Le groupe - The Band

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SIRENIA, groupe norvégien de gothic metal/metal symphonique, vit le jour en 2001, sous l'égide de Morten Veland suite à son départ de son ancien groupe Tristania, dont il était à la fois fondateur, compositeur, parolier et dans lequel il officiait également en tant que guitariste et chanteur, apportant ainsi une contribution nouvelle à la scène rock-metal-gothique.
2008 fût l'année du grand retour du groupe avec une nouvelle chanteuse. L'espagnole Pilar Giménez Garcia alias Ailyn a en effet remplacé Monika. Ce retour a également été suivi d'un changement de line-up au niveau des guitares. Le guitariste Bjørnar Landa a quitté SIRENIA après 4 ans de loyaux services, il est désormais remplacé par Michael S. Krumins.
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Sirenia is a gothic metal/symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as extreme metal and death metal elements. The lyrics, written by Morten Veland, tell a loose conceptual story that began at Widow's Weeds, while he was still a member of Tristania.
The band uses melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir and violins. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.
On June 12th, 2008, Sirenia announced that for the first time in their career, they had decided to work with a bassplayer for their live shows. The session bass player will be Kristian Olav Torp.
Sirenia started recording their fourth album in July 2008. It was recorded in Sound Suite Studios, France and Stargoth Studios, Norway. The mixing and mastering took place in Antfarm Studios, Denmark with Tue Madsen. The new album, called "The 13th Floor", was completed on September and the release date was 23 January 2009. The album features guest appearances by Jan Kenneth Barkved. The first single, "The Path To Decay", was released on December 26, 2008 as a digital download.

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