Epica Family Tree

Metal Family Tree

This is a project aimed at making it easy to see who inspired the bands you love or even hate. For this I try not to use any influences that the band don’t claim themselves. There will be a focus on predecessors but successors will be added as they site the band. These trees become more and more interactive as new bands are added, allowing you to click any band that has a tree and jump to it.

We want our lists to be better. If you know something that belongs on this list, let us know. When in doubt we will leave it out, so we need reliable sources.

Epica has become one of the best symphonic metal bands by pushing the limits of the genera. At any given time the band can sound like it’s playing a number of genres and have brought the progressive elements to the genre to a new level setting the bar high for symphonic bands. At the heart of the band is Mark Jensen. Most of their catalog is written by Mark with other members contributing. Here we will see where members of Epica get their inspirations.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Back was a baroque period composer who actually predates classical music. Coen named him as a favorite.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart is one of the most famous and well known classical composers. Simone said growing up her dad would play a lot of classical music and over the years she’s learned to appreciate it and is a fan of Mozart

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Rachmaninoff was a late Romantic conductor/composer/pianist. Simone said that Mark loves his work

Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin was a Romantic era composer and pianist who’s piano compositions are still practiced today by many pianists. Simone said that Coen Janssen loves his work.

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone is modern Italian composer probably best known for his work with westerns. Mark Listed him has one of his favorites

If you don’t know Clannad you might know Enya who was part of the band. They are an Irish family band playing everything from celtic folk, folk rock, smooth jazz, and new-age music. Original guitarist said their album Lore was one of his favorite albums.

Ofra Haza was a singer/songwriter from Israel. A lot of her music is synth and atmospheric pop. She is among Simone’s favorite singers.

Anthrax is the only California band to be in the big 4 of thrash metal. They were listed as an influence by Mark.

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer is one of the most well known film score composers. He was named as and influence in an early interview by original guitarist Ad Sluijter. Mark and Simone both said the Gladiator sound track was one of their favorites.

The Fathers of Thrash Metal, Metallica are easily one of the most sited influences for all bands after them. Coen named the black album as one of the most influential albums on him.

One of the most well known modern composers, Danny Elfman is maybe best known for his film scores to many Tim Burton movies. He is a favorite composer of Mark and Yves.

Megadeth and father of thrash metal Dave Mustaine are in the big 4 of thrash for a reason. Megadeth are easily the thrash band with some of the most technically proficient musicians and are and influence on Mark.

Death were the band that kicked off the death metal movement and ventured into progressive metal; they were and influence on Mark

Guns N Roses was a band Mark saw as a kid and and are still a big influence on him. Guns N Roses began doing my symphonic pieces on the Use Your Illusions albums with songs like November Rain although the majority of their stuff is symphonic. Mark said Appetite for Destruction is his favorite album. Isaac also said he loves all their old albums and that Use Your Illusion was is first album.

Carcass who started off playing grindcore and evolved into death metal eventually moved to melodic death metal and were a pioneers of melodic death. Mark and Ad named them as an influence.

Samael is was an early black metal band that later changed to industrial. Both Coen and Simone are fans.

Old school deathers Gorefest is a big influence on Mark. I named Erase as a favorite album.

Dream Theater is by far the most iconic an well known progressive metal band. Original guitarist Ad and long time keyboardist both listed Scenes From a Memory as one of their favorite albums. Isaac is also a big fan of their early stuff. Mark named their Images and Words album as a favorite.

Iced Earth brings thrashy riffs and heaviness to power metal. Mark named them as a favorite band.

Meshuggah started as a goove band but are probably more well known for starting the djent style. Original guitarist Ad named their Destroy Erase Improve album as one of his favorites.

The Gathering started as a Death/Doom band but by the third album added clean female lead vocals. The album Mandylion can be seen as precursor to the female lead symphonic bands. Mark named it as a favorite album and Coen listed them as and influence.

The band that kicked off the groove metal movement Pantera. Isaac named them as an early influence. (Normally I list bands in order by earliest significant release. In this case I thought it was more appropriate to put Pantera in a slot coinciding with their shift to groove metal.)

The band that changed so much they need to logos, Amorphis. They began as a death/doom band but have changed over the years becoming more of a gothic band. Coen and Yves said they are a favorite band of theirs..

Dimmu Borgir are probably the prominent symphonic black metal band. Both Yves and Simone named them as a favorite band.

Rage Against the Machine are an early pioneer of rap metal/hard rock. There were named as an early influence of Isaac.

Singer/song writer and classically trained pianist Tori Amos is a favorite of Simone

Orphaned Land has changed their sound a bit over the years but at the core there has always been a middle eastern folk element. Mark stated he was a big fan of middle eastern music and Orphaned Land.

Orphanage was a Gothic/melodic death band. Both Coen and Yves named them as a favorite band.

The groove/nu metal band created by ex-Violence guitarist Rob Flynn. Isaac said they was an early influence on him. Mark also listed the Burn my Eyes album as a favorite. Yves named them as a favorite band.

Andrea Bocelli is an Italian opera singer and a favorite of Simone

Kamelot started out playing power metal but over the years progressed into more of a symphonic/progressive band. They were a band named as an influence by Mark and Ad was also a big fan. Epica is also the name of Kamelot’s 2003 symphonic power metal album which Epica took their name from. Simon is a big fan of Roy Khan an particularly the album Black Halo. Coen also named Oliver Palotai (who is also married to Simone) as a favorite musician,.

Opeth have become a very big band especially among progressive metal fans. They started as progressive death metal but have ventured more toward progressive rock. Mark and Simone both said they were a favorite progressive metal band.

Ayreon is a progressive metal/rock band. Mark names them as a favorite.

Lisa Gerrard

Lisa is a singer who was first famous with the band Dead Can Dance. As a solo artist she has performed for many film scores including many with Hanz Zimmer. She is a favorite of Simone.

Nightwish was the first band and probably most well known of the symphonic metal movement. Mark listed them as an influence and Coen named them of a band he likes to listen to. Simone stated she began studying classical singing after hearing a Nightwish album. Both Mark and Simone list Oceanborn as a favorite album.

Tristania is a female lead gothic band. Coen named them as an influence.

Soilwork started as a melodic death metal band but since have changed their sound bringing in more clean vocals. Isaac said they are one of his newer influences. Coen names their Stabbing the Drama album as a favorite as well as the band being a favorite band.

Lacuna Coil is one of the most prominent female fronted Gothic bands. Simone and Coen are both huge fans.

Muse isn’t a band most would expect here. Mark said they have strong compositions and if you strip out the heavy guitar and drums what they do isn’t so different from Epica. Simone names them as one of her favorite bands and names their album Absolution as a favorite

Lamb of God has become the biggest and arguably the best groove metal band over their career so far. Isaac mentioned them as a n influence.

Insomnium is a melodic band that seems to be well loved by many but less known as others. Coen said he really likes listening to them.

The Arcane Order are a melodic death band with some black metal elements. Issac said they had a great album but didn’t say what one. Its one of the newer things he is listening to.

Simone’s favorite bands that I didn’t include above: REM, Moonspell, Rammstein, Within Temptation, Lacrimosa, Leaves’ Eyes, System of a Down, Dargaard, Anastacia, Apocalytica, Moby, Björk, Tiamat, Dimmu Borgir, and Faith no More.

Isaac Delahaye the second and long time guitarist often states he is influenced by thrash and melodic death but doesn’t give examples. I’ve also gotten the idea that he may not differentiate between thrash and groove bands. This means that when he says thrash he might be including bands listed like Lamb of God, Machine Head, and Pantera. On one interview when asked what he listens to he said everything from James Blunt, Nickleback, Soil, Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir, acoustic stuff, fusion, Ditto, to Immortal.

Coen Janssen named favorite bands not listed above, System of a Down, Rammstein, and Audioslave.

Ad Sluijter named Depeche Mode’s Ultra as one of his favorite albums but I don’t think it really influenced Epica’s sound since he’s the guitar player and Depeche Mode rarley uses guitar. He also named Scar Symmetry who are a contemporary of Epica.

Ariën van Weesenbeek, current drummer who has been with the band since 2007 has had writing credits and has helped bring a heavier sound to Epica. I haven’t found his specific influences.

Yves Huts was Epicas original and bass player for 8 years and contributed to writing. Other bands that are not listed above that Yves considered favorites include Covenant, Mortifer, Dagorlad, and Sirrah

Current bassist Rob van der Loo has only a couple writing credits but names influences as, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Cream Metallica, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Faith No More.

First drummer Jeroen Simons has no writing credits. I don’t know his specific influences but they seem to be eclectic and current drummer Arien said that Jeroen had a jazz approach, whatever he means by that.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS33HIbHuCg
https://echoesanddust.com/2016/09/interview-mark-jansen-and-simone-simons-of-epica/
https://forbassplayersonly.com/rob-van-der-loo/
http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/arien_van_weesenbeek_2.htm
https://blastmagazine.com/2016/02/15/epicas-simone-simons-the-blast-interview/
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/08/16/qa-epicas-isaac-delahaye/
https://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/2016/10/04/interview-epica-coen-janssen/
http://www.metalist.co.il/InterviewPrivate.asp?id=78&lang=eng
https://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=2344
https://distortedsoundmag.com/epica-talk-influences/
https://thegreatsouthernbrainfart.com/?p=5059
https://alternative-zine.com/interviews/en/22
https://www.therockpit.net/2016/interview-mark-jansen-epica/
https://web.archive.org/web/20060422002048/http://www.epica.nl/index.php?id=45&section=band
https://web.archive.org/web/20041020225556/http://www.epica.nl/index.php?id=42&section=band
https://web.archive.org/web/20070819174613/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=1
https://web.archive.org/web/20070819194411/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=3
https://web.archive.org/web/20070818142809/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=6
https://web.archive.org/web/20070818210135/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=5
https://web.archive.org/web/20070819194444/http://www.epica.nl/?page=band&show=members&sub=2

Therion Family Tree

This is a project aimed at making it easy to see who inspired the bands you love or even hate. For this I try not to use any influences that the band don’t claim themselves. There will be a focus on predecessors but successors will be added as they site the band. These trees become more and more interactive as new bands are added, allowing you to click any band that has a tree and jump to it.

We want our lists to be better. If you know something that belongs on this list, let us know. When in doubt we will leave it out, so we need reliable sources.

Therion, who started in the death metal realm, and are pioneers of symphonic metal. Guitarist/vocalist Christofer Johnsson has been the heart of the band and only original member. This tree of influences will focus on the influences of Christofer and members who had significant contributions to writing. It will not be diving in for people who only contributed lyrics. More particulars for writing credits will be noted below.

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner was a Romantic era composer known for his operas. Christofer Wagner is his biggest influence when it comes to mixing operatic and classical influences.

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was an important 20th century composer. Christofer said there was some influence from him but he found it hard to incorporate it into metal.

Deep Purple are a hugely influential hard rock / early heavy metal band. Christofer named them as a big influence. Mats named Ian Gillan and David Coverdale as influences. Nalle also names Deep Purple as an influence.

Black Sabbath are the fathers of metal. Christopher named them as a big influence. Mats named Ozzy and Dio both as influences. Johan named Geezer as an influence. Thomas also named Dio as an influence. Nalle also names Black Sabbath as an influence.

Uriah Heep were a progressive rock band who dabbled in early heavy metal. Christofer named them as a big influence.

Scorpions were one of the early bands to dabble in metal after Sabbath. They became a very well known hard rock / heavy metal band. Christofer named their 70’s stuff as a big influence.

Judas Priest are one of the most important and probably the most quintessential heavy metal band. Christofer named them as one of his biggest influences. Thomas named Halford as an influence.

Uli Jon Roth was on many of the 70’s Scorpion albums. He then formed his own band Electric Sun and later released solo albums. Christofer named his solo albums as an influence. It is likely that he could be including Electric Sun in that as well. Kristian also names him as a huge influence.

Motorhead are hard rock / heavy metal legends. Christofer named them as an influence.

Accept are German metal legends. Christofer named them as one of his biggest influences.

Iron Maiden are one of the most influential metal bands. Christofer named them as one of his biggest influences. Mats is also a fan and Johan named Steve Harris as an influence.

Ozzy after his time with Black Sabbath was blessed with some incredible guitar players and was hugely influential. Christofer named Ozzy as an influence. Johan named Bob Daisly as an influence.

Venom are the fathers of traditional black metal and had a huge influence on extreme genres. Christofer named them as an influence.

Manowar, although often more known for their look than their sound, created a new sound of metal that has best been described as epic metal. Christofer named them as an influence.

Mercyful Fate played a technical heavy metal style and are often known for the falsettos of King Diamond. Christofer said he was a big fan.

W.A.S.P. are a hard rock / heavy metal band often lumped in with the glam scene. Christofer named them as an influence.

Metallica are the fathers of thrash metal. Christofer named them as an influence.

Slayer was the most aggressive of the early thrash bands. Christofer named them as an influence.

Hellhammer was an important band that was the prelude to Celtic Frost. Christofer said he was a big fan.

Celtic Frost was a band that had a big influence on extreme genres such as death and black metal. Christofer named them as a big influence and Therion is even named after a Celtic Frost album. He said that Celtic Frost was the band that he learned how to combine different influences together from.

Voivod were a technical thrash band. Christofer named them as an influence.

Bathory are the fathers of the second wave Black Metal sound. Christofer said he was a dedicated fan after the release of Under The Sing…

Morbid were an underground Swedish extreme metal band which at one time Dead (more famous for Mayhem) was the vocalist. Christopher said he was a fan.

Grotesque were an underground Swedish black/death band who’s vocalist would later go on to At The Gates. Christofer said he was a fan.

Christofer described their earliest sound as Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All with Venom, Slayer, and Motorhead. He then got into death metal and moved in that direction and then began adding outside elements until they were no longer death metal.

Christofer first wanted to play music after seeing The Beatles on TV, he was probably eight years old at the time and got their greatest hits when he was nine. He discovered metal at age 10 with Accept. He said Balls to the Wall and Saxon’s Wheels of Steel were his first metal albums. He later got a copy of Restless and Wild and Screaming for Vengeance all of which were the early albums that shaped him.

Besides the heavy metal influences, Christofer says they are influenced by folk influences , classical, operatic influences and many different things but didn’t name anything specific.

Christofer has mentioned being a big fan of Nightwish.

Peter Hansson was the co-founder of the band. He wrote one song on Beyond Sanctorum. I’m unsure if his influences.

Fredrik Isaksson played bass on Lepaca Kliffoth and wrote one song.

Piotr Wawrzeniuk was the drummer for two albums and had one co-writing credit on Lepaca Kliffoth.

Jonas Mellberg was the second guitarist on the Theli album. He wrote two songs but I’m unsure of his influences.

I’m not completely sure about the writing credits for Lemuria, and Sirius B.

Mats Levén had multiple writing credits on Gothic Kabbalah. He was also on Lemuria, and Sirius B. Besides singers already noted above (Ozzy, Dio, Ian Gillian, David Coverdale) Mats also named Peter Gabriel and David Bowie as influences. He also named Iron Maiden and Kiss as important to him.

Petter Karlsson was the drummer on Gothic Kabbalah and has multiple writing credits on the album. He also did vocals and wrote another song on Sitra Ahra. I’m not sure of his influences; the only list I saw had no sources.

Brothers, guitarist/keyboardist Kristian Niemann and bassist/guitarist Johan Niemann were on several albums. Both had writing credits on Gothic Kabbalah.

Kristian Niemann named Yngwie Malmsteen as his biggest influence and also names “Paul Gilbert, Bruce Bouillet, Greg Howe, Michael Lee Firkins. Tony MacAlpines album Maximum Security was a big one for me”. He also names “the first two Dream Theater albums. Then Vai and Satriani of course. A big gamechanger was Uli Jon Roth, I abolutely love everything about him. Also Marty Friedman and guys like Eric Johnson, Steve Lukather and Shawn Lane. My other really huge influence is Allan Holdsworth. His soloing is just beyond everything you can possibly imagine.” He goes on to say he is a “huge fan of Jeff Loomis, Per Nilsson, Brandon Ellis (TBDM) and Doug Rappoport. Ian Thornley from Big Wreck and Shawn Tubbs are two others that continually inspire me to practice more.”

Johan Niemann is a big fan of Kiss and Iron Maiden and bassists Gene and Steve Harris respectively. He names Al Di Meola bassist. Anthony Jackson as his biggest influence. He also names Billy Gould and Bob Daisly as influences and Queensryche bassist Eddie Jackson as a big influence as well as Justin Chancellor, Geezer Butler, Pino Palladino, and Lee Sklar.

Snowy Shaw was on several albums but only has one co-writing credit on Gothic Kabbalah.

Guitarsit Christian Vidal has a few writing credits on Beloved Antichrist. Some of his influences include Piazzolla, The Beatles, Van Halen, Cacophony, Vinnie Moore, Satriani, Vai, Maalmsteen, David Gilmour, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Chopin. He started playing guitar by playing folk.

Vocalist Thomas Vikström contributed to writing on Beloved Antichrist and Leviathan. He said he got into metal through hearing KISS when he was young. He named his biggest vocal influences as Halford, Dio, and Freddie Mercury.

Vocalist Linnéa Vikström has writing credits on Beloved Antichrist. She has been involved in music since she was a kid. She says her influences range from Cyndi Lauper to Dark Funeral. She names bands including Alice Cooper, Kiss, The Beatles, Tina Turner, Beyonce, Spice Girls, Yes, Aerosmith She also mentions being a fan of Van Halen, and names David Bowie as one of her favorites. She said really learned to sing in a metal style from Chaka Khan.

Bassist Nalle Påhlsson has been in the band since 2008. He has a couple writing credits on Leviathan. He names influences as “Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. Then there were Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and a bit later on – KISS, AC/DC etc., and then Foreigner, Journey and so on” He also mentions Def Leppard. He also names progressive bands Genesis, Yes, U.K., Kansas, and Rush.

Sources:

https://bravewords.com/features/therions-christofer-johnsson-im-willing-to-risk-my-career-with-every-record
https://www.wikimetal.com.br/interview-with-christofer-johnsson-therion/
https://metalinvader.net/interview-with-christofer-johnsson-therion/
https://alternative-zine.com/interviews/en/6
http://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2019/04/17/therion-interview/
http://thor.megatherion.com/php/articles.php?article_id=684
https://www.wearethepit.com/2019/11/mats-leven-5-albums-that-changed-my-life/
https://www.metal-rules.com/2020/07/03/sorcerer-interview-with-kristian-niemann/#:~:text=I%20was%20heavily%20influenced%20by,first%20two%20Dream%20Theater%20albums.
https://forbassplayersonly.com/johan-niemann/
https://bassmyfever.weebly.com/interview-with-johan-niemann-from-evergrey.html
https://crypticrock.com/interview-linnea-vikstrom-of-qft-therion/
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Christian-Vidal/
http://www.roadtometal.com.br/2016/01/interview-thomas-vikstrom-therion-i-was.html
http://www.sidestagemagazine.com/side-stage-magazine-sits-down-with-linnea-vikstrom-of-quantum-force-theory/
https://www.crommetal.com/post/2018/05/07/interview-with-linnea-vikstr%C3%B6m-of-qft-exploring-theories-of-how-the-universe-ends-were-bo
http://www.roadtometal.com.br/2015/12/interview-linnea-vikstrom-therion-heavy.html
http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews/3355-interview-with-linnea-vikstrom.html
http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2015/arcint2015/interview-with-nalle-pahlsson/

Leaves’ Eyes Family Tree

Metal Family Tree

This is a project aimed at making it easy to see who inspired the bands you love or even hate. For this I try not to use any influences that the band don’t claim themselves. There will be a focus on predecessors but successors will be added as they site the band. These trees become more and more interactive as new bands are added, allowing you to click any band that has a tree and jump to it.

We want our lists to be better. If you know something that belongs on this list, let us know. When in doubt we will leave it out, so we need reliable sources.

Leaves’ Eyes area symphonic metal band. In general their earlier stuff sounded more gothic and newer stuff has been adding some folk elements. Guitarist Thorsten Bauer and keyboardist / death growls Alexander Krull have been in the band since the beginning. Thorsten in recent years has taken over playing bass as well after a secsession of bass players: Chris Lukhaup, Alla Fedynitch, and J.B. van der Wal. Liv Kristine was the original vocalist until 2016 at which time Elina Siirala took over as vocalist. The band has gone through a few second guitar players: Mathias Röderer, Sander van der Meer, and Pete Streit. (At the time of making this tree Micki Richter is on guitars but the newest album that will feature him is not yet out so his influences will not be looked at for now) The band has had a bunch of drummers if any have writing credits their influences will be noted.

(This Tree is a work in progress. I have been unable to find influences from guitar players in this band with Thorsten being the most notable for his extended time in the band. Because of this I believe this tree is likely lacking important influences. If anyone can provide any interviews that may help with this tree, please let us know.)

Edvard Greig

Edvard Greig was a romantic period composer. Liv named him as an influence.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a romantic period composer known for such works as "The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake”. Liv named him as an influence.

Placido Domingo

Placido Domingo is a Spanish opera singer and composer / conductor. Elina named him as an inspiration when she was younger

Monserrat Caballe

Monserrat Caballe was a Spanish opera singer. Liv named her as an influence.

Pink Floyd are one of the most iconic progressive rock bands. Alex named them as an influence.

Deep Purple are a hugely influential hard rock and early heavy metal band. Alex named them as one of his first influences. Liv also says she grew up with Deep Purple

Black Sabbath are the fathers of metal. Liv said they are a band she grew up with.

Abba are a huge Swedish pop band. Liv named them as a influence.

Queen are a well known influential rock band. Elina named Freddy as one of her musical idols.

Judas Priest are the metal gods, one of the most quintessential heavy metal bands. Alex is a fan.

Motorhead hare hard rock / heavy metal legends. Alex is a fan.

Kate Bush

Kate Bush was a art rock/pop icon. Liv named her as an influence.

Iron Maiden are one of the most influential metal bands. Alex is a fan.

Venom can be seen as the fathers of extreme metal. Alex is fan.

One of the most aggressive early thrash bands, Slayer. Alex is a fan.

Madonna is the Queen of pop. Liv named her as an influence.

Dead Can Dance started in the goth scene and have drifted into art rock, darkwave and incorporate various other elements. Alex named them as an influence.

Laibach has a sound raging in various styles related to industrial, darkwave and electronic. Alex named them as an influence.

A-ha were a synth pop band. Liv named them as an influence.

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was a popular singer. Elina named her as an influence.

Enya is known for her popular sad sounding songs. She’s a Irish world/pop singer. Liv named her as an influence.

Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian is a singer in several popular genres. Elina named her as an influence.

Tori Amos was a classically trained pop / rock singer. Liv named her as an influence.

Alex says he continues to be a fan of new stuff and says he is a fan of Lamb of God.

Liv said she grew up with metal influences but also has non metal influences such as from pop and classical. She mentions admiring Beethoven and Wagner.

Thorsten has been a very important writer in the band since the beginning but I have been unable to find his influences.

Mathias played on the first three albums and was part of the writing process but I have been unable to find his influences.

Sander was part of two albums and at least wrote on one. I have been unable to find his influences.

Pete played on two albums. I’m unsure if he did any writing and I have not found his influences.

Original bassist Chris is the only bassist to my knowledge that has contributed to writing. I was unable to find his influences.

A couple of drummers have possibly written with the band. I did not find influences for them.

Elina studied classical music for years. Besides singing she also played violin and is self taught on piano.

Sources:

https://crypticrock.com/interview-alexander-krull-of-atrocity/
https://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2015/11/interview-liv-kristine-and-thorsten-bauer-of-leaves-eyes/
http://www.metalcovenant.com/pages/interviews/interview_leaves_eyes.htm
http://www.metalassault.com/Interviews/041211_Leaves_Eyes.php
https://www.metal-rules.com/2018/02/23/angel-nation-singer-bandleader-elina-siirala/
http://www.deusasdorock.com.br/2016/08/leaves-eyes-exclusive-interview-with.html