The Last Viking (album)

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The Last Viking
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Studio album by
Leaves' Eyes
Released23 October 2020
StudioMastersound, Stuttgart, Germany
Genre Symphonic metal [1]
Length63:48
Label AFM
Producer Alexander Krull
Leaves' Eyes chronology
Sign of the Dragonhead
(2018)		The Last Viking
(2020)		Myths of Fate
(2024)
Singles from The Last Viking
  1. "Dark Love Empress"
    Released: 17 August 2020 [2]
  2. "Chain of the Golden Horn"
    Released: 20 September 2020 [3]
  3. "Black Butterfly"
    Released: 29 October 2021 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [5]
Sonic Perspectives8.9/10 [6]

The Last Viking is the eighth studio album by German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on October 23, 2020, by AFM Records. [7] It is the last album to feature longtime member Thorsten Bauer.

Contents

Track listing

The Last Viking track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Death of a King"2:33
2."Chain of the Golden Horn"4:00
3."Dark Love Empress"4:43
4."Serpents and Dragons"4:30
5."Black Butterfly" (featuring Clementine Delauney)4:25
6."War of Kings"4:18
7."For Victory"3:58
8."Two Kings, One Realm"2:39
9."Flames in the Sky"4:48
10."Serkland"4:19
11."Varangians"3:55
12."Night of the Ravens"4:35
13."The Last Viking"10:04
14."Break into the Sky of Aeon"5:01
Total length:63:48

Notes

Personnel

Leaves' Eyes

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 62

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References

  1. ↑ Rose, Rustyn (25 October 2020). "Album Review: LEAVES' EYES – The Last Viking". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "LEAVES' EYES release their new single and video 'Dark Love Empress', the first track from upcoming album 'The Last Viking'". Metal Planet Music. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Leaves' Eyes – Chain Of The Golden Horn (Music Video)". Metal Goddesses. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Imberti, Evelina (29 October 2021). "LEAVES' EYES: il video della nuova versione di "Black Butterfly" feat. Clémentine Delauney (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS)". metalitalia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Lawson, Dom (20 October 2020). "The Last Viking - LEAVES' EYES". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (25 October 2020). "Leaves' Eyes – The Last Viking (Album Review)". sonicperspectives.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "LEAVES' EYES To Release The Last Viking Album In October; Details Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 22 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Leaves' Eyes – The Last Viking". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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