SIRENIA guitarist / founder Morten Veland is featured in a new interview with Metal-Temple.com. An excerpt is available below.

Q: Where does the new album (The 13th Floor) stand musically? Can you say that it is closer to a specific Sirenia album?

Veland: "I think that it is close to every Sirenia album. Usually, I want to take a step further with every new album and musically develop. But with The 13th Floor although I did the same thing I wanted to take step towards the past. So, the fans can find elements from all the Sirenia albums like At Sixes And Sevens or our second one An Elixir For Existence among some new stuff that we added. I believe that it is a broad album that represents Sirenia musically through the entire career; what we used to do and what we are doing now."

Q: What changes did (new vocalist) Ailyn bring to the sound of Sirenia?

Veland: "She has a wide vocal range; she get both high and low pitches. So, for me as a composer it’s very good because I have more ’free’ hands. I can try things that I couldn’t in the past. It is great to have this voice in the band."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

As previously reported, Sirenia have posted 'The Path Of Decay' for streaming on their official MySpace page.

The band has released an exclusive download single of 'The Path To Decay' in advance of the release of their new album, The 13th Floor. It will include the following tracklisting: 'The Path To Decay' (radio mix), 'The Path To Decay' (album version), 'Winterborn 77' (instrumental). The single was issued on December 26th, the album will be released on January 23rd.

The tracklist for The 13th Floor is as follows: 'The Path To Decay', 'Lost In Life', 'The Mind Maelstrom', 'The Seventh Summer', 'Beyond Life's Scenery', 'The Lucid Door', 'Led Astray', 'Winterborn 77', 'Sirens Of The Seven Seas'. The album will be released on January 23rd, 2009 via Nuclear Blast.

The 13th Floor features the debut of new vocalist, Ailyn. She replaces Monika Pedersen, who left the band in November 2007 after only one album "due to musical disagreements" (she replaced Henriette Bordvik).