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Sirenia
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Norway (2001 – present)
Sirenia is a Norwegian gothic metal band, formed in Stavanger, Norway in 2001. Sirenia combines strong melodic instrumentals, keyboard synthesis, and guitar works with light, female vocals (Fabienne Gondamin, Henriette Bordvik, Monika Pedersen, and currently Ailyn), male death vocals, and a choir. Current band members are Morten Veland (programming, growling, clean vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Ailyn (female vocals), Jonathan Perez (drums), and Michael Krumins (guitars, ex-Green Carnation).
Most of Sirenia’s songs are atmospheric, yet intense with melodic backgrounds and interludes. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.
Sirenia (at first called “Masters of Sirenia”), named after the Sirens of Greek mythology, was founded in 2001 after Morten Veland left Tristania. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording session of At Sixes and Sevens.
On the subsequent tour and follow-up album, An Elixir for Existence, Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik.
On September 13, 2005, it was announced that Bordvik would be leaving the band, and the search for a new singer commenced. Bordvik’s replacement, Monika Pedersen of the band Sinphonia, was introduced on April 10, 2006. In the same year, Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact) joined the band as a guitarist.
Most of Sirenia’s songs are atmospheric, yet intense with melodic backgrounds and interludes. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.
Sirenia (at first called “Masters of Sirenia”), named after the Sirens of Greek mythology, was founded in 2001 after Morten Veland left Tristania. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording session of At Sixes and Sevens.
On the subsequent tour and follow-up album, An Elixir for Existence, Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik.
On September 13, 2005, it was announced that Bordvik would be leaving the band, and the search for a new singer commenced. Bordvik’s replacement, Monika Pedersen of the band Sinphonia, was introduced on April 10, 2006. In the same year, Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact) joined the band as a guitarist.
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Sirenia - Downfall
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Sirenia - absent without leave
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Sirenia - One By One
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Sirenia - The Other Side
Top Albums
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Sister Nightfall
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Meridian
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Lithium and a Lover
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On the Wane
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Save Me From Myself
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Lethargica
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A Shadow of Your Own Self
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In a Manica
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Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear
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Voices Within
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A Mental Symphony
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At Sixes and Sevens
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In Sumerian Haze
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In My Darkest Hours
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Shoutbox
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J-e-r-p-p-A wrote:
Anyway, I'm gonna listen to ASAS again and this time trying to pay less attention to the female vocals.
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J-e-r-p-p-A wrote:
Yeah well it's just a matter of taste, I need stronger female vocals.
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ObituaryOfDeath wrote:
exactly!!!
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Liadz wrote:
J-e-r-p-p-A : still not enough. =) They are there and they can be very well noticed, they just aren't the only thing to pay attention to in the whole album.
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CommanderZ wrote:
13th Floor..sounds cool
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VoodoGirl wrote:
Do you like Symphonic gothic metal? Join the new group for Symphonic Gothic Metal fans: http://www.last.fm/group/Symphonic+Gothic+Metal ^^
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my_eyes_burn wrote:
There are soft voices in gothic metal because they are influenced particularly by ethereal gothic music, with soft female voice so. The firsts gothic metal bands who add female voice in their music useed ethereal female vocals : paradise lost, theatre of tragedy, the 3rd and the mortal etc
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J-e-r-p-p-A wrote:
@ Paaulinaa4 - Okay, I was probably exaggerating a little. Let's go with "can barely be heard".
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Layinginblack wrote:
Fabienne's vocals fit well with Morten's growls, they make "an atmosphere" AGREED!!!
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Paaulinaa4 wrote:
People may like various voices, but saying that soft voice on ASAS "can't even be heard" only may prove musical deafness. Fabienne's vocals fit well with Morten's growls, they make "an atmosphere"
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Silver_Rnerh wrote:
yeah, AEFE is best album, but ASAS is not bad too for me. :] Rest of albums are crap.
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J-e-r-p-p-A wrote:
@ Liadz - Why do people like voices that are so soft you can't even hear them?
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phoenix_wright wrote:
I think AEFE is the best album, ASAS has boring songs I think (though it has the best Sirenia ballad) ... Hm, I don't know I always liked songs like Euphoria or Star-Crossed more than the ASAS stuff, although AEFE has the worst song (Save me from myself) .... Well, NDAAD has beautiful, easy-listening songs, but nothing special. Oh, I can't decide, Sirenia is just too cool :D
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J-e-r-p-p-A wrote:
ASAS could've been the best. But when you can't hear the voice of the female singer, I don't think so.
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gotico1967 wrote:
Beautiful
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umosay wrote:
AEFE Is the Ultimate Sirenia album [1]
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Liadz wrote:
Thirded
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Layinginblack wrote:
"ASAS is the best album Sirenia ever recorded. " [2]
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ObituaryOfDeath wrote:
"NDAAD is soo much better and Monika is such a great singer compared to Fabienne." ASAS is the best album Sirenia ever recorded.
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Liadz wrote:
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- hystericromance wrote about Sirenia in Top Albums. Tuesday morning
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- BloodyCrow tagged Sirenia with ‘female fronted metal’ and ‘symphonic metal’. yesterday afternoon
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- VoodoGirl connected Sirenia to the group Symphonic Gothic Metal. yesterday morning
- lilith643, spacedementiax, Xay- and 7 other people added Sirenia to their libraries. yesterday morning
- thivi tagged Sirenia with ‘gothic or symphonic metal’. Sunday afternoon
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- Ailyn
- Bjørnar Landa
- Henriette Bordvik
- Jonathan Perez
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