Liv Kristine
Encyclopedia
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (born February 14, 1976 in Stavanger
, Norway
), better known as Liv Kristine, is the former vocalist for the band Theatre of Tragedy
and current vocalist for the band Leaves' Eyes
.
, in 2003 with the five musicians from Atrocity
, which includes her husband, singer Alexander Krull
. She has also released three solo albums, the most recent of which was released in August 2010 through Napalm Records. Liv has a soprano
vocal range. In 2005 Liv Kristine was nominated for a Grammy award.
Her younger sister, Carmen Elise Espenæs
, is the vocalist of Midnattsol
. Liv Kristine and her husband Alexander are vegetarians.
, Cradle of Filth
, Das Ich
, Genius, Heavenwood, Hortus Animae
, Immortal Rites, Umbra et Imago
and WeltenBrand as well as the debut album Lucidity
by Delain
.
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
), better known as Liv Kristine, is the former vocalist for the band Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
and current vocalist for the band Leaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
.
Career
Musical from an early age, Liv Kristine joined Theatre of Tragedy as a backup singer, but was soon sharing singing duties with Raymond István Rohonyi. She was fired from Theatre of Tragedy, which she learned about through the band's website. Already living in Germany since 1996, she formed a new band, Leaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes
Leaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
, in 2003 with the five musicians from Atrocity
Atrocity (band)
Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
, which includes her husband, singer Alexander Krull
Alexander Krull
Alexander Krull is the lead vocalist for the German metal band Atrocity, as well as a backing-vocals in the band Leaves' Eyes.- Biography :...
. She has also released three solo albums, the most recent of which was released in August 2010 through Napalm Records. Liv has a soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
vocal range. In 2005 Liv Kristine was nominated for a Grammy award.
Private life
On July 3, 2003, Liv Kristine married Alexander Krull. They have a son, Leon Alexander.Her younger sister, Carmen Elise Espenæs
Carmen Elise Espenæs
Carmen Elise Espenæs is the vocalist and the co-founder of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol.- Career :...
, is the vocalist of Midnattsol
Midnattsol
Midnattsol is a Symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway, The band was formed in 2002 by singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector.- History :...
. Liv Kristine and her husband Alexander are vegetarians.
With Theatre of Tragedy
- Theatre of Tragedy - Demo (1994)
- Theatre of TragedyTheatre of Tragedy (album)Theatre of Tragedy is the self-titled debut album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy. The album sold approximately 75,000 copies.-Track listing:# "A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal" – 4:05 # "Cheerful Dirge" – 5:02...
(1995) - Velvet Darkness They FearVelvet Darkness They FearVelvet Darkness They Fear is the second album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy. It was released in 1996 through Massacre Records.- Music :...
(1996) - A Rose for the DeadA Rose for the DeadA Rose for the Dead was the last release using the doom metal-influenced sound Theatre of Tragedy originally adopted. "Decades" is a Joy Division cover.-Track listing:# "A Rose for the Dead" – 5:11# "Der Spiegel" – 5:17...
- EP (1997) - AégisAégisAégis is the third music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.- Music and lyrics :...
(1998) - MusiqueMusique (album)Musique is the fourth music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the album that marked the switch from gothic metal with Early Modern English lyrics to a more electronic style, using Modern English....
(2000) - Closure: LiveClosure: LiveClosure: Live is a 2001 release by Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. Recorded live at the Metal festival in Katowice 2000, the CD is composed of 10 audio tracks and 2 multimedia video tracks....
- Live (2001) - Inperspective - Compilation EP (2001)
- AssemblyAssembly (album)Assembly is the fifth music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and continued the group's departure from gothic to a more electronic style of metal...
(2002)
Singles
- "Der Tanz der SchattenDer Tanz Der Schatten (single)-History:The single was released on September 16, 1996. It was the only single to be released from the album Velvet Darkness They Fear.-Tracklist:#"Der Tanz der Schatten" 05:13#"Black as the Devil Painteth" 05:26...
" (1996) - "CassandraCassandra (single)"Cassandra" is a 1998 single by Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy. This was the first and only single to be taken from their 1998 album Aégis. The character Cassandra is taken from Greek mythology.-Tracklist:#"Cassandra" - 3:48...
" (1998) - "Image" (2000)
- "Machine" (2001)
- "Let You DownLet You Down (single)"Let You Down" is a 2002 single release by Theatre of Tragedy. Taken from 2002's Assembly record, the single was the last single to feature Liv Kristine before her departure.-Tracklist:#"Let You Down" 05:51...
" (2002) - "EnvisionEnvision (single)"Envision" was a 2002 single release by Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy. Taken from their second electropop album Assembly. "Envision" continues the industrial rock favoured by the band since Musique in 2000.-Tracklist:#"Envision" 03:59...
" (2002)
With Leaves' Eyes
- LovelornLovelorn-Production:*Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered By Alexander Krull*Engineered By Alexander Krull, Mathias Roderer, Martin Schmidt-Band members:*Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull - Female Vocals, Keyboards*Alexander Krull - Death Grunts, Programming, Keyboards,...
(2004) - Vinland SagaVinland Saga-Bonus tracks:Limited Edition# "Heal" – 3:58# "For Amelie" - 3:37-Production:*Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studios...
(2005) - We Came with the Northern Winds - En Saga I BelgiaWe Came with the Northern Winds - En Saga I BelgiaWe Came with the Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia is a double DVD and double CD from the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes.-Review:It was released on February 27, 2009 when the band started to promote the new album with an Acoustic Tour & Signing Session.- DVD 1 - Documentary :#"From Fjords And...
(CD/DVD, 2009) - NjordNjord (album)-Personnel:*Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull – Lead/Backing Vocals*Alexander Krull – Death Grunts; Keyboards; Programming*Thorsten Bauer – Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars; Bass Guitars*Mathias Röderer – Lead/Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars...
(2009) - MeredeadMeredeadMeredead is the fourth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on April 20, 2011 on Napalm Records.-Title:...
(2011)
Singles & EPs
- "Into Your LightInto Your Light"Into Your Light" is the first single by symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on June 18, 2004. All vocals are by Liv Kristine. "Into Your Light" is taken from the album Lovelorn, while the b-sides were unreleased before....
" (2004) - "ElegyElegy (EP)Elegy is a Maxi single/EP by symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on May 2, 2005. Almost all vocals are by Liv Kristine, with some backing "growls" by Alexander Krull. "Elegy" is taken from the album Vinland Saga, and a further track from that album, "Solemn Sea" is also included in...
" (2005) - "Legend LandLegend LandLegend Land is an EP by symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on June 2, 2006 as a follow up to Vinland Saga. Almost all vocals are by Liv Kristine, but there are also some death growls in the tracks "Legend Land", "Viking's Word", and "The Crossing" provided by Alexander Krull.- Track...
" (EP, 2006) - "My DestinyMy Destiny (EP)My Destiny is a Maxi single/EP by symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, which was released on July 24, 2009. "My Destiny" and "Northbound" are taken from the album Njord. The rest of the tracks are exclusive to this release....
" (2009) - "At Heaven's End" (EP, 2010)
- "Melusine" (2011)
Studio albums
- Deus Ex MachinaDeus ex Machina (Liv Kristine album)-Production:*Produced By Gunther Illi*Recorded & Engineered By Gunther Illi, Andy Horn & Gunter Eckert*Mixed By Dierk Budde & Gunther Illi*Mastered By Alexander Krull-Personnel:*Liv Kristine: All Female & "Experimental" Vocals...
(1998) - Enter My ReligionEnter My Religion (album)-Production:*Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered By Alexander Krull*Assistant Engineers: Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer-Personnel:*Thorsten Bauer: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Saz, Flamenco Guitar, Mandolin, Sitar, Oud, Piano...
(2006) - SkintightSkintight (album)Skintight is the third album by Leaves' Eyes female vocalist and lyricist Liv Kristine. It was released in August 2010 on Napalm Records.-Track listing:Limited edition has one bonus track.-Production:...
(2010)
Singles
- 3am (1998)
- Take Good Care (1998)
- 3am - Fanedition (1999)
- One Love (1999)
- Fake a Smile (2006)
- Over The Moon (2006)
- Trapped in Your Labyrinth (2006)
- Skintight (2010)
Guest vocal appearances
Liv has done guest vocal appearances for AtrocityAtrocity (band)
Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
, Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, Das Ich
Das Ich
Das Ich is a German electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" a musical movement in the early 1990s...
, Genius, Heavenwood, Hortus Animae
Hortus Animae
Hortus Animae was a progressive black metal band from Northern and Central Italy. They formed in 1997 in the town of Rimini . After the release of their self produced debut The Melting Idols, they began an active live streak with bands like Lacuna Coil, Ancient and Napalm Death...
, Immortal Rites, Umbra et Imago
Umbra et imago
Umbra et Imago is a German Gothic metal and Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in autumn 1991. The original lineup consisted of singer Mozart , Michael Gillian, Nail and Torsten B...
and WeltenBrand as well as the debut album Lucidity
Lucidity
Lucidity may refer to:*In common usage, intelligibility, brightness or sanity*Awareness of the dream stage; see Lucid dreaming*Lucidity , a 2006 album by Delain...
by Delain
Delain
Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band. The band was founded by the ex-keyboardist of Within Temptation, Martijn Westerholt.-Founding:Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels. Westerholt is the ex-keyboardist and brother of one of the founders of Within Temptation, Robert...
.
- AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
– Werk 80Werk 80Werk 80 is the fifth full-length album by German industrial gothic metal band Atrocity and was released in 1997. It's the bands first full length album with cover versions of popular 1980s songs. Atrocity released a sequel, Werk 80 II, in 2008.-CD:...
(CD, 1997) - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
– Non Plus Ultra 1989-1999 (2CDs pack, 1999 - Massacre Records) - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
– Gemini (CD, 2000) - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
– Atlantis (CD, 2004) - Heavenwood - Downcast / Swallow (1998)
- AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
& Silke Bischoff - Blue Moon (1998) - WeltenBrand - The Devil Gets the Profiteer / Der Untergang von Trisona (1999)
- Das IchDas IchDas Ich is a German electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" a musical movement in the early 1990s...
- Des Satans neue Kleider - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
Remix / Re-laborat (2000) - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
- More / Sampler Thank you – A Tribute to The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
(2000) - Genius - To be free / A Rock Opera Part II (2004)
- Immortal Rites - Mirror Reflections / Art of Devolution (2004)
- Hortus AnimaeHortus AnimaeHortus Animae was a progressive black metal band from Northern and Central Italy. They formed in 1997 in the town of Rimini . After the release of their self produced debut The Melting Idols, they began an active live streak with bands like Lacuna Coil, Ancient and Napalm Death...
– Summoning of the Muse / Sampler The Lotus Eaters – Dead Can DanceDead Can DanceDead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart...
Tribute (2004) - Cradle of FilthCradle of FilthCradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
– Nymphetamine / NymphetamineNymphetamineNymphetamine is the sixth album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, released on September 28, 2004. Nymphetamine marks the first recorded appearance of guitarist James McIlroy on a Cradle of Filth album. He would later record guitar for the band's 2010 release Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa...
(2004) - Umbra et ImagoUmbra et imagoUmbra et Imago is a German Gothic metal and Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in autumn 1991. The original lineup consisted of singer Mozart , Michael Gillian, Nail and Torsten B...
– Ein letztes Mal – Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
Remix / Motus Animi (2005) - DelainDelainDelain is a Dutch symphonic metal band. The band was founded by the ex-keyboardist of Within Temptation, Martijn Westerholt.-Founding:Delain was founded by Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels. Westerholt is the ex-keyboardist and brother of one of the founders of Within Temptation, Robert...
- LucidityLucidityLucidity may refer to:*In common usage, intelligibility, brightness or sanity*Awareness of the dream stage; see Lucid dreaming*Lucidity , a 2006 album by Delain...
- See me in shadow, Day for Ghosts (2006) - AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
- Werk 80 IIWerk 80 IIWerk 80 II is the eighth full-length album by German industrial gothic metal band Atrocity, released on February 29, 2008 and their 2nd full length cover album after the original Werk 80 album released in 1997...
(CD, 2008) - Doro PeschDoro (musician)Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
- Celebrate (The Night of the Warlock) - Celebrate (Full Female Metal Version) (EP, 2008)
Videography
- A Hamlet For A Slothful Vassal with Theatre Of TragedyTheatre of TragedyTheatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
- Shout with AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
- Image with Theatre Of TragedyTheatre of TragedyTheatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
- Machine with Theatre Of TragedyTheatre of TragedyTheatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
- Let You Down with Theatre Of TragedyTheatre of TragedyTheatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
- Nymphetamine with Cradle Of FilthCradle of FilthCradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
- Into Your Light with Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
- Fake A Smile Solo Work
- Elegy with Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
- Legend Land with Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
- The Sun Always Shines On TV with AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
- Fade To Grey with AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
- My Destiny with Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...
- Skintight Solo Work
- To France with Leaves' EyesLeaves' EyesLeaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...