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SIRENIA – Live in Toronto May 17th 2017 (Concert Review)
As I discovered Symphonic Metal only 3 years ago, I went on the search to find out when this style of music came around and what took so long for me to find it. I came across bands like Nightwish, who are legends of this style, and also found Epica, Within Temptation, Tristiana, Leaves’ Eyes, Delain, Xandria and the list goes on. One band that has stood out more for me than any is a…
Read MoreARKONA/SIRENIA North American Tour Announcement (News)
For the first time in their career, Sirenia from Norway will land on North American soil and tour USA & Canada. Touring for their latest album Dim Days of Dolor released November 2016. Dim Days of Dolor did make my personal Top 10 for 2016. The new album and tour features new lead vocalist Emmanuelle Zoldan. Zoldan is a trained opera singer who has been with Sirenia as a choir singer for over a decade! Taking from the Sirenia official website:…
Read MoreThe Best of 2016 (Decibel Geek Staff Picks)
Hello, and welcome to Decibel Geek. For the uninitiated, we are a hard rock/heavy metal website and weekly podcast. Decibel Geek began as a weekly podcast presented by hosts Chris Czynszak and Aaron Camaro and has grown into what you find here today. Alongside the weekly issued, absolutely free podcast episodes, our website features photograph galleries from live events around the world as well a direct feed to our YouTube channel, DBGTV. Our writing team encompasses some…
Read MoreMy Top 10 Albums of 2016 – Shawn “Animalize” Irwin
Another year has passed with new music and what a year it has been. With over 100 releases for me to go through to try and break it down to my personal top 10 favorite, wasn’t easy! As a fan of different styles of music, it was hard to pick what I feel as my Top 10. One day it might be some heavier music where other days more melodic. So many other great releases came…
Read MoreSIRENIA – Dim Days of Dolor (Nov 11, 2016)
Due for release November 11, 2016, is the Dim Days of Dolor album. Mastermind Morten Veland has just one thing in mind for Sirenia in 2016: pure and utter melancholy. Almost two years after The Seventh Life Path, the Norwegians are ready to unleash their latest dark vision of gothic and symphonic metal that shuns the light and stays enshrouded in the “Veil Of Winter”: Dim Days Of Dolor also marks the first Sirenia release featuring…
Read MoreMy Top 10 Albums of 2015 – Shawn “Animalize” Irwin
The year is done with new music and what a year it has been! With almost 130 releases for me to go through to try and break it down to my personal top 10 favourites wasn’t easy! As a fan of different styles of music, it was hard to rate these. Depending on how I felt that day and what I want to listen to, one would rate high on the list, then shortly after fall…
Read MoreSirenia The Seventh Life Path – By Shawn “Animalize” Irwin
The Seventh Life Path – Release May 8th 2015 The wait is over for Sirenia‘s 7th full CD release again showing the talent of Ailyn. Her incredible classical training has made her a delight to listen to anything she touches. Starting out back in 2001 Norwegian mastermind Morten Veland (Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Piano, Synth, Programming and Mandolin) departed from Tristania and created Sirenia. After going through 3 female singers, Veland found Spanish singer, songwriter…
Read MoreSirenia-The Seventh Life Path (May 12, 2015)
Sirenia is a Norwegian gothic/symphonic metal band employing a mixture of melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir and violins in their music. Forming in 2001 Sirenia has seen some roster adjustments, but managed to amass a back catalog of six full-length albums during their existence with the seventh, The Seventh Life Path, set to drop in North America on May 12, 2015. Sirenia contacted renowned artist…
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