''Sirenian Shores'' is an EP by the Norwegian

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band

Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...

. It was released on 11 October 2004 by

Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label later ...

. 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 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 Bordvi ...

''), 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 "First We Take Manhattan" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. It was originally recorded by American singer Jennifer Warnes on her 1986 Cohen tribute album ''Famous Blue Raincoat'', which consisted entirely of songs wr ...

"''.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by

Morten Veland Morten Veland (born 4 December 1977) is a Norwegian musician. He is one of the founding members of the gothic metal band Tristania and the founding member of Sirenia and Mortemia. Background At the age of 14, Veland began saving to buy his ...

, except where noted.

Personnel

All information from the EP booklet.(2004). "''Sirenian Shores'' liner notes". In ''Sirenian Shores'' D booklet Napalm. Sirenia *

– harsh vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming, mixing * Henriette Bordvik –

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Additional musicians * Fabienne Gondamin – vocals on "Meridian" *

Emmanuelle Zoldan Emmanuelle Zoldan (born 18 June 1977) is a French opera singer, best known for her work as a session musician in heavy metal bands as Sirenia, Trail of Tears and Turisas, among others. She is currently the vocalist of Sirenia. Career 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 Joachim Luetke (born 1957) is a German cross-media artist. He is mostly known for his artwork for bands such as Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Marilyn Manson, Meshuggah, Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows and Rage. His art has also be ...

– artwork, design * Emile M.E. Ashley – photography

References

Sirenia (band) albums 2004 EPs Napalm Records EPs {{Ep-stub