SIRENIA

Band Info

SIRENIA was formed by Morten Veland in january 2001. Morten's musical work was already well known through his work with his former band Tristania, a band he co-founded back in the mid nineties. Being the main songwriter for this band he was a part of defining the gothic metal sound from a very early time on. With SIRENIA his intention was to bring everything to the next level, a task he succeeded to fulfil. Up to date SIRENIA has released 3 albums and an EP, their latest work 'Nine Destinies and a Downfall' made it to the charts in 6 countries, receiving great reviews worldwide. Meanwhile their single 'My Mind's Eye' taken from the same album topped radio charts in several countries. Their new album 'The 13th Floor' is due to release on the 23rd of January via Nuclear Blast Records.

SIRENIA sounds like a mixture of gothic metal and rock with classical influences, in addition to some elements from more extreme metal genres. Their sound have a solid base in the powerful drums and bass supported by massive rhythm guitars, dressed with atmospheric keyboards and spiced with melancholic violins and 12-string guitars. The vocal styles are diverse and consist of female vocals, choirs, growls, screams, clean male vocals, whispers and samples. The songs are very intense and the atmosphere changes frequently. The lyrics are based on reflections on life, death, love, hate, paranoia, anxiety and mental decline in general.

The band has been through some line-up changes over the years, but has now settled with a very strong line-up. In addition to Morten performing guitars and vocals the band consists of Ailyn: female vocals, Jonathan A. Perez: drums and Michael S. Krumins: guitars.

Sirenia - The Path to Decay

released: 2009	The 13th Floor 01. The Path to Decay 02. Lost in Life 03. The Mind Maelstrom 04. The Seventh Summer 05. Beyond Life’s Scenery 06. The Lucid Door 07. Led Astray 08. Winterborn 77 09. Sirens of the Seven Seas
released: 2008	The Path to Decay (released as excl. downoad single) 01. The Path To Decay (radio mix) 02. The Path To Decay (album version) 03. Winterborn 77 (instrumental)
released: 2007	Nine Destinies and a Downfall 01. The Last Call 02. My Mind's Eye 03. One by One 04. Sundown 05. Absent without Leave 06. The Other Side 07. Seven Keys and Nine Doors 08. Downfall 09. Glades of Summer
released: 2004 MCD	Sirenian Shores 01. Sirenian Shores 02. Save Me From Myself (remix) 03. Meridian (Acoustic) 04. First We Take Manhattan 05. Obire Mortem
released: 2003	An Elixir For Existence 01. Lithium and a Lover 02. Voices Within 03. A Mental Symphony 04. Euphoria 05. In My Darkest Hours 06. Save Me From Myself 07. The Fall Within 08. Star-Crossed 09. Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear
released: 2001	At Sixes and Sevens 01. Meridian 02. Sister Nightfall 03. On the Wane 04. In a Manica 05. At Sixes and Sevens 06. Lethargica 07. Manic Aeon 08. A Shadow of Your Own Self 09. In Sumerian Haze

Tourdates Upcoming Events: ------------------------------------------------------- 20-23 August 2009 - Rock City Open Air, Roman​ia 28 August 2009 - Kherson festival, Ukraine. (SIRENIA will play as co-headliner 1th day of the festival) 17 September 2009 - Salamandra 1, Barcelona Spain 18 September 2009 - Nave 8, Alicante, Spain 19 September 2009 - Caracol, Madrid, Spain 20 September 2009 - Cafe Antzoki, Bilbao, Spain http://www.mortenveland.com/sirenia/ Sirenia Informação geral Origem Stavanger, Rogaland País Noruega Gêneros metal sinfônico Período em atividade 2001 - atualmente Gravadoras Napalm Records Nuclear Blast Página oficial http://www.sirenia.no/ Integrantes Ailyn Morten Veland Jonathan A Perez Ex-integrantes Kristian Gundersen Bjørnar Landa Roland Navratil Fabienne Gondamin Pete Johansen Monika Pedersen Jan Kenneth Barkved Henriette Bordvik Hans Henrik Varland