King of Kings (Leaves' Eyes album) explained

King of Kings
Type:	studio
Artist:	Leaves' Eyes
Cover:	King of Kings (Leaves' Eyes album).jpg
Alt:	Album cover art design: Stefan Heilemann
Released:	September 11, 2015
Genre:	Symphonic metal
Length:	43:08 (standard) 51:08 (deluxe) 1:44:30 (gold)
Label:	AFM Records, Nuclear Blast
Producer:	Alexander Krull
Prev Title:	Symphonies of the Night
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Sign of the Dragonhead
Next Year:	2018

King of Kings is the sixth studio album by the German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It contains guest appearances of (among others) Simone Simons from the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica and Lindy-Fay Hella from the Norwegian dark folk act Wardruna. It is their last album with Liv Kristine on vocals.

Track listing

Editions

• The exclusive gold edition (released throughout Nuclear Blast) is limited to 300 box sets with golden swords, limited double CD in Media Book, golden swords sculpture in the style of the album story and a handwritten letter from singer Liv Kristine.
• The US Edition, released in 2016, features unique cover art and a re-recording of "Edge of Steel" with Leaves' Eyes's new vocalist Elina Siirala, following Liv Kristine's departure. This version of the song also appears on the band's 2016 EP Fires in the North and has its own music video.

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

• Thorsten Bauer - bass, guitars
• Liv Kristine - female vocals
• Alexander Krull - vocals, keyboards, samples, producer
• Joris Nijenhuis - drums
• Pete Streit - guitars

Guest musicians

• White Russian Symphony Orchestra - orchestra (directed by Victor Smolski)
• Simone Simons (Epica) - vocals on Edges of Steel
• Lindy-Fay Hella (Wardruna) - vocals on Blazing Waters
• London Voices (The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter and Interstellar) - choir ensemble
• Oliver Palotai (Kamelot) - piano on The Waking Eye
• Leon Krull - spoken words on Sweven
• Christian Roch - uilleann pipes, whistles
• Christoph Kutzer - cello
• Janna Kirchhof - nyckelharpa
• Kathrin Schlumpf - harp
• Elvya Dulcimer - hammered dulcimer
• Fieke van den Hurk - hurdy gurdy
• Sophie Zaaijer - solo violin
• Knuth Jerxsen - percussions

Design

• Stefan Heilemann - artwork

External links

• Official website