page_title: Sirenia (band)
section_title: 2010–2011: The Enigma of Life
hierarchical_section_title: Sirenia (band) / Biography / 2010–2011: The Enigma of Life
caption_attribution_description: English: Sirenia - Gothic metal band
context_page_description: Sirenia is a Norwegian gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway founded in 2001 by Morten Veland.
  The band uses melodic instrumentals, synthesizers, and distorted guitars with female vocals, male death vocals, clean male vocals, a choir, and violins. The lyrics are concerned with human existence, emotion, and mental states.
context_section_description: On 8 July 2010, the band announced that they started recording a new album. It was finished in November, and will be titled The Enigma of Life. It was released on 21 January 2011.
  The first single, "The End of It All", was released on 21 December 2010 as a digital download.
  On 19 April 2011, Michael left Sirenia to put in more time on his own bands and projects. Jan Erik Soltvedt joined the band and filled in as the lead guitarist. Soltvedt accompanied Sirenia on their American and European tours in 2011, including the Gallus Sonorus Musicallis festival (GSM Fest) held in June 2011 in Barcelos, Portugal, and the Wacken Festival in Germany, held in August.
  On July 16, 2011, and as one of their most important performances of that year, was held at the famous heavy metal festival Masters of Rock, which takes place annually in the city of Vizovice, Czech Republic. Previously, their first and only participation dates from 2008.
  By the end of July and the beginning of August 2011, Sirenia made their second Latin American tour, which took them back to countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and for the first time to Peru and Chile in October.
caption: Ailyn and Morten Veland in March 2010
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