Perils of the Deep Blue
Perils of the Deep Blue is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. It was released on June 28, 2013 in Europe, July 1 in the United Kingdom and July 9 in North America through Nuclear Blast.[3]
Produced by Morten Veland, it was mastered and mixed by Endre Kirkesola at Dub Studios in Norway. The cover art is by artist Anne Stokes, and was discovered by Veland by chance via the Internet.
Writing and recording
Ailyn joined a Norwegian choir in 2012 to get some training and also inspiration for the upcoming release.[4] According to Morten, the writing process took two years. He began writing for the album before the release of their previous one.[5]
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The entire band and all the people we are working with are absolutely ecstatic about it! This album takes SIRENIA to the next level and brings many new sides of us to the table. There's typical tried and tested SIRENIA stuff but also approaches that you've never heard from us before. I think I've never felt so good about an album throughout my entire career. I mean, I love them all, but this one is something special. It's the result of two and a half years of blood, sweat and tears. I've literally put my heart and soul into this record, so I am very curious to see what our fans as well as the press will think about it!”[5] |
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Promotion
On May 7, 2013 Sirenia released a studio trailer for their album via Facebook. On May 10, the band released their download single "Seven Widows Weep" through Amazon along with "Ditt Endelikt". The band released their second studio trailer showing the members photo shoot for the album on May 21, 2013 through Nuclear Blast's YouTube channel.[6] On June 3, Sirenia premiered their latest music video for their single.[7]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Morten Veland.
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| 1. |
"Ducere me in lucem" (Lead Me to the Light) |
3:33 |
| 2. |
"Seven Widows Weep" |
6:57 |
| 3. |
"My Destiny Coming to Pass" |
5:16 |
| 4. |
"Ditt endelikt" (Your Demise) |
6:10 |
| 5. |
"Cold Caress" |
5:57 |
| 6. |
"Darkling" |
5:35 |
| 7. |
"Decadence" |
4:58 |
| 8. |
"Stille kom døden" (Death Came Silently) |
12:42 |
| 9. |
"The Funeral March" |
5:34 |
| 10. |
"Profound Scars" |
6:09 |
| 11. |
"A Blizzard Is Storming" |
4:49 |
| 12. |
"Chains" (limited edition bonus track) |
4:24 |
| 13. |
"Blue Colleen" (limited edition bonus track) |
5:01 |
| 14. |
"Once a Star" (iTunes bonus track) |
5:14 |
- "Seven Widows Weep" has a video.
Personnel
Sirenia
- Ailyn – female vocals, Spanish spoken words on track 4
- Morten Veland – grunts, guitars, bass, piano, synths, programming, theremin, mandolin, ukulele, harmonica, melodium, flute
- Jan Erik Soltvedt - Guitar
- Jonathan A. Perez - Drums
Guest and session musicians
- Pilar Garcia Ruiz – Spanish translation on track 4
- Emilie Bernou – Sirenian choir
- Emmanuelle Zoldan – Sirenian choir
- Mathieu Landry – Sirenian choir
- Damien Surian – Sirenian choir
- Joakim Næss – clean male vocals on track 4
Other staff
- Endre Kirkesola – Mixing, Mastering
- Tom Knudsen – Photography (Band)
- Wendy van den Bogert – Design, Layout
- Morten Veland – Producer, Engineering
- Anne Stokes – Cover art
- Jaap Wagemaker – A&R
Charts
Film
In March 12, 2015, the band announced on their Facebook page that Nightwatcher Films has signed Sirenia for the use of their song Ducere Me In Lucem of Perils of the Deep Blue for its soundtrack. The song will come out in the opening title sequence of a film called Abandoned Dead penned for release January 2016.[14][15]
References
External links
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- Fabienne Gondamin
- Henriette Bordvik
- Kristian Gundersen
- Monika Pedersen
- Bjørnar Landa
- Michael S. Krumins
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