Sirenia - Singer Ailyn Out Of The Band
Norwegian symphonic Gothic metallers Sirenia announced on Facebook today that lead vocalist Pilar Giménez García, better known as Ailyn, is leaving the band for personal reasons. The band also confirmed that the production of their next album and upcoming tour will continue as planned, and they are currently seeking out a new lead singer to take over Ailyn's role. Ailyn, however, is saying that this was not her decision.
The band's statement: "Sirenia and Ailyn have decided to part ways for personal reasons. We part ways on good terms and we wish Ailyn the best of luck for her future endeavours. Thanks a lot for the great years we shared in the band and thanks for all your efforts in this period, we are forever grateful. It has been a true delight and privilege working with you, may all your dreams be fulfilled and may your future shine. Sirenia will spend the next two months finishing the recordings of our upcoming album. The band is in the process of engaging a new singer to take over the lead singer role in the group. All tours and shows from September 2016 and forward will go as planned. We will be back soon with more news. Stay tuned!"
The singer posted her version of the story on her Facebook page: "Dear friends, I'm very sorry for the bad news. I have to confirm the statement posted on the Sirenia page earlier. Sirenia and I are going our separate ways. This decision was not mine, I didn't take part of it. I want to thank Sirenia for eight and a half wonderful years touring around the world. I am grateful for the chances I had to meet a lot of you and make new friends. I wish Sirenia all the best for the future and hopefully our paths will cross again. The good memories will always be in my heart. For now I don't know what the future holds but I am super excited about finding out. I will for sure keep working with music, and hopefully it will give me the opportunity to be back on the road so we can meet again soon. But first I will enjoy some days of Norwegian summer and as soon as I am on to something you'll be the first to know."
The band's statement: "Sirenia and Ailyn have decided to part ways for personal reasons. We part ways on good terms and we wish Ailyn the best of luck for her future endeavours. Thanks a lot for the great years we shared in the band and thanks for all your efforts in this period, we are forever grateful. It has been a true delight and privilege working with you, may all your dreams be fulfilled and may your future shine. Sirenia will spend the next two months finishing the recordings of our upcoming album. The band is in the process of engaging a new singer to take over the lead singer role in the group. All tours and shows from September 2016 and forward will go as planned. We will be back soon with more news. Stay tuned!"
The singer posted her version of the story on her Facebook page: "Dear friends, I'm very sorry for the bad news. I have to confirm the statement posted on the Sirenia page earlier. Sirenia and I are going our separate ways. This decision was not mine, I didn't take part of it. I want to thank Sirenia for eight and a half wonderful years touring around the world. I am grateful for the chances I had to meet a lot of you and make new friends. I wish Sirenia all the best for the future and hopefully our paths will cross again. The good memories will always be in my heart. For now I don't know what the future holds but I am super excited about finding out. I will for sure keep working with music, and hopefully it will give me the opportunity to be back on the road so we can meet again soon. But first I will enjoy some days of Norwegian summer and as soon as I am on to something you'll be the first to know."
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| BloodTears ANA-thema elite Posts: 11835  |
This is like a deja vu of what happened in Leaves' Eyes. All the singers are getting fired these days, it seems.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster staff Posts: 8628  |
Finally, symphonic metal is ending
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| zikon Posts: 252  |
Wonder if Nightwish will be next lol
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| fandango68 Posts: 194  |
It has been said that Veland isn't an easy man to work with....
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| Ismarmlp Posts: 145  |
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61009  |
I am still waiting Liv and Alex separation announcement this is smaller drama, smaller band
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| fandango68 Posts: 194 |
Written by Bad English on 05.07.2016 at 20:49 Do you think so? I've looked at the MS Index, Sirenia 161, LE are 261.
---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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| fandango68 Posts: 194 |
Written by Irritable Ted on 05.07.2016 at 20:59 Isn't she busy trying to give ToT the kiss of life?
---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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| Karlabos Meat and Potatos Posts: 5658  |
Written by RaduP on 05.07.2016 at 19:52 lol
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster staff Posts: 8628 |
Shall we place bets on who's next?
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| ManiacBlasphemer Black Knight Posts: 1085  |
Written by Irritable Ted on 05.07.2016 at 21:22 Apparently she already got the divorce. Leaves Eyes member gave an interview recently to some Russian zine. Apparently, Liv had an affair with some guy that interfered in the band's business. In addition, she could not hold her commitment to attend gigs so she got busted. Also, it seems like she wanted to get out as well.
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| fandango68 Posts: 194 |
---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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| fandango68 Posts: 194 |
Written by ManiacBlasphemer on 05.07.2016 at 22:53 I'd seen something similar written elsewhere... it all sounds a bit 'Spinal Tap' to me..
---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed..
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Written by fandango68 on 05.07.2016 at 23:10 Happens a lot in bands where couples can be found. When they split, chaos unfolds. The interview is available on the bands facebook page if you want to check it. Then again it is one-sided so who knows what really went on. I just wanted the shit to end. Bands like LE with a lot of prepubescent fanboys and fangirls have it rough. These fans usually get very emotional in such situations and one should look no further than the Nightwish fiasco which went for years and years. On another note, Sirenia lost its best and most longstanding vocalist. Ailyn was also hated when she joined, but her performance on the last 2 albums were particularly good. She improved as a signer tremendously. One thing about Sirenia is that all singers that were part of this band were good. Problem is with Veland. He seems to be a tough guy to work with. Except for the drummer which has been around since 2003, he changed the others like diapers.
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| WorpeX Made of Metal Posts: 1347  |
I feel like i should be more upset by this then I really am.... Frankly, its kinda weird that she stayed around so long. Sirenia used to be all about getting a new girl ever album!
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster staff Posts: 8628 |
Written by Guest on 06.07.2016 at 01:18 nice try
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| BloodTears ANA-thema elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by azry3L on 06.07.2016 at 20:10 I don't think that will happen since Epica is synonymous with Simone. But Tarja was also big in Nightwish and that happened. So, who knows? Epica seems more like a family though.
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| Karlabos Meat and Potatos Posts: 5658 |
^Don't forget that she's married to the keyboardist. if something goes wrong...
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| BloodTears ANA-thema elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Guest on 07.07.2016 at 16:45 Where did you get this info from? I had no idea about that lol I only knew she is with Kamelot's keyboardist. If that is true, they were very professional about it.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by Guest on 08.07.2016 at 05:11 Great investigative work eheh  Props to them. Maybe that's why some bands are big and other never reach that status. They keep it professional regardless of what happened. That and the quality of the music and labels, I guess.
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| Ernis ็ผ็พ Posts: 6807  |
Oh my... but congrats to Ailyn and big thanks to her for her contribution. She is the only frontwoman of this band to have unlocked the achievement of staying in the line-up longer than just for one album (Henriette was featured on an album and an EP tho...) Anyway... couldn't this be a chance for Vibeke to return on stage... at least for a tour or something?
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| Kais Posts: 610  |
Written by Karlabos on 07.07.2016 at 16:34 If I'm not wrong, she's both married and have a mutual son with Kamelot's keyboardist Oliver Palotai...  On-topic- This does look like an end to the symphonic metal phase; more bands start falling apart one by one. Pretty disasterous to the metal genre as a whole.
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