Hey, this reminds me of Within Temptation's "Ice Queen" in a lower key!
Or so I think before the growl-scream bit starts. Ulgh. At least it's limited.
With the "dark" minor key sound from gothic metal and vocals of symphonic metal, Leaves' Eyes also adds folk metal to the combo. Liv Kristine reminds a listener of Sharon Den Adel with a more normal vocal range. Liv and her husband, Alexander Krull, started Leaves' Eyes in 2003. She sings; he ocassionally growls, like in "Legend Land."
The song "Legend Land" draws on Norse mythology. The song references "Aasgard", the home of the gods in Norse mythology. That reference to pagan gods alone will cause some Christians to flee. (Though most of those Christians will read The Odyssey, so I'm as-yet undecided as to whether that reference in this song should be avoided.)
"Legend Land" mostly describes the legend land, with some references to an unnamed other. If you really want to think dirty thoughts, "somewhere inside of me a piece of you left" could be read into a bit too much. In context, though, it's speaking symbolically like the rest of the song.
The song melds well, though I would've liked to be able to hear the vocals a tad better. Overall, it's a song that's a noteably nice listen if you don't mind the bit of growling.
Lyrics: 3/5
Music: 3/5
Vocal(s): 4/5
Overall: 7/10
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