Perils of the Deep Blue is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia.

[3] Produced by Morten Veland, it was mastered and mixed by Endre Kirkesola at Dub Studios in Norway.

Veland found the sinister painting, titled "Siren's Lament" - a depiction of a reclining siren upon a rock in a sea cave, sliding her tail through the skulls of her (apparent) victims, as they float on the water surface - when he surfed the Internet looking for a suitable illustration for the album.

In the following releases, Veland chose to request much more complex, dark and tailored covers, created by the Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák.

Spanish singer Ailyn joined a Norwegian choir in 2012 to for some training and for inspiration for the upcoming release.

On May 10, the band released a download single, "Seven Widows Weep", through Amazon along with "Ditt Endelikt".

The band released its second studio trailer showing the members' photo shoot for the album on May 21, 2013, on Nuclear Blast's YouTube channel.