Nine Destinies and a Downfall

by Sirenia

Nine Destinies and a Downfall cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 February 2007
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 49:52
  • Community rating: 3.07/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Emmanuelle Zoldan, Mathieu Landry, Timo, Damien Surian, iCODE Team, Jaap Waagemaker, Morten Veland, Sandrine Gouttebel, Ralf Christian Mayer, Monika Pedersen, Jonathan Alejandro Perez, Terje Refsnes, Tue Madsen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Nine Destinies and a Downfall' introduces Danish vocalist Monika Pedersen to the Norwegian gothic metal ensemble. The album employs massive symphonic arrangements and choral passages, pushing the band's sound toward a more accessible and heavily melodic direction. The dynamic contrast between soaring female vocals and aggressive male growls solidifies its place as an epic, anthemic piece of European dark metal.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, fantasy, choral, harsh-vocals

Tracklist

  1. The Last Call (4:44)
  2. My Mind's Eye (3:38)
  3. One By One (5:30)
  4. Sundown (5:04)
  5. Absent Without Leave (4:54)
  6. The Other Side (3:55)
  7. Seven Keys And Nine Doors (4:55)
  8. Downfall (4:44)
  9. Glades Of Summer (5:35)
  10. My Mind's Eye (Radio Edit) (3:16)
  11. My Mind's Eye (3:37)

Credits

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