Sirenian Shores

Sirenian Shores is an EP by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia.[2] It includes a remix of "Save Me from Myself" (from the second album An Elixir for Existence), an acoustic version of "Meridian" (from the first album At Sixes and Sevens), and three new songs: "Sirenian Shores", "Obire Mortem" and a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan". The EP was released on 11 October 2004 by Napalm Records.[1]

Sirenian Shores
EP by
Released11 October 2004
RecordedStargoth Studios, Tau, Norway
Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France
GenreGothic metal
Length21:43
LabelNapalm
ProducerTerje Refsnes, Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology
An Elixir for Existence
(2004)
Sirenian Shores
(2004)
Nine Destinies and a Downfall
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Storm(6.6/10)[1]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Morten Veland, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Sirenian Shores" 6:01
2."Save Me from Myself" (remix) 5:05
3."Meridian" (acoustic) 4:05
4."First We Take Manhattan" (Leonard Cohen cover)Leonard Cohen3:56
5."Obire Mortem" (instrumental, Meeting Death) 2:22
Total length:21:43

Personnel

All information from the EP booklet.[3]

Sirenia

Additional musicians

  • Fabienne Gondamin – vocals on "Meridian"
  • Emmanuelle Zoldan – vocals on "First We Take Manhattan", choir vocals
  • Kristian Gundersen – clean vocals
  • Anne Verdot – violin

Choir

  • Damien Surian, Emilie Lesbros, Johanna Giraud, Sandrine Gouttebel, Hubert Piazzola, Mathieu Landry

Production

  • Terje Refsnes – mixing, engineering
  • Ulf Horbelt – mastering
  • Joachim Luetke – artwork, design
  • Emile M.E. Ashley – photography

References

  1. Sacconi, Viggo (28 August 2009). "Sirenia - Sirenian Shores review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. "Sirenia - Sirenian Shores". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  3. (2004). "Sirenian Shores liner notes". In Sirenian Shores [CD booklet]. Napalm.


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