Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 06/06/2026 Nine Destinies And A Downfall - Sirenia This week we dip into my metal collection with the first selection from my 11 albums by Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia with their 2007 release, Nine Destinies And A Downfall. Although operating under a band name, Sirenia is driven by its founding and 1 constant member, Morten Veland, who has been running this project for 26 years. Veland was a founding member of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania, who along with fellow Stavanger based band Theatre Of Tragedy became leading lights in the gothic metal scene in the mid to late 1990’s. After 2 albums with Tristania, Veland left the band and within months formed Sirenia, very much in the same style of Tristania with emphasis on multiple vocal styles including harsh and clean male vocals, female vocals along with choral passages. Veland is the principal song writer and plays guitars, bass guitar, keyboards and ...
