Tristania

Genre: Gothic Metal

Origin: Norway

Status: Active

Along with pioneers Theatre of Tragedy and Lacrimas Profundere, Tristania is one of the archetypes of gothic metal, and a group that sets a standard few have been able to attain since. The "beauty and the beast" style of operatic female vocals blended with growling death metal male vocals has become extremely popular in recent years, but Tristania took this approach even further, also incorporating a clean male tenor and choral chanting.

Classical instruments such as flute, violin and cello add further to the adventurous complexity of Tristania's trademark sound, which peaked early in Beyond The Veil, one of the most lush and full gothic metal albums ever produced. Driving force Morten Veland left the group shortly after Veil's release to start his own band, Sirenia, but Tristania's next release World Of Glass suffered little in the transition. Although they still maintain the high quality Tristania is known for, successive albums have become a bit simpler and more accessible to the mainstream listener.

Darktronica favorites are "Opus Relinque," "The Shining Path," "Selling Out," and "My Lost Lenore."

Members

Anders Høyvik Hidle - guitars, composition, backing vocals

Einar Moen - synthesizers, programming, composition

Kenneth Olsson - drums

Rune Østerhus - bass

Østen Bergøy - vocals

Svein Terje Solvang - guitar, backing vocals (live shows only)

Former members:
Kjetil Ingebrethsen - vocals

Morten Veland - vocals, guitar, composition (see also Sirenia)

Vibeke Stene - vocals

Band Links

Official website

Myspace profile

Tristania Discography

Widow's Weeds

(1998, Napalm)

1. Preludium

2. Evenfall

3. Pale Enchantress

4. December Elegy

5. Midwintertears

6. Angellore

7. My Lost Lenore

8. Wasteland's Caress

9. Postludium

Beyond The Veil

(1999, Napalm)

Top 10 Of 1999

1. Beyond The Veil

2. Aphelion

3. A Sequel Of Decay

4. Opus Relinque

5. Lethean River

6. ... Of Ruins And A Red Nightfall

7. Simbelmynë

8. Angina

9. Heretique

10. Dementia

World Of Glass

(2001, Napalm)

Top 10 Of 2001

1. The Shining Path

2. Wormwood

3. Tender Trip On Earth

4. Lost

5. Deadlocked

6. Selling Out

7. Hatred Grows

8. World Of Glass

9. Crushed Dreams

10. The Modern End

Ashes

(2005, Steamhammer)

1. Libre

2. Equilibrium

3. The Wretched

4. Cure

5. Circus

6. Shadowman

7. The Gate

8. Endogenesis

9. Bird

Illumination

(2007, Steamhammer)

1. Mercyside

2. Sanguine Sky

3. Open Ground

4. The Ravens

5. Destination Departure

6. Down

7. Fate

8. Lotus

9. Sacrilege

10. In The Wake

11. Deadlands

Rubicon

(2010, Napalm)

1. Year Of The Rat

2. Protection

3. Patriot Games

4. The Passing

5. Exile

6. Sirens

7. The Emerald Piper

8. Vulture

9. Amnesia

10. Magical Fix

11. Illumination

Last updated July 24, 2011.