Release: Liv Kristine - River of diamonds

Liv Kristine - River of diamonds Genre: Gothic rock/metal  Formats:  CD & Vinyl Release Date: 21th april 2023  Label: metalville Marketing Distribution: P.I.A.S.   Promotion: The Rock Online Line-Up All instruments (except Pictured Within & True Colours): Tommy Olsson Vocals: Liv Kristine Espenæs

„River Of Diamonds", the sixth solo album by the queen of Scandinavian Gothic Metal, continues on the path set by the EP "Have Courage Dear Heart" ( 2021), which received great international acclaim.
All tracks on the new album were composed by Liv's longtime friend Tommy Olsson (Theatre of Tragedy, Long Night) at his Black Rider Records studio in Tau, near Liv Kristine's birthplace of Stavanger in Norway.

Carefully spending time with the compositions that kept coming out of Tommy's studio in 2021 and 2022 felt just right, like a yin-yang experience: music & pre-mix (Tommy O.), own lyrics and melodies, the finishing touches (mix & master by Eroc) and visuals (photos by M. Rohbach) merged into exactly the album Liv Kristine had passionately longed for. "Our Immortal Day" is a duet with the incomparable singer Østen Bergøy (Long Night, Tristania). "I just love that Sisters of Mercy feeling" (Liv about the song). 

Fernando (Moonspell) lifted the title track "River of Diamonds" to a new, magical level. Liv Kristine's sister Carmen Elise Espenæs (Savn, Midnattsol) appears as an exceptional duet partner on the faster track "Love Me High". In addition, Liv's husband, Michael Espenæs is the voice behind the highly emotional male vocals on Jon Lord's masterpiece "Pictured Within". Another cover, "True Colours" (Cindy Lauper), was beautifully re-recorded by Ecor (Rocco Cogliati) with keyboards and piano.

River Of Diamonds tracklisting:

1. "Our Immortal Day"
2. "No Makeup"
3. "Maligna"
4. "Gravity"
5. "In Your Blue Eyes"
6. "River Of Diamonds"
7. "Pictured Within" (Jon Lord cover)
8. "Shaolin Me"
9. "Love Me High"
10. "Serenity"
11. "If I Am Dreaming"
12. "True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper cover)

📃Album review: LIV KRISTINE – River Of Diamonds