The 13th Floor (album)
The 13th Floor is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia and their first with the Spanish vocalist Ailyn. It was released on 23 January 2009, through Nuclear Blast. The album features guest appearances by Jan Kenneth Barkved (who had also made some guest appearances on their album At Sixes and Sevens), and the French violin player, Stephanie Valentin, who adds to the sound along with the choir that has been a part of their sound since the beginning. The album was released in three formats: CD, CD-Digi and box set. The box set edition was restricted to 500 copies worldwide. The download-only single, "The Path to Decay", was released on 26 December 2008.[2]
| The 13th Floor | ||||
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| Released | 23 January 2009 | |||
| Recorded | July–September, 2008 (Sound Suite Studios) | |||
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| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Morten Veland | |||
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| Singles from The 13th Floor | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Dangerdog | |
Track listing
- All songs written by Morten Veland.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Path to Decay" | 04:19 |
| 2. | "Lost in Life" | 03:14 |
| 3. | "The Mind Maelstrom" | 04:50 |
| 4. | "The Seventh Summer" | 05:24 |
| 5. | "Beyond Life's Scenery" | 04:35 |
| 6. | "The Lucid Door" | 04:51 |
| 7. | "Led Astray" | 04:37 |
| 8. | "Winterborn 77" | 05:36 |
| 9. | "Sirens of the Seven Seas" | 05:12 |
| Total length: | 42:38 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "The Path to Decay" (radio edit) | 03:33 |
| 11. | "The Mind Maelstrom" (instrumental version) | 04:49 |
| 12. | "Winterborn 77" (instrumental version) | 05:33 |
| Total length: | 56:33 | |
- The multimedia part includes photo gallery, wallpapers and screensavers. "The Path to Decay" was released as a promotional single and also has a video.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| French Albums Chart[3] | 127 |
| German Albums Chart[4] | 87 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[5] | 67 |
Personnel
Sirenia
- Ailyn – female vocals (on all tracks)
- Morten Veland – clean male vocals (on track #4), harsh vocals (on all tracks except #2 & #7), all other instruments
Additional musicians
- Jan Kenneth Barkved – clean male vocals (on track #9)
- Stephanie Valentin – violin (on tracks #3, #7, #8 & #9)
- Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebe, Emilie Lesbros – choir (on all tracks)
Production
- Arranged, produced and engineered by Morten Veland
- Additional recording at Sound Suite Studios by Terje Refsnes
- Mixed by Morten Veland and Tue Madsen
- Mastered by Tue Madsen
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1477632
- BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SIRENIA: 'The Path To Decay' Video Premiere Date Announced
- http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sirenia&titel=The+13th+Floor&cat=a
- http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sirenia&titel=The+13th+Floor&cat=a
- http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sirenia&titel=The+13th+Floor&cat=a
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