An Elixir for Existence

Cover art by Joachim Luetke

Studio album by Sirenia

Released

August 3, 2004

Recorded

Stargoth Studios, Tau, Norway
Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France
September and October 2003

Genre

Gothic metal, symphonic metal

Length

53:44

Label

Napalm

Producer

Terje Refsnes, Morten Veland

Sirenia chronology

At Sixes and Sevens
(2002)

An Elixir for Existence
(2004)

Sirenian Shores
(EP, 2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	^[1]

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 Bordvik.^[2]

A large number of the songs are concerned with mental conditions, be it depression ("Voices Within"), drug use ("Euphoria") or thoughts of suicide ("The Fall Within"); of course, the meanings of all of these songs are subject to further conjecture.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Lithium and a Lover"	Morten Veland	Veland	6:33
2.	"Voices Within"	Veland	Veland	6:52
3.	"A Mental Symphony"	Veland	Veland	5:25
4.	"Euphoria"	Veland	Veland	6:35
5.	"In My Darkest Hours"	Veland	Veland	6:04
6.	"Save Me from Myself"	Veland	Veland	4:14
7.	"The Fall Within"	Veland	Veland	6:48
8.	"Star-Crossed"	Veland	Veland	6:28
9.	"Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear"	Instrumental	Veland	4:45
Total length:				53:44

Credits

Morten Veland – guitars, harsh vocals (on all tracks except #6 & #9), bass guitar, keyboards, programming, drums
Henriette Bordvik – female vocals (on all tracks except #9)
Kristian Gundersen – clean male vocals (on tracks #3, #4 & #7)
Anne Verdot – violin (on tracks #2, #3, #4 & #6)
Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – choir (on all tracks except #6)

References

↑ "Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence review". Metal Storm. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
↑ "Sirenia - An Elixir for Existence". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

Sirenia

Morten Veland Ailyn Jonathan Perez Jan Erik Soltvedt Fabienne Gondamin Henriette Bordvik Kristian Gundersen Monika Pedersen Bjørnar Landa Michael S. Krumins

Studio albums	At Sixes and Sevens (2002) An Elixir for Existence (2004) Nine Destinies and a Downfall (2007) The 13th Floor (2009) The Enigma of Life (2011) Perils of the Deep Blue (2013) The Seventh Life Path (2015)

EPs	Sirenian Shores (2004)

Related articles	Tristania Mortemia

Morten Veland

Bands	Tristania Sirenia Mortemia

Albums	Widow's Weeds Beyond the Veil At Sixes and Sevens An Elixir for Existence Nine Destinies and a Downfall The 13th Floor Misere Mortem The Enigma of Life Perils of the Deep Blue The Seventh Life Path

EPs and singles	Tristania "Angina" Sirenian Shores "My Mind's Eye" "The Path to Decay" "The End of It All" "Seven Widows Weep"

Videos	"My Mind's Eye" "The Other Side" "The Path to Decay" "The End of It All" "Seven Widows Weep"

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