When working as a mastermind and loner on a project that can consistently large and complex arrangements incorporated in his songs, files for everything to perfection and less than two handfuls of tracks gives rise to no problems, the loose exceed the 7-minute mark, then has the record company a problem:
In times of too many pirated the record company earns barely evidenced by record sales, and according to the artist on tour needs. The Morten Veland has been done sporadically, but then of course with 'rented' musicians, because a live situation naturally deviated much from the studio and he was not all could have done themselves. Minutes Long Headbanging of musicians who have nothing to do in many passages of the songs, because just spent a colleague on the its instruments, comes live but not as good. Just as changes in personnel. And certainly not have minors who represent today the majority of concert-goers, for as little understanding.
So the requirements are likely to have been: permanent positions for other musicians (especially the singer was not allowed to cool by pierced and his -tätowiert and be photographed always with Jack Daniels bottle), Track season to 3.5 chart compatible minutes down, 'classical' song structure throw as 'normal' pop and rock songs, a part of the bombast overboard produce album, singer put in the foreground, from tour, bring in money.
While remaining on the connector to both the validity-coming-Let the talent of a Morten Velands, a charismatic and talented singer named Henriette Bordvik, which was replaced by the kids-compatible, blonde little voice Monika Pedersen ... and the Sirenia own Sound.
In addition, the record company has shot himself in the foot, as it has the publication dates not kept uniform worldwide: the end of 2006 already completed album was first released during March only in Greece and with a few weeks delay gradually in other countries (!).
Clear that there hot running the Exchange wires because Who was not excited about the new album, especially after the restructuring of the band !? And if some people only have concerned illegal times the panel, then also 'forgot' quickly, to buy the original. That would certainly have been different if everyone had had a chance in the world on the same day to be able to go to the store and purchase the board legally.
Nothing to it but debt of Morten Veland be: the Squeezed awareness that will have forced upon him the record company, he has to sell as well as the presence of new musicians as 'development' ... grudgingly, I suspect.
The album is not a Sirenia album more but a chart of compatible Silberling, who accepted to by the record company three brilliant ego trips called "At Sixes and Sevens", "An Elixir for Existence" and "Sirenian Shores" finally the hoped, perhaps overdue coal to chase up for the record company, so that the investment in Veland worth.
Let's hope that soon Mortens originality may be expressed again.
Three stars alone for Morten Velands in chains laid, great talent !!!