Tristania (Official Thread)

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Tristania is a band from Norway, formed in 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Tristania's music is usually classified as symphonic gothic metal with doom/death metal influences (especially on the early albums), due to its strong ties with the goth metal's history. The band name could be a reference to Norwegian trist, which means "sad" or "depressing"; and/or the tristania flower

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Albums
Widow's Weeds (1998)
Beyond the Veil (1999)
World of Glass (2001)
Ashes (2005)
Illumination (2007)
Rubicon (2010)
Darkest White (2013)

Current Band Members:
Mariangela "Mary" Demurtas - Female Vocals (2007–present)
Kjetil Nordhus - Clean Vocals (2010–present) (previously session 2009-2010)
Anders Høyvik Hidle - Guitars/Harsh Vocals (1996–present)
Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard - Guitars (2009–present) (previously session 2009)
Ole Vistnes - Bass/Backing Vocals (2009–present) (previously session 2008-2009)
Einar Moen - Synth/Programming (1996–present) (does not perform on stage)
Tarald Lie Jr. - Drums (2010–present) (previously session 2006-2010)



Very good band. Love my share of female fronted bands.

Songs that got me hooked.


 

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Re: Tristania

I hope you don't mind, Riff Raff, but I jazzed up your post with an image :)


Mary is absolutely gorgeous and her voice is beautiful!!! I also am a big fan of the previous lead singer, Vibeke Stene

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From Tristania debut album, Widow's Weeds, when the band was more doom/gothic. Vibeke is lead female singer on these songs:





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I am a big fan of female vocals, and this band is excellent. They are very similar to Epica!
 

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Dont mind at all, was actually glad you did :)
 

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Really cool band. I like it. Listening to Equilibrium at the moment.
 

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Great song, setting me up for the rest of the Widows Weeds album :)
 

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Didn't know Tristania were even making an album let alone one being out now.

Tristania - Darkest White
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Really cool band. I like it. Listening to Equilibrium at the moment.

That's probably my favorite song by this band. I can listen to it repeatedly.

I like all their stuff though, the early Morton Velend era, the later Vibeke era & their current work. A lot of difference album to album.

I think Vibeke was more suitable for this band though, in the same way I feel Tarja was way better for Nightwish than Anette. I'm not taking anything away from Mariangela or Anette.
 

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I hear Vibeke Stene is back! New album in the works and is doing vocals for this new extreme metal band: God of Atheists.
 

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