Riddles, Ruins & Revelations
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| Riddles, Ruins & Revelations | ||||
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| Released | 12 February 2021 | |||
| Studio | Audio Avenue Studios (Tau) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal,[1] synth-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 50:26 | |||
| Language | English, French | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Morten Veland | |||
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| Singles from Riddles, Ruins & Revelations | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth | 7.5/10[3] |
| Metal Hammer |    [2] |
| Ghost Cult Magazine | 7/10[4] |
Riddles, Ruins & Revelations is the tenth studio album by Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia. It was released on 12 February 2021 via Napalm Records.[5][6][7] The first single "Addiction No. 1" was released on 8 December 2020, along with a music video.[7] The second single, "We Come to Ruins", was released on 12 January 2021.[8] On 10 February 2021, the band released their third single which is a cover of French singer Desireless, "Voyage, voyage".[9]
It was elected by Metal Hammer as the 24th best symphonic metal album.[1]
Riddles, Ruins & Revelations was recorded and produced in its entirety at Morten Veland's personal studio (Audio Avenue Studios) in Tau, Norway in mid-2020. It is the first album of the band that does not feature additional recordings in Marseille with the mixed French symphonic choir (called the Sirenian Choir).
Sirenia's tenth album is a remarkable stylistic shift for the group, blending synth-pop with their usual symphonic metal musical style, opting for a more commercial bet which included the release of two music videos, and moving away from the gothic sound that characterized them in the past, twenty years after their foundation.[2] Veland said:
The album is very diverse, as a Sirenia album should be. There's a lot of material that shows the band from a new side, and there is lots of material that is to be expected from the band musically. All in all the album will take the listeners through a journey that will cover both familiar and unexplored musical landscapes.[...][7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Morten Veland, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Addiction No. 1" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Towards an Early Grave" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Into Infinity" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Passing Seasons" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "We Come to Ruins" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Downwards Spiral" | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Beneath the Midnight Sun" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "The Timeless Waning" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "December Snow" | 5:20 |
| 10. | "This Curse of Mine" | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 50:26 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Voyage Voyage" (Desireless cover) | Jean-Michel Rivat and Dominique Dubois | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 54:44 | ||
