Sirenia myspaceGenre: Metal (gothic, symphonic)
Album: At Sixes and Sevens
Release Date: 13.Aug.2002
Label: Napalm
Rating:
SEHR GUT.
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rapidshare .rarSIRENIA plays a mixture of gothic metal with classical influences, as well as black and death metal nuances. These musical creations have solid foundation in the powerful drums and bass and are accompanied by driving rhythm guitars, coupled with lilting keyboards, melancholic violins and 12-string guitars. The divergence of vocals utilized are numerous, with the use of growls, screams, female vocals, (3 different) clean male vocals, choirs, whispers and samples. The songs are very intense and the atmosphere changes frequently. The lyrics are based on reflections on life, death, love, hate, mental decline in general and celibacy (joke).
—excerpt from an Amazon review1. Meridian2. Sister Nightfall3. On the Wane4. In a Manic5. At Sixes and Sevens6. Lethargica7. Manic Aeon8. Shadow of Your Own Self9. In Sumerian Hazedl links credit: hangmeasmp3 and persiadownloadsSirenia (
wiki) is a band from Stavenger, Norway started by Morten Veland who parted from
Tristania. Looks like Sirenia went through 3 female vocalists. xD gawsh that's kinda a lot. Fabienne Gondamin sang in this 2002 album. Now their new singer is
Ailyn from Spain. Go to their
myspace and listen to '
The Path to Decay'. Zahhs it's good!

Nine Destinies and a Downfall
Release Date: 06.March.2007
Label: Nuclear Blast
Rating:
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www.kittyshare.blogspot.com01. The Last Call02. My Mind’s Eye03. One by One04. Sundown05. Absent without Leave06. The Other Side07. Seven Keys and Nine Doors08. Downfall09. Glades of SummerOkay, maybe some people don't think this album's that great, like that guy who wrote that review on amazon. I would have to agree with a few of the things he pointed out though.
When I first listened to this album, I felt very frustrated with the vocals. I thought/think that the vocals could be a lot stronger and louder. (This is after I started listening to Nightwish and Epica.) But then after a few listens and really liking the songs a lot, I decided to just chillout about the vocals. Maybe the female vocalist, Monika Pederson from Denmark this time, just isn't an operatic singer, and definitely not all metal has operatic vocals. So maybe I shouldn't compare Sirenia to Nightwish.
This album is so good, though! Too short though, I always end up listening to it twice each time. I think the lyrics are quite good, too. Not too vague, ambiguous, symbolic metal lyrics. Haha.