
Upcoming Shows:
04.07 DE Nürnberg – Der Hirsch with Lacrimas Profundere
“AMOR VINCIT OMNIA” Album Release Shows 2025:
25.04.2025 NL Uden – De Pul
26.04.2025 DE Dorsten – Vinylcafe Schwarzes Gold
About me



Name: Liv Kristine Espenæs
Date of Birth: February 14, 1976
Place of Birth: Stavanger, Norway
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Parents: Ove H. Espenæs / Liv E. Davidsen
Siblings: Carmen Elise Espenæs
Marital Status: Mother of Leon and married to Michael Espenæs
I am a Norwegian songstress, holistic vocal coach, painter, primary school teacher, and teacher for children with special needs, as well as a wife and mother. I have embarked on numerous musical adventures since my early teens. The name my parents gave me means “life,” and this is exactly what I stand for—creating music from the purest, most authentic version of my artistic heart and mind, living it, and sharing it with the world. The foundation of everything I do is authenticity, freedom, balance, and love.
My autodidactic journey into music and my career reflect my strong individuality and the courage to create with a free artistic heart, inviting my audience to experience musical and tonal aesthetics on a deeply personal and elevating level.
The Next Chapter
Just two years after the release of River of Diamonds, my seventh solo album, Amor Vincit Omnia emerges with as much passion as ever. The music on Amor Vincit Omnia was composed by session and live musician Sascha Dannenberger and mastered by Andy Classen at Stage One Studio. In these songs, the band skillfully blends classic dark rock with elements of doom, rock, and pop—crafting an extraordinary fusion of sounds that fully enhances the mood of each track.
I have always had a strong connection to my fans and followers. Both personally and through my lyrics, I maintain an open approach that fosters immediate appreciation and trust.
Amor Vincit Omnia begins with Prelude, immediately granting the listener deep access to my soul and heart. It is a raw, soaring melodic composition that ends with a heartbeat. In my lyrics, I explore life from both broken and beautiful, loving perspectives (12th February), touch upon the connection between earth and soul (Angel in Disguise), and pay tribute to Mother Nature’s seasons as well as my own personal growth (Tangerines). I also address the path of healing after the complete breakdown of boundaries and resilience—standing firmly against cruelty and abusive behavior toward people and nature. The album is an ode to life in its purest form: Ode to Life Pristine.
I shift between breathtaking directness (Hold It with Your Life, Melange, Unzip My Love) and poetic messages wrapped in metaphorical language (Amor Vincit Omnia, When Stillness Speaks). On the title track, you can also hear the growls of my husband, Michael, creating a perfect “Beauty & the Beast” dynamic. Sapphire Heaven, a musical and lyrical bridge between my previous work and this new release, is one of the album’s gems.
It is a luxury to embrace the freedom to feel—and only through this freedom can such a unique fusion of sounds and emotions be achieved.
The album’s artistic vision is beautifully complemented by the striking Gothic-style artwork of Marc Niederhagemann (ArtWeRK – Mediadesign), with photography by Mariël Rohrbach, further enriching the musical and lyrical world of Amor Vincit Omnia.
Discography
Liv Kristine
Midnattsol
Leaves´Eyes
Theatre of Tragedy
Experiences - Projects / cooperations
1997 Atrocity – Werk 80 (Album)
1999 Bravo – The Hits ‘99 – One Love
2000 Atrocity – Gemini (Album)
2004 Atrocity – Atlantis (Album)
1998 Heavenwood – Downcast / Swallow
1998 Atrocity & Silke Bischoff – Blue Moon
1999 Weltenbrand – The Devil Gets the Profiteer / Der Untergang von Trisona
2000 Das Ich – Des Satans neue Kleider – Atrocity Remix / Re-laborat
2002 Atrocity – More / Sampler Thank you – A Tribute to The Sisters of Mercy
2004 Genius – To be free / A Rock Opera Part II
2004 Immortal Rites – Mirror Reflections / Art of Devolution
2004 Hortus Animae – Summoning of the Muse / Sampler The Lotus Eaters – Dead Can Dance Tribute
2004 Cradle of Filth – Nymphetamine / Nymphetamine
2005 Umbra et Imago – Ein letztes Mal – Leaves’ Eyes Remix / Motus Animi
2005 Infinity – Album Part II (tba)
2005 Only If – Sampler Enya Tribute
2006 Delain – A day For A Ghost (duet with Marco Hieleta (Nightwish) – see Me In Shadow / Lucidity
2008 Atrocity – Werk 80 II (Album)
2008 Doro – Celebrate
2012 Bob Katsionis – Rendez-Vouz In The Sky
2013 Atrocity – Okkult (Album)
2013 Samsas Traum – Niemand, niemand anderem als Dir / Niemand, niemand anderem als dir
2013 Emerald Sun – Call of Nature
2013 Romanthica – Despierta / Eterno
2013 Tyr – The Lay of our Love
2013 Melted Space – Dying Legend
2014 Primal Fear – Born with a broken Heart
2014 Savn – I Am Free / Savn
2015 Hydra – Swath of Destruction / CD Malachite Skies
2016 Eden’s Curse – Unconditional / Cardinal
2016 Tanzwut – Stille Wasser / Schreib Es mit Blut
2016 Hortus Animae – There’s No Sanctuary / There’s No Sanctuary
2017 Cradle of Filth – Vengeful Spirit / Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay
2017 Akoma – Revangels / Revangels
2017 Orden Ogan – Come with Me to the other Side / Gunmen
2018 Lux in Tenebris – The Grand Design
2018 Ben Blutzukker – Queen of the Nite
2018 Myrkand – Chthonian Cyclops
2019 The Sabbathian – Head of a Traitor
2019 Savn – The End (album)
2019 UNzensiert – Du Fehlst / Unsere Zeit
2019 Krayenzeit – Regen und Sturm / Saitentänzer
2020 Tanja Hansen – Silence of the Tide
2020 Ben Blutzukker – Crucified
2021 Glassgod – Mankind
2021 Sollys (Pete & Liv Kristine) – Soul Pristine
2021 The Implicate Order – The Will of the Blade/In Dreams
2022 Tales of a Sleeping Giant – Myths, Tales and Disasters (album)
2022 Mortemia – Decadence Deepens Within
2024 Don’t Drop The Sword – A Murder Of Ravens
The Sirens
2014 Sisters of the Earth
2014 Embracing the Seasons
2015 Fearless