LEAVES' EYES Legend Land CD Ltd Ed (2006)

Leaves' Eyes didn't ease anyone in gently. Formed by Liv Kristine and the Atrocity contingent after her Theatre of Tragedy departure, they arrived swinging with full symphonic metal production and Norse mythology references before most bands had figured out how to tune a violin. Legend Land is a 2006 limited edition mini album that captures them mid-stride, operatic and heavy in equal measure.

This is the kind of release that serious collectors of European symphonic and gothic metal actually hunt for, a snapshot of a band at peak creative momentum before the streaming era flattened everything into playlists. The limited edition pressing makes it a solid grab for anyone building a proper physical collection of the genre's key players.

Format: CD, mini album EP, limited edition. Country of origin: Germany. Genre: Symphonic Metal. Original release: 2006, this pressing also 2006.

Fans of: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica, Theatre of Tragedy