Sirenia
Formed: 1991
From:
Stavanger,
Norway
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Sirenia News
Below is our complete Sirenia news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Evertale Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
German power metal band Evertale has been announced to perform at this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the total of confirmed bands to fifty three, with only seven more to be revealed. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Destruction
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Evertale
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
In Mourning
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Leaves' Eyes
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Metsatöll
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Seven Spires
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Triosphere
Voivod
Witchery
Witherfall
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Leaves Eyes Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
German symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes are the latest group to be confirmed for this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the total of confirmed bands to 52 with only eight more still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows: More...
Triosphere Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Norwegian progressive metal group Triosphere has been announced as the latest bans to perform at this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This brings the total number of bands to 51, with only nine more to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Destruction
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
In Mourning
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Metsatöll
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Seven Spires
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Witherfall
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Destruction And Seven Spires Added To 70000 Tons
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal event has announced a further two bands to perform on this year's cruise. Joining the fray will be legendary German thrash trio Destruction and Boston based symphonic death metal outfit, Seven Spires. This brings the list of confirmed bands up to fifty, with only ten more groups to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows: More...
In Mourning Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
Swedish melodic death metal band In Mourning has been announced as the latest group to perform at this year's edition of the famous 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. This leaves only twelve more bands to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
In Mourning
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Metsatöll
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Witherfall
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Witherfall Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
Witherfall, the progressive power metal group featuring former White Wizzard members Jake Dreyer (also of Iced Earth) and Joseph Michael, are the latest band to be confirmed this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Their debut album, "Nocturnes And Requiems" was released through Century Media in February last year. This leaves only thirteen more bands to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands is as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Metsatöll
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Witherfall
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Metsatöll Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Estonian folk metal outfit Metsatöll are the latest band to be confirmed to perform at next year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, with fourteen more groups still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands are as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Metsatöll
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Internal Bleeding Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
New York death metal veterans Internal Bleeding, who are credited for bringing a "slam metal" style to the extreme genre, has been confirmed as the latest band to perform at next year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, with fifteen more groups still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands are as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Internal Bleeding
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Exhumed Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
American death metal favourites Exhumed has been announced as the latest band to be announced for the original heavy metal cruise, 70000 Tons Of Metal. This addition takes the list of confirmed bands to 44, with 16 more bands still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands are as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Exhumed
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Sirenia Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
Norwegian gothic metal act Sirenia are the latest band to be confirmed for the original heavy metal cruise, 70000 Tons Of Metal. This addition takes the list of confirmed bands to 43, with 17 more bands still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands are as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Amberian Dawn
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sirenia
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Arkona Kicking Off Tour With Sirenia
Napalm Records artists Arkona and Sirenia are ready to kick of their North American tour tomorrow night in New York, NY at Webster Hall. This tour serves as a special 15th anniversary run for Arkona and is also Sirenia's first ever North American tour. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Anton of Arkona on what fans can expect on tour: "For our Anniversary set list we have chosen the songs, which we never played in North America before, from each of 7 albums we released. These songs are very well describing our 15th year path. Also we added 2 new songs from our upcoming album, which we are going to record right after out return from the tour. And of course our well known hits will not be forgotten!"
Morten of Sirenia added: "We are very excited about touring North America for the first time. It's something that we wanted to do for years and years. This time it will finally happen. A special thanks to our fans supporting this project via our pledge campaign, together we made this happen. See you in the US and Canada in a few days. First show in NYC on the 13th of May already. Be ready, 'cause we sure are!" More...
Arkona, Sirenia Announce North American Tour
Russia's Arkona has teamed up with Norway's Sirenia for a North American tour this May. Direct support will come from Pennsylvania's MindMaze. Additional support will come from Graveshadow (05/23 to 05/27) and Sicosis (05/13 to 05/21; 05/28 to 05/30).
The tour marks the first North American run for Sirenia. Confirmed dates and venues are as follows:
05/13/2017 New York, MY (The Studio @ Webster Hall)
05/14/2017 Providence, RI (Firehouse 13)
05/15/2017 Quebec City, QC (L'Anti)
05/16/2017 Montreal, QC (L'Astral)
05/17/2017 Toronto, ON (MOD Club)
05/18/2017 Chicago, IL (Subterranean)
05/19/2017 Minneapolis, MN (Cabooze)
05/20/2017 Kansas City, MO (The Riot Room)
05/21/2017 Denver, CO (Marquis Theatre)
05/23/2017 Seattle, WA (Studio Seven)
05/24/2017 Portland, OR (Bossanova Ballroom)
05/25/2017 Oakland, CA (Metro Opera House)
05/26/2017 Los Angeles, CA (Echoplex)
05/27/2017 Scottsdale, AZ (Pranksters)
05/28/2017 El Paso, TX (Rockhouse)
05/29/2017 Dallas, TX (The Curtain Club)
05/30/2017 Austin, TX (Grizzly Hall) More...
Sirenia Releases "Dim Days Of Dolor" Video
Norwegian symphonic metal act Sirenia issued a video clip for the title track of the new album "Dim Days of Dolor." The album releases today, November 11th, via Napalm Records.
The album is the first to feature new lead vocalist Emmanuelle Zoldan (Trail of Tears, Turisas) – a trained opera singer who has been with Sirenia as a choir singer for over a decade.
The track list for "Dim Days of Dolor" is:
1. Goddess of the Sea
2. Dim Days Of Dolor
3. The 12th Hour (song streaming here)
4. Treasure n' Treason
5. Cloud Nine
6. Veil of Winter
7. Ashes to Ashes
8. Elusive Sun
9. Playing with Fire
10. Fifth Column
11. Aeon's Embrace
12. Bonus Track - to be revealed soon
Check out the video here: More...
Sirenia Streams New Song "The 12th Hour"
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 Norwegian is ready to unleash his latest dark vision of gothic and symphonic metal that shuns the light and stays enshrouded in the ‘Veil of winter‘: "Dim Days of Dolor."
The album marks the first Sirenia release featuring Emmanuelle Zoldan (Trail of Tears, Turisas) on lead vocals – a trained opera singer who has been with Sirenia as a choir singer for over a decade. New life for one of the genre's biggest and most popular acts, and also proof that gloom paired with elegant grandeur and a metallic punch can mean pure bliss to some.
The track list for "Dim Days of Dolor" is:
1. Goddess of the Sea
2. Dim Days Of Dolor
3. The 12th Hour
4. Treasure n' Treason
5. Cloud Nine
6. Veil of Winter
7. Ashes to Ashes
8. Elusive Sun
9. Playing with Fire
10. Fifth Column
11. Aeon's Embrace
12. Bonus Track - to be revealed soon
Check out "The 12th Hour" here: More...
Sirenia Reveals New Album Details
Mastermind Morten Veland has just one thing in mind for Sirenia in 2016: pure and utter melancholy. Almost two years after the release of "The Seventh Life Path," this Norwegian is ready to unleash his latest dark vision of gothic and symphonic metal that shuns the light.
"Dim Days of Dolor" is the title of the upcoming album bearing artwork created by Gyula Havancsák. Morten Veland comments:
"It is always a great feeling to have completed a new album. With eight Sirenia albums under the belt some people ask me if it is difficult to keep up the enthusiasm at this point. But that's not problematic at all, I have never been so enthusiastic about any album before. With this album we have reached new heights that seemed out of reach in the past.
"I feel that the countless hours we have put into this album really have paid off in the end. This album is also the most diverse album we've done to date, also the performances has never been better. I can't wait to share this album with all the Sirenia fans and metal heads out there. This album will mark a special point in the band's career, I am sure." More...
Sirenia Announces "Dim Days Of Dolor"
Norwegian symphonic metal act Sirenia announced the the upcoming new album will be entitled "Dim Days of Dolor." The album drops on November 11th.
The band revealed the artwork, which was created once again by Gyula Havancsák from Hjules Illustration and Design. All recordings are now completed and the album is currently being mixed at Hansen Studios in Denmark.
Stay tuned for more news, including the announcement of a new singer, which will be made on September 8th. The new Sirenia singer, who replace outgoing vocalist Ailyn, will be announced officially on the 8th of September.
Sirenia hits the road with Canada's Unleash the Archers starting the day before the new album's release. For more information, including dates and venues, head over to this location. More...
Unleash The Archers To Support Sirenia On Tour
Canadian metal powerhouse Unleash The Archers - which was included in our look at the best metal cover art of the year - just checked in with this announcement about upcoming shows:
"European tour in November! We've been working on this one for a long time. So stoked to finally get over there and play some shows with Sirenia, Týr, Xaon and Relicseed!"
Nov 10 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof
Nov 12 Aalborg, Denmark @ Aalborg Metal Fest
Nov 13 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
Nov 14 Gdansk, Poland @ B90
Nov 15 Erfurt, Germany @ Club From Hell
Nov 16 Prague, Czech Rep @ Nova Chmelnice
Nov 17 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room
Nov 18 Zug, Switzerland @ Galvanik
Nov 19 Monthey, Switzerland @ Pont Rouge
Nov 20 Weinheim, Germany @ Cafe Central
Nov 21 Cologne, Germany @ Essigfabrik
Nov 22 Leiden, Netherlands @ Gebr. de Nobel
Nov 23 Amstelveen, Netherlands @ P60
Nov 24 Arnhem, Netherlands @ Willemeen
Nov 25 Roeselare, Belgium @ De Verlichte Geest
Nov 27 London, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Islington More...
Sirenia Cancels Chinese Shows
Bad news for Chinese fans: Sirenia just nixed all upcoming shows there. The band issued this statement via Facebook:
"We are very sad to inform that the China tour has been cancelled due to problems with attaining working permits. We were looking forward to this tour with great anticipation, so it is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge that it won't happen.
"We hope to be able to come back and make this happen in the future, the sooner the better. Sorry for the inconvenience, but this was due to factors out of Sirenia's control." More...
Melted Space Reveals Guest Musician Lineup
As the album nears release via Laser's Edge this October, the entire track listing and guest musician track-by-track breakdown for Melted Space's "The Great Lie" has now been released.
The new full-length album from the metal opera project created by French composer Pierre le Pape features a wide cast of internationally-revered vocalists and musicians including members of Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Sunn O))), Dark Tranquillity, Orphaned Land, Shining, Ayreon, Sirenia and many more, in addition to the work of The City of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra.
Laser's Edge division Sensory Records will release "The Great Lie" on October 16, 2015. Stand by for audio samples from the album, an official lyric video and more to be issued in the weeks ahead. More...
Maximum Rock Adds Four More Bands
Maximum Rock Festival returns this year with a new edition spread across 4 massive days of concerts and various other activities, which shall take place between October 15th - 18th in two different venues - Colectiv Club and Arenele Romane in Bucharest, Romania.
A total of 25 bands will perform at the event inlcuding Epica, Annihilator, Sirenia, Skalmold, Zonaria, Nightrage, Silent Wedding, Kistvaen, Harlott, Archer, Gothic, Hatemode and Crimena.
Today the festival organizers announce four more additions to the lineup: Tiarra, Enemy Of Reality, Dimlight, and Sorrowful Angels. Stay tuned for more confirmations soon. More...