The Seventh Life Path

The Seventh Life Path
Studio album by Sirenia
Released May 8, 2015 (Europe)
May 11, 2015 (United Kingdom)
May 12, 2015 (North America)
Genre Gothic metal
Symphonic metal
Doom metal
Length 60:13
Label Napalm Records
Producer Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology
Perils of the Deep Blue
(2013)
The Seventh Life Path
(2015)
Singles from The Seventh Life Path
  1. "Once My Light"
    Released: April 8, 2015

The Seventh Life Path is the seventh full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. It was released on May 8 in Europe, May 11 in the United Kingdom and May 12, 2015 in North America through Napalm Records. This will be the first record released by the Austrian record company since An Elixir for Existence.[1][2]

Cover art

Sirenia contacted renowned artist Gyula Havancsák of Hjules Illustration and Design to illustrate the cover for their newest album.

I got some instructions from the band for the making of this cover artwork. They wanted the character of death standing behind a white dressed woman. My first thought was: How can I show a beautiful girl without face? How can I avoid to show a girl face? Well, I draw a white hood on her face, with crochet part in front of her eyes. This part looks like as a big eye that watches the fate of humans. She pull a life thread, but this one soul is lost. We can see this line (could be silver for example) change to disgusting muddy brown between her fingers...and this thread runs into a hourglass..., it falls down in the sand."”[2]

Regarding the other symbols in the cover art, Gyula mentions that the band

wanted to see some roots and tree branches on the cover and the scythe that looks as the number 7 and a mountain with a path in the background. The mountain symbolizes life, the top of the mountain is the end of life. The highest point where you can look back your whole life. This is the meaning of the flexous path... The 7 number appears as 7 ravens, 7 snakes, 7 roses on the dried out wreath..."”[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Morten Veland. 

No. TitleNote(s) Length
1. "Seti"  Instrumental with choral vocals 2:05
2. "Serpent"    6:31
3. "Once My Light"    7:21
4. "Elixir" (featuring Joakim Næss)  5:45
5. "Sons of the North"    8:16
6. "Earendel"    6:14
7. "Concealed Disdain"    6:11
8. "Insania"    6:39
9. "Contemptuous Quietus"    6:29
10. "The Silver Eye"    7:29
11. "Tragedienne"    4:54
12. "Trágica" (bonus track)Spanish version of "Tragedienne" 4:55
13. "Tragedienne" (japanese edition bonus track)Japanese version of "Tragedienne" 4:53
Total length:
60:13

Personnel

Sirenia

Session Musicians

Additional Notes

References

  1. "SIRENIA - Announces New Album Details". napalmrecords.com. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Facebook post". Facebook. Sirenia.

External links

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