Tristania (band)

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Music

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On the side of metal Tristania uses heavy whether preschoolers black metal riffs with dominant eerie still players Keyboard instrument/keyboard and powerful pylon is drums. The leading voice on most of its song is the menacing dominions in death vocals of store once Morten Veland.

Their combination of death vocals with gentle female opera and majestic gothic choruses have reached a degree of almost perfection in their album ''became dormant Beyond the Veil (album)/Beyond the Veil'' which is considered by many as a masterpiece in the amazon modestly goth metal genre.

Tristania are using 3 types of vocals:
* Operatic female vocals - provided by foot hole Vibeke Stene.
* Death Vocals (grunts, growls and screams) - were provided by somewhat like Morten Veland and now provided by Hidle and Ingebrethsen.
* Clean vocals (hollow bariton) - provided by Bergøy.

Biography

Tristania was formed in the end of recon med 1996 by court president Morten Veland, nancy lemann Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Later Anders H. Hidle and Vibeke Stene joined the band. In May 1997 their first EP, titled ''Tristania (EP)/Tristania'', was released. The same year Tristania released its first full length album, ''Widows's Weeds (album)/Widow's Weeds''. A year later, they recorded their second full length album titled ''Beyond the Veil (album)/Beyond the Veil'', which is considered by many fans to be not only the best Tristania project but also the best album to represent the band. The music is very atmospheric and full of harmony. Morten Veland, who was by then almost like a leader to the group, as he composed most of their works, wrote lyrics, played guitar and sang growling vocals, left the band after the release of ''Beyond the Veil (album)/Beyond the Veil''.

After Beyond The Veil the band released the ''Angina'' single, and in 2001 their new album, ''World of Glass'' was released. This album was a little different in style and the departure of Veland was noticed, as the sound of this album was a combination of typical "tristanian" sound, that included choirs, violins, pianos and more modern, industrial influences. The growling vocals on this album were sung by Ronny Thorsen, member of Trail of Tears (band)/Trail of Tears, and the clean vocals were sung by Jan Kenneth Barkverd and Østen Bergøy. Bergøy then joined the band as a permanent member, so as Kjetil Ingebrethsen, who is in charge for singing growling vocals.

Tristania is still carrying its path: creating art; music that many fans believe will be considered as masterpieces, and the new album, titled ''Ashes (album)/Ashes'' is to be released in January 2005.

Discography
* ''Tristania (EP)/Tristania'' (EP) (1997)
* ''Widow's Weeds (album)/Widow's Weeds'' (1998)
* ''Beyond the Veil (album)/Beyond the Veil'' (1999)
* ''World of Glass'' (2001)
* ''Ashes (album)/Ashes'' (2005)

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Band members

* Vibeke Stene - female Singer/vocals
* Kjetil Ingebrethsen - death vocals
* Østen Bergøy - clean vocals
* Anders Høvyvik Hidle - Guitarist/guitars
* Rune Østerhus - Bassist/bass
* Einar Moen - Keyboardist/keyboards/programming
* Kenneth Olsson - Drummer/drums

Former members:
* Morten Veland - Singer/vocals/Guitarist/guitars (left to new band Sirenia (band)/Sirenia)

Similar bands

* Theatre of Tragedy
* Sins of Thy Beloved/The Sins of Thy Beloved
* Sirenia (band)/Sirenia
* Therion
* After Forever
* Trail of Tears (band)/Trail of Tears

External link

* http://www.tristania.com/

Tag: Goth metal
Tag: Heavy metal musical groups
Tag: Norwegian musical groups