Norwegian gothic metallers Sirenia will release their new album, Dim Days Of Dolor, on November 11th via Napalm Records. A lyric video for “The 12th Hour” can be seen below.

Says the band: “We are very proud to present the first song from our new album. We are very excited about this new release, it feels like we have achieved what we set out to achieve, the mix and the sound have never been better, and the vocals are in a different league. We feel that every song on the album have it's own unique expression and personality. So be sure to check out the whole album of Dim Days Of Dolor to find your favourite song. “The 12th Hour” for sure will give an impression of Sirenia's new sound. Enjoy!!”

Mastermind Morten Veland has just one thing in mind for Sirenia in 2016: Pure and utter melancholy. Almost two years after the release of The Seventh Life Path this Norwegian is ready to unleash his latest dark vision of gothic and symphonic metal that shuns the light: Dim Days Of Dolor is the title of the upcoming album. The artwork was created by Gyula Havancsák, who also worked on the previously albums for the band.

Morten Veland commented on Dim Days of Dolor: "It is always a great feeling to have completed a new album. With eight Sirenia albums under the belt some people ask me if it is difficult to keep up the enthusiasm at this point. But that's not problematic at all, I have never been so enthusiastic about any album before. With this album we have reached new heights that seemed out of reach in the past. I feel that the countless hours we have put into this album really have paid off in the end. This album is also the most diverse album we've done to date, also the performances has never been better. I can't wait to share this album with all the Sirenia fans and metal heads out there. This album will mark a special point in the band's career, I am sure."

Dim Days Of Dolor features 11 brand new songs and one special bonus track.

Tracklisting:

“Goddess Of The Sea”
“Dim Days Of Dolor”
“The 12th Hour”
“Treasure N’ Treason”
“Cloud Nine”
“Veil Of Winter”
“Ashes To Ashes”
“Elusive Sun”
“Playing With Fire”
“Fifth Column”
“Aeon's Embrace”
Bonus Track (to be revealed soon)

Audio samples:

Sirenia recently announced the addition of vocalist Emmanuelle Zoldan. A message from the band follows:

“We are very proud and pleased to finally announce Emmanuelle Zoldan as Sirenia's new lead singer. Our cooperation goes back 13 years, to the recordings of our second album, An Elixir For Existence. She has been a part of the choir on all our albums since then. She also did some lead vocals for the band on our EP Sirenian Shores, on our cover version of Leonard Cohen's song “First We Take Manhattan”. And from now on she will also take the role as full time lead singer for Sirenia.”