An Elixir for Existence

An Elixir for Existence
An Elixir for Existence
	Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Sirenia
Released	August 3, 2004
Recorded	Stargoth Studios, Tau, Norway; Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France; September and October 2003
Genre	Gothic metal, death-doom
Length	53:44
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes, Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	^[1]

An Elixir for Existence is the second studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, released in 2004. The album follows in the same vein as the previous At Sixes and Sevens, but includes a new female vocalist, Henriette Bordvik.^[2]

Musical style[]

Like its predecessor album At Sixes and Sevens (2002), the musical style in An Elixir for Existence corresponds to the more classic Sirenia's gothic metal of their origins, with some elements of symphonic death-doom.

A large number of the songs are concerned with mental conditions, be it depression ("Voices Within"), drug use ("Euphoria") or thoughts of suicide ("The Fall Within"); of course, the meanings of all of these songs are subject to further conjecture.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Morten Veland.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lithium and a Lover"	6:33
2.	"Voices Within"	6:52
3.	"A Mental Symphony"	5:25
4.	"Euphoria"	6:35
5.	"In My Darkest Hours"	6:04
6.	"Save Me from Myself"	4:14
7.	"The Fall Within"	6:48
8.	"Star-Crossed"	6:28
9.	"Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear" (Instrumental)	4:45
Total length:		53:44

Personnel[]

Credits for An Elixir for Existence adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Sirenia

Morten Veland – harsh vocals (tracks 1–5, 7, 8), guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming, mixing
Henriette Bordvik – female vocals (tracks 1–8)

Additional personnel

Kristian Gundersen – clean male vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7)
Anne Verdot – violin (tracks 2–4, 6)
Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – choir (tracks 1–5, 7–9)

Production

Joachim Luetke – cover art, artwork
Terje Refsnes – mixing, engineering
Emile M.E. Ashley – photography
Ulf Horbelt – mastering
Wolfgang Voglhuber – photography

References[]

^ "Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence review". Metal Storm. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ "Sirenia - An Elixir for Existence". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ (2004). "An Elixir for Existence liner notes". In An Elixir for Existence [CD booklet]. Napalm.

External links[]

Metallum Archives
An Elixir for Existence at discogs.com

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[1] "Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence review". Metal Storm. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[2] "Sirenia - An Elixir for Existence". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[3] (2004). "An Elixir for Existence liner notes". In An Elixir for Existence [CD booklet]. Napalm.

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Morten Veland Jan Erik Soltvedt Emmanuelle Zoldan Michael Brush Fabienne Gondamin Henriette Bordvik Kristian Gundersen Monika Pedersen Bjørnar Landa Michael S. Krumins Ailyn Jonathan Perez
Studio albums	At Sixes and Sevens (2002) An Elixir for Existence (2004) Nine Destinies and a Downfall (2007) The 13th Floor (2009) The Enigma of Life (2011) Perils of the Deep Blue (2013) The Seventh Life Path (2015) Dim Days of Dolor (2016) Arcane Astral Aeons (2018) Riddles, Ruins & Revelations (2021)
EPs	Sirenian Shores (2004)
Related articles	Tristania Mortemia

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Bands	Tristania Sirenia Mortemia
Albums	Widow's Weeds Beyond the Veil At Sixes and Sevens An Elixir for Existence Nine Destinies and a Downfall The 13th Floor Misere Mortem The Enigma of Life Perils of the Deep Blue The Seventh Life Path Dim Days of Dolor Arcane Astral Aeons Riddles, Ruins & Revelations
EPs	Sirenian Shores