Album: Dim Days of Dolor by Sirenia (2016)
Genre: Symphonic Metal | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Napalm Records
Format: Album

Description: "Dim Days of Dolor"   is the eighth full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. It was released on November 11, 2016  through Napalm Records.
Dim Days of Dolor was composed in the beginning of 2016, and recorded between June and July of that year in Morten Veland 's personal recording studio (Audio Avenue Studios) in Tau, Rogaland.  On July 5, Sirenia announced that their female vocalist Ailyn Giménez left the band for "personal reasons" and didn't participate in any of the recording sessions held for this work. On September 8, French mezzo-soprano singer Emmanuelle Zoldan was officially announced as the new female vocalist, once the instrumental recordings were finished her vocal tracks were added.

Artist Background: Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as extreme metal and death metal elements. The lyrics, written by Morten Veland, tell a loose conceptual story that began at Widow's Weeds, while he was still a member of Tristania. The band uses melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir and violins. The lyrics are concerned with human... Part of the Stavanger, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Xandria, Tristania, Leaves' Eyes, Delain

Music Scene: Part of the Stavanger, Norway music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Symphonic Metal, Rock/Pop, 2010s, Album, Napalm Records

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"Dim Days of Dolor"   is the eighth full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. It was released on November 11, 2016  through Napalm Records.
Dim Days of Dolor was composed in the beginning of 2016, and recorded between June and July of that year in Morten Veland 's personal recording studio (Audio Avenue Studios) in Tau, Rogaland.  On July 5, Sirenia announced that their female vocalist Ailyn Giménez left the band for "personal reasons" and didn't participate in any of the recording sessions held for this work. On September 8, French mezzo-soprano singer Emmanuelle Zoldan was officially announced as the new female vocalist, once the instrumental recordings were finished her vocal tracks were added.

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