Sirenian Shores

Sirenian Shores
Sirenian Shores
EP by Sirenia
Released	11 October 2004
Recorded	Stargoth Studios, Tau, Norway; Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	21:43
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes, Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	(6.6/10)^[1]

Sirenian Shores is an EP by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia.^[2] It is the last work recorded with the female lead singer Henriette Bordvik, who left the band in November 2005.

Background[]

This EP is essentially a compilation of new versions of two of the best songs from Sirenia previous albums, and three unreleased songs that only appear here. 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]

Track listing[]

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
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 Cohen	3:56
5.	"Obire Mortem" (instrumental, Meeting Death)		2:22
Total length:			21:43

Personnel[]

All information from the EP booklet.^[3]

Sirenia

Morten Veland – harsh vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming, mixing
Henriette Bordvik – female vocals

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Sacconi, Viggo (28 August 2009). "Sirenia - Sirenian Shores review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ "Sirenia - Sirenian Shores". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ (2004). "Sirenian Shores liner notes". In Sirenian Shores [CD booklet]. Napalm.

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[storm-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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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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