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Track List
01) In Styx Embrace
02) Into the Night
03) Love Like Cyanide
04) Desire
05) Asphyxia
06) Queen of Lies
07) Nos Heures Sombres
08) The Voyage
09) Aerodyne
10) The Twilight Hour
11) Glowing Embers
12) Love Like Cyanide (Edit - Bonus Track)
01) In Styx Embrace
02) Into the Night
03) Love Like Cyanide
04) Desire
05) Asphyxia
06) Queen of Lies
07) Nos Heures Sombres
08) The Voyage
09) Aerodyne
10) The Twilight Hour
11) Glowing Embers
12) Love Like Cyanide (Edit - Bonus Track)
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2018
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"Arcane Astral Aeons" is the ninth full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. Released on October 26, 2018 through Napalm Records. It is their second album with French vocalist Emmanuelle Zoldan.
Singer Emmanuelle Zoldan`s ethereal mezzo-soprano voice connects all 11 varied and spirited compositions: the insanely melodic ‘Into The Night‘ impressively showcases her abilities and flows into the catchy ‘Love Like Cyanide‘ that`s not even afraid to employ a small handful of black metal trademarks. Danish producer legend Jacob Hansen managed to harmonize Sirenia`s more soothing side with edgy metal sounds and delivers a perfectly balanced wild ride. The most compelling release so far courtesy of Morten Veland!
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Bassist, co-vocalist, composer and mastermind behind the group, Morten Veland overlooks no detail, no matter how fine. A talent highlighted in the album’s first offering, “Love Like Cyanide” which handles leading single duties with significant style. Hooking choruses and a general smooth flow takes this lengthy epic to a place where it feels like a quick shot of adrenaline. Another worthy contender for standout track can be found in the mazy, yet massively melodic “Asphyxia”. Devilishly haunting with a kick in its main riff that makes a much welcomed recurrence, “Asphyxia” easily stands among the records best.
At times straightforward in structure, such as the playful rhythms that make up “Queen Of Lies,” at others it offers a rather perplexing network of arrangements like the ones found in opening number, “In Styx Embrace”. Yet the tie that binds it all lies in the band’s prime vocalist, the enchanting Emmanuelle Zoldan. Zoldan bends and reshapes her operatic voice to cater to the specific needs of each track. If the hefty majority of songs deliver stunning, soaring vocals, Zoldan reveals other dimensions in the adventurous “Into The Night”, and on the albums grand finale, “Glowing Embers.” Here, following a winding course through this diverse end piece, Zoldan effortlessly glides between operatic, gentle swoon, and hard rock, each a testament to her vocal flair.
On their latest installment, Veland reminds us that he remains as talented a multi instrumentalist as he does a songwriter. ‘Arcane Astral Aeons’ doesn’t go a long way toward redefining Goth, Metal or Symphonic, but it is a toxically good exhibit of all three, composed by someone who understands each intimately. Tending to the dramatic composition in the string sections as much as the overall band dynamic, the two create a sonic landscape that harbours elements that fans from all backgrounds can enjoy.
‘Arcane Astral Aeons’ is a labyrinth born of ambitious musicianship. There are paths simple and direct, others rewardingly challenging, and just a few that produce an uncomfortable struggle. All of which create a web too irresistible not to explore.
Reviewed by Carl O'Rourke for metalwani.com.
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"Arcane Astral Aeons" is the ninth full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. Released on October 26, 2018 through Napalm Records. It is their second album with French vocalist Emmanuelle Zoldan.
Singer Emmanuelle Zoldan`s ethereal mezzo-soprano voice connects all 11 varied and spirited compositions: the insanely melodic ‘Into The Night‘ impressively showcases her abilities and flows into the catchy ‘Love Like Cyanide‘ that`s not even afraid to employ a small handful of black metal trademarks. Danish producer legend Jacob Hansen managed to harmonize Sirenia`s more soothing side with edgy metal sounds and delivers a perfectly balanced wild ride. The most compelling release so far courtesy of Morten Veland!
User Album Review
Bassist, co-vocalist, composer and mastermind behind the group, Morten Veland overlooks no detail, no matter how fine. A talent highlighted in the album’s first offering, “Love Like Cyanide” which handles leading single duties with significant style. Hooking choruses and a general smooth flow takes this lengthy epic to a place where it feels like a quick shot of adrenaline. Another worthy contender for standout track can be found in the mazy, yet massively melodic “Asphyxia”. Devilishly haunting with a kick in its main riff that makes a much welcomed recurrence, “Asphyxia” easily stands among the records best.
At times straightforward in structure, such as the playful rhythms that make up “Queen Of Lies,” at others it offers a rather perplexing network of arrangements like the ones found in opening number, “In Styx Embrace”. Yet the tie that binds it all lies in the band’s prime vocalist, the enchanting Emmanuelle Zoldan. Zoldan bends and reshapes her operatic voice to cater to the specific needs of each track. If the hefty majority of songs deliver stunning, soaring vocals, Zoldan reveals other dimensions in the adventurous “Into The Night”, and on the albums grand finale, “Glowing Embers.” Here, following a winding course through this diverse end piece, Zoldan effortlessly glides between operatic, gentle swoon, and hard rock, each a testament to her vocal flair.
On their latest installment, Veland reminds us that he remains as talented a multi instrumentalist as he does a songwriter. ‘Arcane Astral Aeons’ doesn’t go a long way toward redefining Goth, Metal or Symphonic, but it is a toxically good exhibit of all three, composed by someone who understands each intimately. Tending to the dramatic composition in the string sections as much as the overall band dynamic, the two create a sonic landscape that harbours elements that fans from all backgrounds can enjoy.
‘Arcane Astral Aeons’ is a labyrinth born of ambitious musicianship. There are paths simple and direct, others rewardingly challenging, and just a few that produce an uncomfortable struggle. All of which create a web too irresistible not to explore.
Reviewed by Carl O'Rourke for metalwani.com.
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