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		<title>EP review: LEAVES’ EYES – Song of Darkness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/le-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEAVES&#039; EYES - Songs Of Darkness" title="LEAVES&#039; EYES - Songs Of Darkness" /></a>Reigning Pheonix Music [Release date 06.03.26] Leaves&#8217; Eyes have been around since 2003 and still feature vocalist (growls), keyboards player and producer Alexander Krull, with Finnish soprano Elina Siirala fronting the band since 2016. The EP also marks the recording &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/">EP review: LEAVES’ EYES – Song of Darkness</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review : LEAVES&#8217; EYES &#8211; Myths Of Fate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-leaves-eyes-myths-of-fate/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LEAVES-EYES-Myths-150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEAVES&#039; EYES Myths 150" title="LEAVES&#039; EYES Myths 150" /></a>AFM Records [Release date : 22.03.24] Fans of the band, or even just the genre, will know that German Symphonic Metal band, Leaves’ Eyes are totally immersed in Nordic and Celtic mythology. Pipes, fiddles, choirs, growls, all spin up through &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-leaves-eyes-myths-of-fate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-leaves-eyes-myths-of-fate/">Album review : LEAVES&#8217; EYES &#8211; Myths Of Fate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review : WINTERSTORM &#8211; Everfrost</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/album-review-winterstorm-everfrost/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/winterstorm-everfrost-350-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="winterstorm everfrost 350" title="winterstorm everfrost 350" /></a>AFM Records [Release date 14.07.23] It’s always the case with music like Winterstorm’s – a refreshing mix of Nordic Viking metal, folk, and fast-paced orchestral power metal – that you have to get with the programme to really appreciate it. &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/album-review-winterstorm-everfrost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/album-review-winterstorm-everfrost/">Album review : WINTERSTORM &#8211; Everfrost</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: LEAVES&#8217; EYES &#8211; The Last Viking</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-leaves-eyes-the-last-viking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-leaves-eyes-the-last-viking/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEAVES-EYES-The-Last-Viking-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEAVES&#039; EYES - The Last Viking" title="LEAVES&#039; EYES - The Last Viking" /></a>AFM Records [Release date 23.10.20] Leaves’ Eyes are nothing if prolific, with eight albums, eight EPs and a live album since they formed back in 2003. ‘The Last Viking’ marks the final part of the band’s Viking trilogy, telling the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-leaves-eyes-the-last-viking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-leaves-eyes-the-last-viking/">Album review: LEAVES&#8217; EYES &#8211; The Last Viking</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: enkELINATION – Tears Of Lust</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Berisford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/08/album-review-enkelination-tears-of-lust/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/TEARS-OF-LUST-FRONT-COVER-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="enkELINATION – Tears Of Lust" title="enkELINATION – Tears Of Lust" /></a>enkElination [Release date 21.07.14] Finnish opera singer Elina Siirala moved to the UK back in 2008 in order to study music. She formed enkElination back in 2011 and “Tears of Lust” is their first full album following on from an &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/08/album-review-enkelination-tears-of-lust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/08/album-review-enkelination-tears-of-lust/">Album review: enkELINATION – Tears Of Lust</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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