Riddles, Ruins & Revelations
Riddles, Ruins & Revelations is the tenth studio album by Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia. It was released on 12 February 2021 via Napalm Records. The first single "Addiction No. 1" was released on 8 December 2020, along with a music video. The second single, "We Come to Ruins", was released on 12 January 2021. On 10 February 2021, the band released their third single which is a cover of French singer Desireless, "Voyage, voyage".
It was elected by Metal Hammer as the 24th best symphonic metal album.
Background
Riddles, Ruins & Revelations was recorded and produced in its entirety at Morten Veland's personal studio 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.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. Veland said:
Personnel
Credits for Riddles, Ruins & Revelations adapted from liner notes.Sirenia
- Morten Veland – harsh and clean vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, mixing, mastering, engineering
- Emmanuelle Zoldan – female vocals, French translation
- Nils Courbaron – guitars
- Michael Brush – drums
- Joakim Næss – clean vocals in "Downwards Spiral"