▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁This ▁head line ▁show ▁was ▁performed ▁with ▁complex ▁props , ▁including ▁a ▁Vik ing ▁long ship ▁on ▁stage . ▁ ▁N j ord ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁N j ord ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁continu ing ▁the ▁band ' s ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁charts . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁first ▁single ▁My ▁Dest iny ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁anth em ▁E leg y . ▁N j ord ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁" an ▁ep ic ▁master pie ce ". ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁modern ▁style ▁than ▁those ▁previous , ▁and ▁featured ▁sym ph onic ▁metal ▁tracks ▁of ▁increasing ▁complexity ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁L ing ua ▁Mort is ▁Orchestra ▁directed ▁by ▁Victor ▁Sm ol ski . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁traditional ▁" S car borough ▁Fair ". ▁The ▁band ' s ▁live ▁performances ▁were ▁as ▁equally ▁successful ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁as ▁their ▁studio ▁work . ▁For ▁the ▁Special ▁F an ▁Edition ▁of ▁N j ord , ▁Le aves ' ▁E yes ▁recorded ▁the ▁At ▁Heaven ' s ▁End ▁EP ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Mer ed ead ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁Le aves ' ▁E yes ▁released ▁their ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Mer ed ead . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Kr ull , ▁the