◎挪威Gothic Metal超级组合Tristania之灵魂核心Morten Veland组织启另翼计划团队
◎从西班牙歌唱选秀X Factor脱颖而出的Ailyn担纲第四任女主唱 赢得Metal Hammer七分高评
如同古希腊传说故事中以美妙歌声迷惑行船人的Sirenia,具有魅力黑暗歌德声调,混搭古典交响音频,攫取属于黑暗死亡金属的演绎风格,就在Gothic Metal浪潮中成为佼佼者的组合Tristania开出一片天后,其中可把玩演唱、吉他、贝斯、鼓、键盘和创作核心人物Morten Veland,另外组织起Sirenia万众瞩目的超级队伍。
来自挪威的全方位好手Morten,将Tristania推向事业高峰,于2001年和团员有了意见上分歧而离开Tristania,直到遇上志同道合且担任吉他和清唱部分的老友Kristian Gundersen之后,随即招兵买马的建立起Sirenia。相当引人入胜的女主音部分,一开始录音过程并不顺利,经过征选决定Fabienne Gondamin担纲,并推出首张处女秀「At Sixes And Sevens」,赢得Metal Rules五星满分+AMG四星高评。不过就在筹备第二张作品时,Fabienne离开换上Henriette Bordvik,齐力出版「An Elixir For Existence」专辑和「Sirenian Shores」EP。2005年Henriette单飞由丹麦籍曾任Progressive/Gothic乐团Sinphonia主唱Monika Pedersen入替,紧接着问市「Nine Destinies And A Downfall」,纷纷拿下Metal Rules+Kerrang四星半推崇。
一波数折的Sirenia,相距两年发行第四张大碟「The 13th Floor」,也交由全新女主唱Ailyn负责,她不仅是从西班牙的歌唱选秀X Factor脱颖而出,更能用英语、法语、西班牙语、日语和希伯来语演绎歌曲。第一波主打&The Path To Decay&,除了一贯磅礡交响音场回荡外,Ailyn略带纯真的清亮嗓音甚是吸引人,中场如野兽般死腔伴随以及后段的多部和声堆栈,呈现一幕幕高潮起伏的音乐剧画面;琴韵拉开序幕的&Lost In Life&,衔接弦乐和厚实吉他与鼓的交相袭击,搭配旋律性足够的频率,极为耐听的献上优质佳作;如同天使与恶魔对抗的&The Mind Maelstrom&,提供最热血沸腾的聆听悸动;直到男声主导的&Sirens Of The Seven Seas&,Sirenia一再用那善变音轨蛊惑听觉双耳,令人深陷其中而无法自拔。
Musically it's an album that takes us back in time as well as forth, we have tried to combine everything we have done throughout SIRENIA’s career musically and blended it into one massive album. Loads of power combined with melodic aspects, with all the variation and diversity that always has been the main key in SIRENIA’s sound and expression. We are really proud of the result and we think this album will satisfy the majority of our fans, the ones that have followed us from the very beginning and the ones who discovered Sirenia's music through our previous album Nine Destinies and a Downfall. We have put our hearts and souls into this album and truly hope that it will give you all some nice moments in the name of metal. – Morten Veland
The 13th Floor is set to be released on January 23rd 2009 via Nuclear Blast!