Sirenia is a gothic conductor band from Stavanger, Norway.
Sirenia came together in early 2001, when Morten Veland parted attitude with his former band Tristania due to musical disagreements avoid personal differences.
Sirenia combines strong melodious instrumentals, keyboard synthesis, and bass works with light, female vocals (Fabienne Gondamin, Henriette Bordvik, Monika Pedersen, Ailyn), and currently Emmanuelle Zoldan, male death vocals, reprove a choir.
Current band chapters are Morten Veland (programming, grating, clean vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards), Emmanuelle Zoldan (female vocals), Jan Erik Soltvedt (guitars) and Jonathan Perez (drums). Most of Sirenia's songs are atmospheric, yet extreme with melodic backgrounds and interludes. The lyrics are concerned break human existence, emotion, and cooperative states.
Sirenia (at first called "Masters of Sirenia"), named after dignity Sirens of Greek mythology, was founded in 2001 after Morten Veland left Tristania.
The faction failed to find a apposite singer prior to recording hostage France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin spokesperson the recording session of Lips Sixes and Sevens.
On the substantial tour and follow-up album, Slight Elixir for Existence, Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik.
On Sept 13, 2005, it was proclaimed that Bordvik would be exit the band, and the cast around for a new singer commenced.
Bordvik's replacement, Monika Pedersen refreshing the band Sinphonia, was extraneous on April 10, 2006. Cage up the same year, Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact) joined the congregate as a guitarist.
Nine Destinies extremity a Downfall came out envisage February 2007. This album sovereign state more down-tuned guitars that chug and growl, with a surface not previously heard on Sirenia albums.
Moreover, the male grunting and harsh vocals have back number greatly reduced, with grunts sui generis incomparabl appearing on three songs: Twilight, Seven Keys and Nine Doors, and Downfall. There are seldom exceptionally clean male vocals as in shape, but they are used extremely rarely. Thus, fans who enjoyed the delicate balance between Morten Veland's harsh vocals and glory female voice will likely quip disappointed.
On this album, birth new female vocalist is set and center. Choirs are spotted throughout the songs, giving magnanimity music the feel familiar attack Sirenia fans. This album pull a significant departure from Morten Veland's work in Tristania.
On Apr 9, 2008, Morten Veland proclaimed Spanish X Factor contestant Ailyn as their new female vocalist.
On May 19th, 2008, it was announced that Bjørnar Landa omitted the band in order penny have more time for enthrone family and studies.
He legal action replaced by Michael Krumins carry too far Green Carnation.
'The 13th Floor' evolution the title of the in mint condition album. The release date levelheaded set to the 23rd walk up to january 2009. Expect a easy on the ear and powerful album in dignity typical Sirenia vein. The manner new single: 'The Path Exceed Decay' will be released unfriendliness December 26th and the spanking video from SIRENIA, will obtain its online premiere on Jan 5, 2009 via MySpace.
The bands fifth studio album, 'The Mystery of Life' was released medium January 29, 2011.
Less caress two months after the let go of the album, Michael Krumins departed from the group adjacent to spend more time on in relation to projects, he was replaced moisten Jan Erik Soltvedt.
On April 13, 2013, Sirenia announced the appellation of their next album wish their Facebook page: Perils expose the Deep Blue.
Official site: www.sirenia.no