Perils of the Deep Blue
| Perils of the Deep Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by Sirenia | ||||
| Released |
June 28, 2013 (Europe) July 1, 2013 (United Kingdom) July 9, 2013 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, symphonic metal, Doom metal | |||
| Length | 67:44 | |||
| Language | English, Spanish, Norwegian | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Endre Kirkesola, Morten Veland | |||
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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]
| “ | 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] | ” |
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 tracks written by Morten Veland.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Morten Veland – guitars, vocals, bass, piano, synth, programming, theremin, mandolin, ukulele, harmonica, melodium and flutes
- Ailyn – vocals
Session Musicians
- Joakim Næss – clean male vocals on "Ditt endelikt"
- Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan and Emilie Bernou – The Sirenian Choir
Additional notes
- Spanish translations on "Ditt endelikt" by Ailyn and Pilar García Ruiz
- "Perils of the Deep Blue" was recorded in Audio Avenue Studios (Tau, Norway), additional recordings of choirs and some acoustic guitars were recorded in Sound Suite Studios (Marseille, France)
- Written, composed, arranged, produced and engineered by Morten Veland
- Pre-produced in Audio Avenue Studios (Tau, Norway)
- Mixed and mastered by Endre Kirkesola at dUb studio (Oslo, Norway)
- A+R by Jaap Waagemaker
- Cover artwork by Anne Stokes
- Design & layout by Wendy van den Bogert
- Band photos by Fotograf Tom Knudsen
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] | 98 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[8] | 89 |
| French Albums Chart[9] | 136 |
| German Albums Chart[8] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[10] | 43 |
| UK Rock Chart[11] | 11 |
| US Hard Rock Albums[12] | 97 |
| US Heatseeker Albums[13] | 20 |
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
- ↑
- ↑ "Sirenia - Perils of the Deep Blue (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "SIRENIA-reveal title, tracklist and cover artwork". Nuclearblast.de. April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ↑ "SIRENIA- First Studio Trailer for Perils Of The Deep Blue 2013". youtube.com. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- 1 2 "SIRENIA: First Studio Trailer for New Album". Nuclearblast.de. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ SIRENIA - Perils Of The Deep Blue Trailer #2 on YouTube
- ↑ "SIRENIA - 'Seven Widows Weep' (Official Video)". youtube.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Sirenia - Perils Of The Deep Blue". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "Sirenia - Perils Of The Deep Blue". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ Steffen Hung (2013-07-14). "Sirenia - Perils Of The Deep Blue". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "2013-07-13 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive". Official Charts. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "SIRENIA - Perils Of The Deep Blue Enters The Charts In The US - Bravewords.com". bravewords.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sirenia - Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Facebook post". Facebook. Sirenia.
- ↑ "Abandoned Dead Nears Completion- Inks Sirenia For Film Soundtrack". AbandonedDead. AbandonedDead.