Meredead

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Meredead
Studio album by Leaves' Eyes
Released April 22, 2011
Genre Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length 55:16
Label Napalm Records
Producer Alexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology

Njord
(2009)		 Meredead
(2011)		 Symphonies of the Night
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Metalholic (9.1/10)[1]
Rockfreaks.net (7/10)[2]
metalcrypt.com (4/5)[3]

Meredead is the fourth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on April 22, 2011 on Napalm Records.

Title

The title is inspired[4] by the Old English compound noun meredēað, literally "sea-death", which is attested (in the genitive plural meredēaða) in the passage rodor swipode meredēaða mǣst, literally: "the greatest quantity of sea-deaths scourged the skies", in Exodus, the second poem of the Junius manuscript, in the section telling the story of the Crossing of the Red Sea.[5] Alternatively, meredēað could be translated as "sea of death" or "deadly sea" in view of a later passage in the same text: meredēað geswealh, literally "sea-death swallowed".[6] On her website, Liv Kristine explicitly recommends Marsden 2004, and quotes the explanation for meredēað given in the book, saying that Meredead could be translated as "dead by the sea".[4]

Tracklist

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Spirits’ Masquerade"  Leaves Eyes 6:31
2. "Étaín"  Leaves Eyes 3:58
3. "Velvet Heart"  Leaves Eyes 3:42
4. "Kråkevisa ("Crow's Ballad", traditional)"  Leaves Eyes 4:34
5. "To France (Mike Oldfield cover)"  Leaves Eyes 4:37
6. "Meredead ("The Deadly Sea")"  Leaves Eyes 5:19
7. "Sigrlinn"  Leaves Eyes 8:47
8. "Mine Tåror er ei Grimme ("My Tears Are Not Hideous)"  Leaves Eyes 2:54
9. "Empty Horizon"  Leaves Eyes 4:58
10. "Veritas ("Truth")"  Leaves Eyes 0:48
11. "Nystev ("New Stave", traditional)"  Leaves Eyes 4:39
12. "Tell-Tale Eyes"  Leaves Eyes 3:58
13. "Sorhleod" (bonus track; "Song Of Sorrow")"  Leaves Eyes 5:04
Total length:
 59:47

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[7] 32
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[8] 97
UK Indie Chart< 37
"US Hard Music[9] 41
US Top Heatseekers[10] 37
US Indie Albums[11] 134

Personnel

[12]

  • Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull – lead and backing vocals
  • Alexander Krull – keyboards, programming, harsh vocals
  • Thorsten Bauer – lead, rhythm, acoustic guitars, bass
  • Anette Guldbrandsen - backing Vocals and Choirs
  • Carmen Elise Espenæs - backing Vocals and Choirs
  • Maite Itoiz - backing Vocals and Baroque Guitar
  • John Kelly - backing Vocals
  • Chirstina Roch - Uileann Pipes
  • Jann Kirchhof - Fiddle
  • Thorsten Bauer - Mandoline
  • Lingua Mortis Orchestra - choirmaster: Victor Smolski
  • Choirs performed by al dente - choirmaster: Veronika Meßmer

Credits

  • Music by Thorsten Bauer, Alexander Krull
  • Lyrics by Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull
  • Published by Warner Chappell Music
  • Produced by Alexander Krull
  • Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio
  • Assistant Recording Engineers Thorsten Bauer, Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull
  • Programming & samples by Alexander Krull
  • Orchestra Arrangements by Leaves' Eyes

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Rustyn. CD Review: Leaves’ Eyes ~ Meredead metalholic.co. 2011-05-10. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
  2. ↑ Meredead review rockfreaks.net. rockfreaks.net. 2011-06-13. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
  3. ↑ http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=6964
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leaves' Eyes - "Meredead" sample and own words by Liv Kristine". Leaves' Eyes Official Website. Leaves' Eyes. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 
  5. ↑ Marsden, Richard (2004). The Cambridge Old English reader. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 
  6. ↑ Marsden, Richard (2004). The Cambridge Old English reader. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 143. Retrieved 2011-07-14. 
  7. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Leaves%27+Eyes&titel=Meredead&cat=a
  8. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Leaves%27+Eyes&titel=Meredead&cat=a
  9. ↑ http://www.leaveseyes.de/leaves-eyes-us-charts/
  10. ↑ http://www.leaveseyes.de/leaves-eyes-us-charts/
  11. ↑ http://www.leaveseyes.de/leaves-eyes-us-charts/
  12. ↑ Leaves' Eyes - Meredead
Leaves' Eyes
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
  • "Into Your Light
DVD
  • "We Came with the Northern Winds – En Saga I Belgia"
Videos
  • "Into Your Light"
  • "Elegy"
  • "My Destiny"
  • "Take The Devil In Me"
  • "To France"
  • "Hell to the Heavens"
Associated acts
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