My Destiny (EP)

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My Destiny
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Cover design by Stefan Heilemann
EP by
Released24 July 2009
RecordedMastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany, 2009
Genre Symphonic metal
Length23:58
Label Napalm
Producer Alexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
We Came with the Northern Winds: En Saga i Belgia
(2009)
My Destiny
(2009)
Njord
(2009)

My Destiny is a Maxi single/EP by the symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes, released on 24 July 2009. The songs "My Destiny" and "Northbound" are extracts from the then upcoming album Njord . The rest of the tracks are exclusive to this release.

Contents

On 28 August 2009, the band released the music video for the title track. In the video, a Norse warrior leaves his home to fight in a war after his wife gives him a necklace. While fighting, the necklace falls off and is retrieved by an enemy. He brings it back to the wife, telling her the owner is dead. She commits suicide by jumping off a cliff, her body later retrieved by her husband who is still alive. Angry, he slays several more enemies. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull; all music is composed by Alexander Krull, Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Destiny" 4:13
2."The Battle of Maldon" 4:23
3."Scarborough Fair" (acoustic version)Traditional3:24
4."Northbound" 4:22
5."Nine Wave Maidens" 3:24
6."My Destiny" (remix) 4:12
Total length:23:58

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
French Singles Chart [2] 54

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References

  1. Leaves' Eyes: 'My Destiny' Official Video youtube.com 28 August 2009. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.
  2. "Leaves' Eyes - My Destiny (chanson)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 19 April 2014.