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Encyclopedia > Sirenia (band)
Origin Flag of Norway Stavanger, Norway
Genre(s) Gothic metal
Black metal
Death metal
Symphonic metal
Years active 2001 – present
Label(s) Napalm Records
Nuclear Blast
Associated
acts
Artifact
Members
Bjørnar Landa
Jonathan A. Perez
Morten Veland
Former members
Henriette Bordvik
Kristian Gundersen
Monika Pedersen

Sirenia is a Gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of Gothic metal and Symphonic metal, as well as Black metal and Death metal elements. The vocals consist of death grunts, operatic female vocals and a clean male singer. 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. Image File history File links Sirenia_Logo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Napalm Records is an Austrian music publisher focused on underground Metal and Gothic music. ... For nuclear detonations, see nuclear explosion. ... Morten Veland (born December 4, 1977) was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Morten Veland (born December 4, 1977) was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. ... Tristania is a gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. ...


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. Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ...


The first album, At Sixes and Sevens, is notable for concluding with a slow and melodic ballad "In Sumerian Haze", with Fabienne Gondamin's voice set to the sound of a violin playing; a song that strongly contrasts to the death vocals common throughout the rest of the album. At Sixes And Sevens is Sirenias debut album. ...

Contents

Background

Sirenia came together in early 2001, when Morten parted ways with his former band Tristania due to musical disagreements and personal differences. The band failed to find a suitable singer prior to recording in France, so they conducted auditions and found Fabienne Gondamin for the recording of At Sixes and Sevens. After recording one album with Sirenia ("At Sixes and Sevens"); Fabienne Gondamin was replaced by Henriette Bordvik with whom the band recorded two albums ("An Elixir For Existence" and plus one EP "Sirenian Shores"), they have recently released a third album - "Nine Destinies and a Downfall". The album features new singer Monika Pedersen from Denmark, who joined the band after the departure of Henriette Bordvik. Bjørnar Landa (from Artifact) joined them while recording "Nine Destinies and a Downfall". Species Several, including: Tristania laurina Tristania neriifolia Tristania is a genus of a few species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Callistemon. ... At Sixes And Sevens is Sirenias debut album. ... At Sixes And Sevens is Sirenias debut album. ... An Elixir for Existence is the second album from the gothic metal band Sirenia, released in 2004. ... Sirenian Shores is an EP by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The former vocalist, guitar player, main songwriter and text composer of Tristania, Morten Veland, laid the foundation for a new contribution to the gothic/metal/rock scene a few years back. Those contributions were brought along when he formed Sirenia Species Several, including: Tristania laurina Tristania neriifolia Tristania is a genus of a few species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New South Wales, Australia, closely related to Callistemon. ... Morten Veland (born December 4, 1977) was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. ...


Discography

Albums

At Sixes And Sevens is Sirenias debut album. ... An Elixir for Existence is the second album from the gothic metal band Sirenia, released in 2004. ... Sirenian Shores is an EP by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Singles

Nine Destinies and a Downfall is the third full-length album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. ... The Other Side may refer to: In music: The Other Side (Aerosmith song) (1989) The Other Side (Fey song) (2002) The Other Side (Billy Ray Cyrus album) (2003) The Other Side (Charlie Major album) (1993) The Other Side (Eva Cassidy album) (1992) The Other Side, a Clannad song from their...

Members

Current members

Morten Veland (born December 4, 1977) was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. ... Computer programming (often simply programming) is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. ... Growling is the low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals to express anger. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

Former members

In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Session members

In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

Related bands

Tristania is a gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. ... Tiamat is a band that formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The band Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy is a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 and best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. ... Leaves Eyes is a gothic metal band with folk metal elements from Norway/Germany assembled in 2003, shortly before singer Liv Kristine was fired from Theatre of Tragedy. ... The Sins of Thy Beloved is a Gothic-doom metal band from Norway. ... Xandria is a band, founded in Bielefeld, Germany, in 1997. ...

External links

  • Sirenia - official website
  • Nuclear Blast - official website
  • Official MySpace
  • Audio interview of Morten Veland

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