Ashes (Tristania album)

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Ashes
Studio album by
Tristania
ReleasedFebruary 1st, 2005
RecordedApril–June and October 2004 at TopRoom Studio in Lunner, Norway
GenreGothic metal
Length42:39
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerTristania, Børge Finstad
Tristania chronology
World of Glass
(2001) 		Ashes
(2005) 		Illumination
(2007)
Alternative Cover
Special Edition Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang!
Rough Edge[2]

Ashes is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. The album registers a change in the band's musical style, leaving out the choirs and initiating a heavier sound, with a focus on darker lyrics and the clean vocals of Vibeke Stene. This album is the only one Kjetil Ingebrethsen performed harsh vocals on.

Track listing[edit]

All music and lyrics by Tristania, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Libre" (lyrics by Kjartan Hermansen)4:30
2."Equilibrium"5:49
3."The Wretched" (lyrics by Hermansen)7:00
4."Cure"5:59
5."Circus" (lyrics by Hermansen)5:09
6."Shadowman"6:31
7."The Gate" (digipak bonus track)6:45
8."Endogenisis"7:37
9."Bird" (digipak/jewel case bonus track)5:09
Total length:54:27
  • The first Ashes edition only contained 7 songs.
  • Special Enhanced North American Edition includes the videoclip of "Equilibrium", both bonus tracks and an alternative cover with Vibeke on it.
  • Japanese Edition also includes both bonus tracks.
  • Kjartan Hermansen was Tristania's webmaster at that time.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2005) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[3] 184

Personnel[edit]

Tristania[edit]

  • Vibeke Stene – vocals
  • Østen Bergøy – clean vocals
  • Kjetil Ingebrethsen – harsh vocals, aad. guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Anders Høyvik Hidle – guitars, additional vocals
  • Rune Østerhus – bass
  • Einar Moen – synth, programming, additional vocals
  • Kenneth Olsson – drums

Session Members[edit]

  • Hans Josef Groh – Cello on "The Wretched", "Shadowman", and "Endogenisis" (Recorded in Fagerborg Studio, Norway)

Production[edit]

  • Produced and mixed By Tristania & Borge Finstad
  • Recorded and engineered By Borge Finstad & Drajevolitch
  • Mastered by Morten Lund

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Allmusic review".
  2. ^ "Rough Edge: Tristania CD Reviews". Rough Edge. May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com - Tristania - Ashes". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

External links[edit]

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