Sirenia

Symphonic Metal / Gothic Metal

2001

Studio Album

At Sixes and Sevens *2002*

1. Meridian

2. Sister Nightfal

3. On the Wane

4. In a Manica

5. At Sixes and Sevens

6. Lethargica

7. Manic Aeon

8. A Shadow of Your Own Self

9. In Sumerian Haze

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Guest Musicians

Kristian Gundersen  #  Vocals (4, 6, 8)

† Jan Kenneth Barkved  #  Vocals (2, 3, 4, 8, 9)

Pete Johansen  #  Violin

Fabienne Gondamin FRA #  Vocals

Emilie Lesbros  #  Vocals (choirs)

Johanna Giraud  #  Vocals (choirs)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Hubert Piazzola  #  Vocals (choirs)

An Elixir for Existence *2004*

1. Lithium and a Lover

2. Voices Within

3. A Mental Symphony

4. Euphoria

5. In My Darkest Hours

6. Save Me from Myself

7. The Fall Within

8. Star-Crossed

9. Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Henriette Bordvik  #  Vocals

Guest Musicians

Anne Verdot  #  Violin (2, 3, 4, 6)

Sandrine Gouttebel  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emilie Lesbros  #  Vocals (choirs)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Kristian Gundersen  #  Vocals (3, 4, 7)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

Nine Destinies and a Downfall *2007*

1. The Last Call

2. My Mind's Eye

3. One by One

4. Sundown

5. Absent Without Leave

6. The Other Side

7. Seven Keys and Nine Doors

8. Downfall

9. Glades of Summer

10. My Mind's Eye (radio edit)

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Monika Pedersen  #  Vocals

Jonathan A. Perez  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Sandrine Gouttebel  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

The 13th Floor *2009*

1. The Path to Decay

2. Lost in Life

3. The Mind Maelstrom

4. The Seventh Summer

5. Beyond Life's Scenery

6. The Lucid Door

7. Led Astray

8. Winterborn 77

9. Sirens of the Seven Seas

Lne-up

Ailyn  #  Vocals

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Guest Musicians

† Jan Kenneth Barkved  #  Vocals (9)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Sandrine Gouttebel  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emilie Lesbros  #  Vocals (choirs)

Stéphanie Valentin  #  Violin (3, 7, 8, 9)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

The Enigma of Life *2011*

1. The End of It All

2. Fallen Angel

3. All My Dreams

4. This Darkness

5. The Twilight in Your Eyes

6. Winter Land

7. A Seaside Serenade

8. Darkened Days to Come

9. Coming Down

10. This Lonely Lake

11. Fading Star

12. The Enigma of Life

13. Oscura realidad

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Ailyn  #  Vocals

Guest Musicians

Stéphanie Valentin  #  Violin

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Sandrine Gouttebel  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emilie Lesbros  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

Perils of the Deep Blue *2013*

1. Ducere Me in Lucem

2. Seven Widows Weep

3. My Destiny Coming to Pass

4. Ditt endelikt

5. Cold Caress

6. Darkling

7. Decadence

8. Stille kom døden

9. The Funeral March

10. Profound Scars

11. A Blizzard Is Storming

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Theremin, Mandolin, Ukulele, Harmonica, Melodium, Flute

Ailyn  #  Vocals

Guest Musicians

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emilie Bernou  #  Vocals (choirs)

Joakim Næss  #  Vocals (4)

The Seventh Life Path *2015*

1. Seti

2. Serpent

3. Once My Light

4. Elixir

5. Sons Of The North

6. Earendel

7. Concealed Disdain

8. Insania

9. Contemptuous Quietus

10. The Silver Eye

11. Tragedienne

12. Tragica (Tragedienne Spanish Version)

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Mandolin, Drum Programming

Ailyn  #  Vocals

Guest Musicians

Joakim Næss  #  Vocals (4)

Emilie Bernou  #  Vocals (choirs)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (choirs)

Dim Days Of Dolor *2016*

1. Goddess Of The Sea

2. Dim Days Of Dolor

3. The 12th Hour

4. Treasure N' Treason

5. Cloud Nine

6. Veil Of Winter

7. Ashes To Ashes

8. Elusive Sun

9. Playing With Fire

10. Fifth Column

11. Aeon's Embrace

12. Aeon's Embrace (French Version)

Line-up

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Theremin, Drum Programming

Guest Musicians

Joakim Næss  #  Vocals (2, 6)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Emilie Bernou  #  Vocals (choirs)

Arcane Astral Aeons *2018*

1. In Styx Embrace

2. Into the Night

3. Love like Cyanide

4. Desire

5. Asphyxia

6. Queen of Lies

7. Nos heures sombres

8. The Voyage

9. Aerodyne

10. The Twilight Hour

11. Glowing Embers

12. Love like Cyanide

Line-up

Nils Courbaron  #  Guitars

Jan Erik Soltvedt  #  Guitars

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals

Guest Musicians

Stéphanie Valentin  #  Violin

Østen V. Bergøy  #  Vocals (9)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Yannis Papadopoulos  #  Vocals (3)

Emilie Bernou  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Riddles, Ruins and Revelations *2021*

1. Addiction No. 1

2. Towards an Early Grave

3. Into Infinity

4. Passing Seasons

5. We Come to Ruins

6. Downwards Spiral

7. Beneath the Midnight Sun

8. The Timeless Waning

9. December Snow

10. This Curse of Mine

11. Voyage Voyage (Desireless cover)

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals (harsh), Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals

Nils Courbaron  #  Guitars

Michael Brush  #  Drums

Guest Musicians

Joakim Næss  #  Vocals (6)

EP

Sirenian Shores *2004*

1. Sirenian Shores

2. Save Me from Myself (Remix)

3. Meridian (Acoustic Version)

4. First We Take Manhattan (Leonard Cohen cover)

5. Obire Mortem

Line-up

Morten Veland  #  Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming

Henriette Bordvik  #  Vocals (female)

Guest Musicians

Anne Verdot  #  Violin

Fabienne Gondamin  #  Vocals (3)

Emilie Lesbros  #  Vocals (choirs)

Johanna Giraud  #  Vocals (choirs)

Sandrine Gouttebel  #  Vocals (choirs)

Damien Surian  #  Vocals (choirs)

Hubert Piazzola  #  Vocals (choirs)

Mathieu Landry  #  Vocals (choirs)

Kristian Gundersen  #  Vocals

Emmanuelle Zoldan  #  Vocals (4), Vocals (choirs)

Single

The Path to Decay *2008*

The End of It All *2010*

Seven Widows Weep *2013*

Once My Light *2015*

The 12th Hour *2016*

Dim Days of Dolor *2016*

Love like Cyanide *2018*

Into the Night *2018*

Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway.

Sirenia came together in early 2001, when Morten Veland parted ways with his former band Tristania due to musical disagreements and personal differences.

Sirenia combines strong melodic instrumentals, keyboard synthesis, and guitar works with light, female vocals (Fabienne Gondamin, Henriette Bordvik, Monika Pedersen, Ailyn), and currently Emmanuelle Zoldan, male death vocals, and a choir. Current band members are Morten Veland (programming, growling, 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 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.

Nine Destinies and a Downfall came out in February 2007. This album features more down-tuned guitars that chug and growl, with a texture not previously heard on Sirenia albums. Moreover, the male grunting and harsh vocals have been greatly reduced, with grunts only appearing on three songs: Sundown, Seven Keys and Nine Doors, and Downfall. There are occasionally clean male vocals as well, but they are used very rarely. Thus, fans who enjoyed the delicate balance between Morten Veland's harsh vocals and the female voice will likely be disappointed. On this album, the new female vocalist is front and center. Choirs are sprinkled throughout the songs, giving the music the feel familiar to Sirenia fans. This album marks a significant departure from Morten Veland's work in Tristania.

On April 9, 2008, Morten Veland announced Spanish X Factor contestant Ailyn as their new female vocalist.

On May 19th, 2008, it was announced that Bjørnar Landa left the band in order to have more time for his family and studies. He is replaced by Michael Krumins from Green Carnation.

'The 13th Floor' is the title of the new album. The release date is set to the 23rd of january 2009. Expect a melodic and powerful album in the typical Sirenia vein. The brand new single: 'The Path To Decay' will be released on December 26th and the new video from SIRENIA, will receive its online premiere on January 5, 2009 via MySpace.

The bands fifth studio album, 'The Enigma of Life' was released on January 29, 2011. Less than two months after the release of the album, Michael Krumins departed from the group to spend more time on other projects, he was replaced by Jan Erik Soltvedt.

On April 13, 2013, Sirenia announced the title of their next album on their Facebook page: Perils of the Deep Blue.