The Last Viking (album)

The Last Viking
Studio album by
Leaves' Eyes
Released23 October 2020
StudioMastersound, Stuttgart, Germany
GenreSymphonic metal[1]
Length63:48
LabelAFM
ProducerAlexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
Sign of the Dragonhead
(2018) 		The Last Viking
(2020) 		Myths of Fate
(2024)
Singles from The Last Viking
  1. "Dark Love Empress"
    Released: 17 August 2020[2]
  2. "Chain of the Golden Horn"
    Released: 20 September 2020[3]
  3. "Black Butterfly"
    Released: 29 October 2021[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net7/10[5]
Sonic Perspectives8.9/10[6]

The Last Viking is the eighth studio album by German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on October 23, 2020, by AFM Records.[7] It is the last album to feature longtime member Thorsten Bauer.

Track listing

The Last Viking track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Death of a King"2:33
2."Chain of the Golden Horn"4:00
3."Dark Love Empress"4:43
4."Serpents and Dragons"4:30
5."Black Butterfly" (featuring Clementine Delauney)4:25
6."War of Kings"4:18
7."For Victory"3:58
8."Two Kings, One Realm"2:39
9."Flames in the Sky"4:48
10."Serkland"4:19
11."Varangians"3:55
12."Night of the Ravens"4:35
13."The Last Viking"10:04
14."Break into the Sky of Aeon"5:01
Total length:63:48

Notes

  • The digipak, limited and artbook editions feature a second disc, containing the instrumental versions of the first disc.
  • The limited and artbook editions of the album features a DVD of a documentary titled "Viking Spirit". A third disc is featured as the soundtrack for the documentary.

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

  • Joris Nijenhuis – drums, Viking choir vocals, assistant engineer
  • Thorsten Bauer – guitar, bass, mandolin, music, orchestral arrangements, Viking choir vocals, assistant engineer
  • Micki Richter – guitar, Viking choir vocals, assistant engineer
  • Alexander Krull – growled vocals, Viking choir vocals, music, lyrics, cover concept, recording, engineer, mixing, mastering, programming
  • Elina Siirala – female vocals, choir vocals, Viking choir vocals

Additional musicians

  • Christel Fichtner – choir vocals
  • Full Moon Choir – choir vocals
  • Uwe Fichtner – Viking choir vocals
  • Thomas Roth – nyckelharpa
  • Lea-Sophie Fischer – solo violin, fiddle
  • Susanne Dahle Johansen – spoken words (1)
  • Clementine Delauney – guest vocals (5)

Production

  • Stefan Heilemann – artwork, cover concept, band photography
  • Alex Schuller – assistant engineer
  • Jonah Weingarten – songwriting (1)

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 62

References

  1. ^ Rose, Rustyn (25 October 2020). "Album Review: LEAVES' EYES – The Last Viking". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ "LEAVES' EYES release their new single and video 'Dark Love Empress', the first track from upcoming album 'The Last Viking'". Metal Planet Music. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Leaves' Eyes – Chain Of The Golden Horn (Music Video)". Metal Goddesses. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ Imberti, Evelina (29 October 2021). "LEAVES' EYES: il video della nuova versione di "Black Butterfly" feat. Clémentine Delauney (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS)". metalitalia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ Lawson, Dom (20 October 2020). "The Last Viking - LEAVES' EYES". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Jonathan (25 October 2020). "Leaves' Eyes – The Last Viking (Album Review)". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "LEAVES' EYES To Release The Last Viking Album In October; Details Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Leaves' Eyes – The Last Viking". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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