The Enigma of Life

The Enigma Of Life
Studio album by Sirenia
Released	January 21, 2011
Recorded	July — November, 2010 (Sound Suite Studios)
Genre	Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology
The 13th Floor (2009) The Enigma Of Life (2011)

The Enigma Of Life is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia and their second with the Spanish vocalist Ailyn. It was released on January 21, 2011, through Nuclear Blast.^[1] The album was mastered at Finnvox studios in Finland. It is the first album by Sirenia to have more than nine tracks. The download-only single, "The End Of It All", was released on December 21, 2010.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Singles 1.2 Music videos 2 Personnel 2.1 Sirenia 2.2 Additional musicians 3 Production 4 References 5 External links

Track listing

All songs written by Morten Veland.

1. "The End Of It All" – 4:31
2. "Fallen Angel" – 3:59
3. "All My Dreams" – 4:42
4. "This Darkness" – 4:00
5. "The Twilight in Your Eyes" – 4:00
6. "Winter Land" – 3:55
7. "A Seaside Serenade" – 5:53
8. "Darkened Days to Come" – 4:22
9. "Coming Down" – 4:38
10. "This Lonely Lake" – 3:33
11. "Fading Star" – 4:46
12. "The Enigma of Life" – 6:14

Bonus tracks:

1. "Oscura Realidad" (bonus track/Spanish version of "This Darkness") – 4:31 (from 3:44 until the end there is only silence)
2. "The Enigma of Life" (acoustic version; digipack bonus track) – 5:51
3. "El Enigma De La Vida" (iTunes bonus track/Spanish version of "The Enigma Of Life")
4. "El Enigma De La Vida" (Spanish acoustic version of "The Enigma Of Life"; North American bonus track) – 5:51

Singles

• "The End Of It All"

Music videos

• "The End Of It All"

Personnel

Sirenia

• Ailyn – female vocals (on all tracks)
• Morten Veland – rhythm and lead guitars, clean male vocals, harsh vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, drums

Additional musicians

• Stephanie Valentin – violin (on most tracks)
• Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – choir (on all tracks)

Production

• Arranged, produced and engineered by Morten Veland
• Cover artwork by Gustavo Sazes

References

External links

Morten Veland Bands Tristania • Sirenia • Mortemia Albums Widow's Weeds • Beyond the Veil • At Sixes and Sevens • An Elixir for Existence • Nine Destinies and a Downfall • The 13th Floor • Misere Mortem • The Enigma of Life EPs and singles Tristania • "Angina" • Sirenian Shores • "My Mind's Eye" • "The Path to Decay" • "The End Of It All" Videos "My Mind's Eye" • "The Other Side" • "The Path to Decay" • "The End Of It All"