The Enigma of Life explained

The Enigma of Life
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sirenia
Cover:	sirenia-the-enigma-of-life.jpg
Released:	21 January 2011 (Europe) 15 February 2011 (North America)
Recorded:	July–November 2010 (Audio Avenue Studios/Sound Suite Studios)
Genre:	Symphonic metal
Length:	54:35
Language:	English, Spanish
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Producer:	Morten Veland
Prev Title:	The 13th Floor
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Perils of the Deep Blue
Next Year:	2013

The Enigma of Life is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia and their second with the Spanish vocalist Ailyn. It was released on 21 January 2011 through Nuclear Blast.^[1] The album was mastered at Finnvox Studios in Finland. The download-only single, "The End of It All", was released on 21 December 2010.

Track listing

All songs written by Morten Veland.

• "The End of It All" has a video.

Personnel

Sirenia

• Morten Veland – vocals, all other instruments
• Ailyn – vocals

Session musicians

• Stephanie Valentin – violins
• Damien Surian, Mathieu Landry, Emmanuelle Zoldan, Sandrine Gouttebel, Emilie Lesbros – The Sirenian Choir

Additional notes

• Spanish translations of "El Enigma de la Vida" and "Oscura Realidad" by Ailyn
• "The Enigma of Life" was recorded in Audio Avenue Studios (Tau, Norway), additional recordings of choirs, acoustic guitars and violin were recorded in Sound Suite Studios (Marseille, France)
• Written, composed, arranged, produced, mixed and engineered by Morten Veland
• Pre-produced in Audio Avenue Studios (Tau, Norway)
• Mastered by Mika Jussila, Finnvox Studios
• A+R by Jaap Waagemaker
• Cover artwork & design by Gustavo Sazes
• Band photos by Patric Ullaeus

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[2]	73
Swiss Albums Chart	53

External links

• Metallum Archives
• The Enigma of Life at discogs.com

Notes and References

1. [Blabbermouth.net]
2. Web site: Sirenia – the Enigma of Life – ultratop.be . .