Year : 2016
Style : Symphonic Gothic Metal , Female vocals
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 136 mb
Bio:
Sirenia is a Norwegian gothic/symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway.The band uses melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir and violins. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.Sirenia came together in early 2001, when Morten Veland parted ways with his former band Tristania due to musical disagreements and personal differences. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording of their debut album At Sixes and Sevens.On the subsequent tour Fabienne Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik, with whom the band recorded the album An Elixir for Existence and the EP Sirenian Shores.The band signed with Nuclear Blast Records in May 2005.In November 2005, Henriette Bordvik left the band, citing personal reasons.In 2007 they released a third album – Nine Destinies and a Downfall. The album features new singer, Monika Pedersen from Denmark, who joined the band in April 2006, and new guitarist Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact), who joined the band during the recording.On November 5, 2007, Monika Pedersen quit the band over musical disagreements. Her departure caused Sirenia to pull out of a planned European tour with Therion.Sirenia began looking for a new singer in November 2007.The process in finding their newest member took about six months. About 500 applied, at the end they wanted to find someone from the EU region for practical reasons.On April 9, 2008, Sirenia announced Spanish X Factor contestant Ailyn as their new female vocalist.On May 19, 2008, it was announced that Bjørnar Landa left the band in order to have more time for his family and studies. He was replaced by Michael S. Krumins (Green Carnation).On June 12, 2008, Sirenia announced that for the first time in their career, they had decided to work with a bassplayer for their live shows. The session bass player will be Kristian Olav Torp.Sirenia started recording their fourth album in July 2008. It was recorded in Sound Suite Studios, France and Stargoth Studios, Norway. The mixing and mastering took place in Antfarm Studios, Denmark with Tue Madsen. The album, called The 13th Floor, was completed on September and the release date was 23 January 2009. The album features guest appearances by Jan Kenneth Barkved. The first single, "The Path to Decay", was released on December 26, 2008 as a digital download.On 8 July 2010, the band announced that they started recording a new album. It was finished in November, and will be titled The Enigma of Life. The release date is 21 January 2011.The first single, "The End of It All", was released on December 21, 2010 as a digital download.On 19 April 2011, Michael left Sirenia to put in more time on his own bands and projects.In April 2011, Jan Erik Soltvedt joined the band and will fill in as the lead guitarist.On October 16, 2012, Sirenia announced that they have entered the studio to record their next album for an early 2013 release. The band on their sixth album, "The progress on the new album is going very well — we feel confident that the sixth Sirenia album will have some nice surprises up its sleeve, as we‘ve been determined to make this record somewhat different from the previous two albums.On April 13, 2013, the band announced the title of their album on their Facebook page: Perils of the Deep Blue.The band announced they had returned to Napalm Records on April 3, 2014 with a pending album release for early 2015.On February 10, 2015 Sirenia announced the title of their next record called The Seventh Life Path.In March 12, 2015, the band announced on their Facebook page that Nightwatcher Films has signed Sirenia for the use of their song Ducere Me In Lucem of Perils of the Deep Blue for its soundtrack. The song will come out in the opening title sequence of a film called Abandoned Dead penned for release January 2016.
Album:
Norwegian-based symphonic gothic metal veterans SIRENIA have set "Dim Days Of Dolor" as the title of their upcoming album. Due on November 11, it consists of eleven brand new songs plus one bonus track. The artwork was once again created by Gyula Havancsák from Hjules Illustration And Design. All recordings have been completed and the album is currently being mixed at Hansen Studios in Denmark.Commented SIRENIA mastermind Morten Veland: "It is always a great feeling to have completed a new album."With eight SIRENIA albums under the belt, some people ask me if it is difficult to keep up the enthusiasm at this point. But that's not problematic at all; I have never been so enthusiastic about any album before."With this album, we have reached new heights that seemed out of reach in the past."I feel that the countless hours we have put into this album really have paid off in the end. This album is also the most diverse album we've done to date, also the performances has never been better."I can't wait to share this album with all the SIRENIA fans and metalheads out there. This album will mark a special point in the band's career, I am sure."SIRENIA recently parted ways with their Spanish singer Ailyn Giménez García for "personal reasons." The band said in a statement: "We part ways on good terms and we wish Ailyn the best of luck for her future endeavors. Thanks a lot for the great years we shared in the band and thanks for all your efforts in this period; we are forever grateful. It has been a true delight and privilege working with you. May all your dreams be fulfilled and may your future shine."SIRENIA was forced to cancel a recent concert in the Czech Republic after Ailyn's mother died, "a tragic event that had an impact on Ailyn's health as well," the band explained. Another show in Kherson, Ukraine went ahead with the help of a session singer, Emmanuelle Zoldan, who had contributed guest vocals to every SIRENIA album since 2004.Ailyn released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET in which she said that her exit from SIRENIA was not her decision.Ailyn (born: Pilar Giménez García) joined SIRENIA in 2008 as the replacement for Monika Pedersen, who left the group a year earlier after only one album due to "musical differences."Ailyn was best known as a former contestant on the Spanish version of "The X Factor", the biggest television talent competition in Europe.She appeared on four studio albums with SIRENIA: 2009's "The 13th Floor", 2011's "The Enigma Of Life", 2013's "Perils Of The Deep Blue" and 2015's "The Seventh Life Path".
Line Up:
Emmanuelle Zoldan Vocals (female), Vocals (choirs)
Morten Veland - Vocals (harsh, clean), Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Programming (ex-Mortemia, ex-Tristania, ex-Elusive)
Jan Erik Soltvedt - Guitars
Jonathan A. Perez - Drums (Green Carnation, ex-Carpathian Forest (live), ex-Tristania (live), ex-Trail of Tears)
Tracklist:
01. Goddess Of The Sea
02. Dim Days Of Dolor
03. The 12th Hour
04. Treasure n' Treason
05. Cloud Nine
06. Veil Of Winter
07. Ashes To Ashes
08. Elusive Sun
09. Playing with Fire
10. Fifth Column
11. Aeon's Embrace
12. Aeon's Embrace (French version) (Bonus Track)
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