LEAVES' EYES release new single 'Realm Of Dark Waves', new album 'Myths Of Fate' out 22nd March on AFM Records
Symphonic metal Vikings, LEAVES' EYES, have revealed new details about their much-awaited, new album "Myths Of Fate". Slated for a release on March 22, 2024 via AFM Records, the album pre-sale has just started at https://leaveseyes.bfan.link/Myths-of-Fate.
In time to celebrate their new album live, LEAVES' EYES have also announced an extensive touring schedule kicking off in March.
Four years after bringing “The Last Viking” to Valhalla with their previous opus, LEAVES' EYES resurrect with "Myths Of Fate" to celebrate their 20th year of existence. With their ninth studio album under their belt, the Germany-based act consolidates their leading position in the symphonic metal universe. Powerful, epic and impressive - LEAVES' EYES once again merge traditional metal genres by fusing elements of folk, gothic, and classical music into a captivating sonic masterpiece.
With “Myths Of Fate”, the band once again set sails for new winds that definitely blow from the harsh shallows of the symphonic metal genre. The fantastic world of legends from Norse and Eastern European mythology is the setting for monumental entertainment. “The early Middle Ages were a fascinating time of change. Some of these innovations have left their mark around the globe and continue to impact our modern world”, tells band mastermind and singer Alex Krull.
LEAVES' EYES open up a world of magical places, spellbound weapons or supernatural creatures. With the first, previously-released single and album opening track “Forged By Fire”, they raised the magic sword of Tyrfing. In a bombastic double bass blaze, they tell from a deadly weapon crafted and cursed by dwarves to bring misery over its bearers. “These legends always reflected the real-life horrors of those who told them, making them even relatable to modern events of wars and fights”, Alex says. Now, LEAVES' EYES have unleashed a music video for their second single, the mediaeval hymn “Realm Of Dark Waves”, that pulls us down into ocean’s desolate depths of Rán, the Goddess of the Sea. This neck-breaker about the sea maiden wife of Ægir is lyrically linked to other LEAVES' EYES hit classics about maritime gods, like “Njord” or “Nine Wave Maidens”, rounding off the artist’s entire oeuvre.
“Realm Of Dark Waves” is now available on all digital services via
https://leaveseyes.bfan.link/realm-of-dark-waves
In support of LEAVES' EYES' forthcoming opus, the band produced a total of five music videos with Mastersound Entertainment. Filmed on impressive locations in Iceland, Germany and Poland, they bring the myths captivatingly to the screen. Magic creatures, great battles and enchanting warrior queens come to live!
LEAVES’ EYES have always played in a league of their own. The international group has toured all populated continents, playing concerts in more than 50 countries, frequently reach top positions in the album charts and with every output they deliver a multimedia masterpiece when it comes to video clips and artwork.
In their multifaceted discography, LEAVES’ EYES naturally integrate various genres such as folk metal, Viking metal or symphonic metal into their unique sound creations. Legendary releases like “Vinland Saga” (2005) or “Njord” (2009) made them pioneers in their own league, a position they successfully confirmed with chart-breakers like “King Of Kings” (2015) or “Sign Of The Dragonhead” (2018). Their compositions are complex, though, always well balanced between heaviness and melodic atmosphere. Each of their mind-broadening lyrical concepts based on mediaeval mythology are thoroughly researched, offering their audience journeys to the past times of Vikings, myths and sagas.
“Myths Of Fate” track listing:
01. Forged by Fire
02. Realm of Dark Waves
03. Who Wants to Live Forever
04. Hammer of the Gods
05. In Eternity
06. Fear the Serpent
07. Goddess of the Night
08. Sons of Triglav
09. Elder Spirit
10. Einherjar
11. Sail with the Dead
LEAVES' EYES TOUR DATES with special guests METALITE on selected dates + CATALYST CRIME:
14.03.2024 UK Birmingham / Asylum
15.03.2024 UK Glasgow / Slay
16.03.2024 UK London / The Dome
17.03.2024 UK Manchester / Academy 3
19.03.2024 DE Nürnberg / Hirsch
20.03.2024 CZ Solothurn / Kofmehl
21.03.2024 DE Bochum / Matrix
23.03.2024 DE Osnabrück / Bastard Club
24.03.2024 DE Leipzig / Hellraiser
26.03.2024 DE Darmstadt / Centralstation
27.03.2024 DE München / Backstage
29.03.2024 ES Madrid / Moby Dick
30.03.2024 PT Porto / Hard Club
01.04.2024 ES Barcelona / La Nau
02.04.2024 IT Milano / Legend Club
03.04.2024 AT Vienna / Szene
04.04.2024 HU Budapest / Analog Music Club
05.04.2024 BG Sofia / Joy Station Club
06.04.2024 RO Bucharest / Fabrica
07.04.2024 RO Cluj Napoca / Form Space
08.04.2024 PL Krakau / Kamienna 12
09.04.2024 PL Warsaw / Hydrozagadka
10.04.2024 PL Gdansk / Drizzly Grizzly
11.04.2024 DE Hamburg / Headcrash
13.04.2024 DE Berlin / Orwohaus
LEAVES' EYES is:
Elina Siirala – Vocals
Alexander Krull – Vocals
Micki Richter – Guitar
Luc Gebhardt – Guitar
Joris Nijenhuis – Drums
For More Info Visit:
https://www.leaveseyes.de
https://www.facebook.com/leaveseyesofficial
https://www.instagram.com/leaveseyesofficial
https://www.afm-records.de
