heaven’s End’, which contains seven non-album tracks, and last but least the video clip ‘My Destiny’! This precious CD package can be ordered at Napalm Records mail order exclusively."
Liv Kristine To Release New Solo Album
Leave's Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine has issued the following update about releasing a new solo album:
"Dear Fans & Friends, my up-coming album 'Skintight' is on its way to you! In January, the production at Mastersound Studio was completed and the artwork finished by Stefan Heilemann. It has been a fantastic experience to evolve during the recording process. Tori Amos gave me a lot of inspiration in the way she records her songs. My main aim is to release an album which goes directly under your skin, and into your hearts. Being authentic, but perhaps not flawless, is the philosophy I follow artistically. It is not necessary to tune and shape a singing voice when it comes from the heart, from deep within. This is why I chose the title 'Skintight.'
"Most recordings were done 'in one go,' i.e. record a complete song without breaks. Moreover, we've kept and paid attention to the natural processes which take place during singing, like breathing, movements of the lips, emotional expression and strength etc. All this makes the album authentic, real, and direct. The music is played with only a few, however, original instruments. A very down to earth album, and absolutely 'real,' like as if you were sitting next to me and I would sing a song to you. All songs have been written by Torsten Bauer, and myself. Alexander Krull produced the album. My lyrics tell about my childhood ('One of Them,' 'Wonders'), and my observations of the fast, cold, superficial and grey society of the masses ('The Rarest Flower', 'Boy at the Window'). 'Skintight' is dedicated to the children of this world - our future. Children embodies real, true and endless love; love towards nature, and love between human beings. This is an album which will open your hearts."
Leaves' Eyes Thanks Russian Fans
German symphonic metallers Leaves' Eyes have issued the following statement thanking their Russian fans:
"Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity would like to say thank you to our Russian fans and friends for being such a fantastic, loud and warm-hearted audience in Moscow last week-end! Moreover, thank you for all the wonderful moments and all the nice presents after the show. We really hope to return soon for another special show in the Russian winter wonderland (next time avoiding Lufthansa, who made our departure a real torture, for ourselves, and for our equipment)."
Leaves' Eyes also has the following upcoming tour dates: More...
Leaves' Eyes Updates Tour Schedule
Leaves' Eyes have added on extra tour dates to their upcoming North American tour alongside Blackguard. The complete list of upcoming Leaves' Eyes tour dates, including their European dates, are as follows:
2/20 2010 XO Club Moscow, RU
3/25 2010 Le Coliseum Charleroi, BE
3/26 2010 O13 Tilburg, NL
3/27 2010 Paradiso Amsterdam, NL
3/28 2010 Koko London, UK
3/31 2010 Elysee Montmartre Paris, FR
4/1 2010 Z7 Pratteln, CH
4/2 2010 Rockstore Montpellier, FR
4/3 2010 Salamandra 1 Barcelona, ES
4/4 2010 La Riviera Madrid, ES
4/5 2010 Santiago Alquimista Lisbon, PT
4/7 2010 FZW Dortmund, D
4/8 2010 Live Music Hall Köln, D
4/9 2010 Markthalle Hamburg, D
4/10 2010 Trädgarn Gothenburg, SE
4/11 2010 Tyrol Stockholm, SE
4/13 2010 Nosturi Helsinki, FIN
4/14 2010 Pakkahuone Tampere, FIN
4/16 2010 Sentrum Scene Oslo, NOR
5/13 2010 Metalfest Open Air Dessau, GER
5/14 2010 Metalfest Open Air Mining am Inn, A
5/15 2010 Metalfest Open Air Pratteln, CH
5/22 2010 Metalfest Open Air Budapest, HUN
5/23 2010 Metalfest Open Air Pilsen, CZ
7/5 2010 Metal Camp 2010 Tomin, SLO
7/25 2010 Amphi-Festival Köln /Tanzbrunnen, GER
8/13 2010 Bloodstock Open Air Catten Hall Derby, UK
8/19 2010 Summer Breeze Open Air Dinkelsbühl, GER
9/8 2010 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA
9/9 2010 Progpower USA XI Festival Atlanta, Georgia/USA
9/11 2010 Jaxx Springfield, VA, USA
9/14 2010 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA, USA
9/15 2010 Nokia Theatre New York, NY, USA
9/17 2010 Palladium Worcester, MA, USA
9/18 2010 Club Soda Montreal, QC, CAN
9/19 2010 Opera House Toronto, ON, CAN
9/21 2010 Peabody’s Cleveland, OH, USA
9/22 2010 The Rave Milwaukee, WI, USA
9/24 2010 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL, USA
9/25 2010 First Ave Minneapolis, MN, USA
9/27 2010 Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO, USA
9/29 2010 Slim’s San Francisco, CA, USA
10/1 2010 House of Blues West Hollywood, CA, USA
10/2 2010 House of Blues San Diego, CA, USA
Leaves' Eyes Announces Portugal Show
Leaves' Eyes will be playing a show at Santiago Alquimista in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 5th.
Guitarist Tosso comments: "It will be great to be back in Portugal and have a party with our Portuguese fans! Hopefully there is time to experience some Fado music as well. See you there!"
Here are the rest of Leaves' Eyes tour dates: More...
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