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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-13-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Gothic Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... mortenveland.com/sirenia/ ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Sirenia Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : An Elixir For Existence Label : Napalm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Comparing this to Sirenia's debut is what makes ║ │
│║ fans dislike this album. It's incomparable to ║ │
│║ "At Sixes and Sevens", or any other album for ║ │
│║ that matter. "An Elixir for Existence" doesn't ║ │
│║ grip you instantly like "At Sixes and Sevens", ║ │
│║ but it requires a couple of more listens to grow ║ │
│║ on you and for you to appreciate the beauty of ║ │
│║ it. ║ │
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│║ The music is not the only thing that takes time ║ │
│║ to appreciate on this album. The lyrics here (as ║ │
│║ one can clearly tell even by the track titles) ║ │
│║ are very melancholic. Drug addiction and suicide ║ │
│║ are the two most frequent topics featured here. ║ │
│║ It takes quite some time for one to appreciate ║ │
│║ them. The lyrical beauty present in each track ║ │
│║ is incredible. My personal favourite is "Lithium ║ │
│║ and a Lover", which, obviously, talks about drug ║ │
│║ dependence..."my riverÆs bleeding, my fields are ║ │
│║ burning...my world has stopped turning" ║ │
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│║ Musically, this album is slightly less heavy ║ │
│║ than the previous one. However, it has a darker ║ │
│║ ambience to it. And it's also not as easily ║ │
│║ accessible (but, obviously, as beautiful). The ║ │
│║ music is not as heavy as on "At Sixes and ║ │
│║ Sevens", it's a bit smoother (and a bit ║ │
│║ catchier). And, like every Sirenia album, the ║ │
│║ choruses always get stuck in your head. ║ │
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│║ Vocally, this album isn't that different than ║ │
│║ its predecessor. The harsh male vocals still ║ │
│║ dominate, and the female vocals are actually a ║ │
│║ bit less frequent than the previous album (with ║ │
│║ the exception of "Save Me From Myself", ║ │
│║ obviously). However, this is a good thing in my ║ │
│║ opinion, since I'm not a big fan of Henriette's ║ │
│║ vocals, since I can't help but compare them to ║ │
│║ Fabienne's in the previous album. Nonetheless, ║ │
│║ they still blend in beautifully with Morten's ║ │
│║ growls. ║ │
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│║ Choirs seem to be given a bit more importance ║ │
│║ than they did on the previous album. On tracks ║ │
│║ like "Voices Within" or "Star-Crossed", choirs ║ │
│║ make the tracks easier to listen to, and more ║ │
│║ memorable. The same could be said for violins ║ │
│║ throughout the album. ║ │
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│║ One other thing I really liked about this album ║ │
│║ is that almost every song starts with a brief ║ │
│║ soft melody (in fact, only "In My Darkest Hours" ║ │
│║ starts out on a heavy note straight away). ║ │
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│║ Once again, this album is consistent, and no ║ │
│║ track disappoints. One track which I think ║ │
│║ stands out more than the rest, and which I ║ │
│║ consider to be Sirenia's best song to date, is ║ │
│║ "Star-Crossed". It's awfully appealing and the ║ │
│║ climax is very memorable. Some people might ║ │
│║ prefer "Sirenian Shores" to it, but I prefer ║ │
│║ this since the melody on "Sirenian Shores" is ║ │
│║ more or less the same as the one on "Star- ║ │
│║ Crossed". ║ │
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│║ This album is just about the last true gothic ║ │
│║ metal album from Veland, as it all went ║ │
│║ downstream from here (with "The 13th Floor" ║ │
│║ being a slight improvement). Highly recommended. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lithium and A Lover [06:33] │
│ 02 - Voices Within [06:53] │
│ 03 - A Mental Symphony [05:26] │
│ 04 - Euphoria [06:35] │
│ 05 - In My Darkest Hours [06:05] │
│ 06 - Save Me form Myself [04:15] │
│ 07 - The Fall Within [06:49] │
│ 08 - Star-Crossed [06:29] │
│ 09 - Seven Sirens and A Silver Tear [04:46] │
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│ Total Length : [53:51 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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