The Seventh Life Path is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. It was released on May 8 in Europe, May 11 in the United Kingdom and May 12, 2015 in North America through Napalm Records. This was the first Sirenia record released by the Austrian record company since An Elixir for Existence. It is their last album featuring longtime Spanish female vocalist Ailyn.
Rock Hard gave the album a 6.5 out of 10 score. Norway's Scream Magazine scored the album 4 out of 6. The album was a "tough nut to crack", and needed time to get "under the skin". With time, the album would provide "some great experiences", but some tracks fell a little flat. "Too much cheese", wrote Trønder-Avisa, where The Seventh Life Path only received 2 out of 6 points. Likening the alabum to a food recipe, Sirenia used an overload of ingredients, and even one single song became "unnecessarily massive" to the ears.
Sirenia contacted renowned artist Gyula Havancsák of Hjules Illustration and Design to illustrate the cover for their newest album.
Regarding the other symbols in the cover art, Gyula mentions that the band: