An Elixir for Existence

An Elixir for Existence is the second studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, released in 2004. The album follows in the same vein as the previous At Sixes and Sevens, but includes a new female vocalist, Henriette Bordvik.[2]

An Elixir for Existence
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Sirenia
Released	August 3, 2004
Recorded	Stargoth Studios, Tau, Norway Sound Suite Studio, Marseille, France September and October 2003
Genre	Gothic metal, death-doom
Length	53:44
Label	Napalm
Producer	Terje Refsnes, Morten Veland
Sirenia chronology
At Sixes and Sevens (2002) An Elixir for Existence (2004) Sirenian Shores (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	[1]

A large number of the songs are concerned with mental conditions, be it depression ("Voices Within"), drug use ("Euphoria") or thoughts of suicide ("The Fall Within"); of course, the meanings of all of these songs are subject to further conjecture.

Track listing

All songs written by Morten Veland.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lithium and a Lover"	6:33
2.	"Voices Within"	6:52
3.	"A Mental Symphony"	5:25
4.	"Euphoria"	6:35
5.	"In My Darkest Hours"	6:04
6.	"Save Me from Myself"	4:14
7.	"The Fall Within"	6:48
8.	"Star-Crossed"	6:28
9.	"Seven Sirens and a Silver Tear (Instrumental)"	4:45
Total length:		53:44

Credits

• Morten Veland – harsh vocals (on all tracks except #6 & #9), all other instruments
• Henriette Bordvik – female vocals (on all tracks except #9)
• Kristian Gundersen – clean male vocals (on tracks #3, #4 & #7)
• Anne Verdot – violin (on tracks #2, #3, #4 & #6)
• Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – choir (on all tracks except #6)

References

1. "Sirenia - An Elixir For Existence review". Metal Storm. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
2. "Sirenia - An Elixir for Existence". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

External links

• Metallum Archives
• An Elixir for Existence at discogs.com