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│ + Sirenia - Perils Of The Deep Blue + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-12-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Gothic Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... mortenveland.com/sirenia ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Sirenia Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Perils Of The Deep Blue Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ We're almost there. Perils of the Deep Blue is ║ │
│║ easily the most impressive output from Sirenia ║ │
│║ with Ailyn manning the helm, but how does it ║ │
│║ stack up to the band's first two epics? ║ │
│║ Honestly, it embodies some sort of dynamic ║ │
│║ cross-section incorporating both At Sixes and ║ │
│║ Sevens' eclectic nature and An Elixir for ║ │
│║ Existence's dark atmosphere. While it lacks the ║ │
│║ wherewithal to fully commit to either end of the ║ │
│║ aforementioned spectrum enough to match either ║ │
│║ of said albums, it certainly boasts an ║ │
│║ atmosphere unique to itself and is a ║ │
│║ desperately-needed step into erstwhile waters. ║ │
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│║ After the brilliantly executed (even if a bit ║ │
│║ long-winded) orchestral intro "Ducere Me in ║ │
│║ Lucem," the anthemic "Seven Widows Weep" rumbles ║ │
│║ forth with a damn solid riff that will certainly ║ │
│║ elicit some raised horns. It doesn't take long ║ │
│║ for the listener to mentally connect this track ║ │
│║ with some of the darker, less pontifical cuts ║ │
│║ from An Elixir for Existence - particularly "In ║ │
│║ My Darkest Hours." Hell, throw "Decadence" into ║ │
│║ the same grouping as well, proving that Veland ║ │
│║ hasn't forgotten where he came from. While ║ │
│║ Sirenia has disposed of the ability to craft ║ │
│║ quick and cheerful radio hits like "My Mind's ║ │
│║ Eye" or "Lost in Life" through this methodology, ║ │
│║ Veland has ratcheted up the level of aspiration ║ │
│║ regarding the compositions to fill the void. ║ │
│║ Through this we get a lot of protracted epics, ║ │
│║ particularly the twelve minute-plus "Stille Kom ║ │
│║ D°den," which is of course a highlight. Perils ║ │
│║ of the Deep Blue is a very long album that ║ │
│║ consists of a lot to take in at once, but ║ │
│║ perseverance on the listener's part certainly ║ │
│║ pays off on this one. ║ │
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│║ I feel that I have to make a special mention of ║ │
│║ Ailyn's performance here, as the meager pickings ║ │
│║ from the last two albums made an objective vocal ║ │
│║ appraisal difficult to manage. Her mouse-like ║ │
│║ intonation has come off as a deficiency in the ║ │
│║ past, but I really think she fits well here now ║ │
│║ that the music has shifted gears and caught up ║ │
│║ with her delivery. She has the tendency to ║ │
│║ over-emote to the point of lunacy at the end of ║ │
│║ some of her notes, but this can arguably be ║ │
│║ viewed as a stylistic decision rather than a ║ │
│║ technical flaw. Her accent is pleasant though, ║ │
│║ and she certainly has a unique-sounding set of ║ │
│║ pipes on her. I definitely prefer Ailyn's style ║ │
│║ to Pedersen's, and put her right up there with ║ │
│║ Henriette as far as significance to the band's ║ │
│║ career on the whole is concerned. Well done! ║ │
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│║ While it can be a tough sell of an album to ears ║ │
│║ less experienced with Sirenia's output en masse, ║ │
│║ Perils of the Deep Blue has at least 4-5 tracks ║ │
│║ that can hang with anything the band has ever ║ │
│║ released. "My Destiny Coming to Pass" is a ║ │
│║ decent snapshot of the album on the whole, and ║ │
│║ manages to fit all of what makes it such a treat ║ │
│║ within it's relatively succinct running time. ║ │
│║ The one-two punch of "Cold Caress" and ║ │
│║ "Darkling" is also not to be missed. I really ║ │
│║ dig that Veland brought back a lot of the dark ║ │
│║ atmosphere that was present on An Elixir for ║ │
│║ Existence and dispatched much of the plastic- ║ │
│║ sounding, shopping mall-esque orchestrations ║ │
│║ that dogged the last two albums. There are still ║ │
│║ a lot of keyboards here, but delivery and tone ║ │
│║ can go a long way to separate this from cornball ║ │
│║ records like The Enigma of Life - and a sizable ║ │
│║ disparity is evident if you listen to both ║ │
│║ albums all the way through. ║ │
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│║ The lyrics even bring back the risky, highly ║ │
│║ melancholic subject matter that reached a height ║ │
│║ on Sirenia's second album and never really made ║ │
│║ another appearance - at least until now. This ║ │
│║ comes so close to the mastery of the first two ║ │
│║ records, but something small but paramount is ║ │
│║ still missing that keeps it from achieving ║ │
│║ greatness. I can't say that it is Ailyn's fault, ║ │
│║ as she does a commendable job here. Maybe I'm ║ │
│║ just asking for too much. Attribute Perils of ║ │
│║ the Deep Blue to a cammed and turboed V8 engine ║ │
│║ (if you can even imagine it!) that wants to burn ║ │
│║ rubber, but needs to be tuned to function at ║ │
│║ it's highest level. You blow through the gears, ║ │
│║ get the adrenaline rush, then realize that ║ │
│║ you're only going 80mph, not 140mph. It was fun ║ │
│║ while it lasted, though. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Ducere Me in Lucem [03:33] │
│ 02 - Seven Widows Weep [06:57] │
│ 03 - My Destiny Coming to Pass [05:16] │
│ 04 - Ditt Endelikt [06:11] │
│ 05 - Cold Caress [05:57] │
│ 06 - Darkling [05:35] │
│ 07 - Decadence [04:59] │
│ 08 - Stille Kom Doden [12:43] │
│ 09 - The Funeral March [05:34] │
│ 10 - Profound Scars [06:09] │
│ 11 - A Blizzard is Storming [04:49] │
│ 12 - Chains [04:25] │
│ 13 - Blue Colleen [05:02] │
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│ Total Length : [77:10 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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