Ashes (Tristania album)

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Ashes
Tristania-Ashes.jpg
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
Special Edition Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Kerrang!4/5 stars
Sputnik Music(3.6/5)[2]
3.5/4 stars[3]

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 pure vocals of Vibeke Stene. This album is the only one Kjetil Ingebrethsen performed harsh vocals on.

Track listing[]

  • All music and lyrics by Tristania, except where noted.
  1. "Libre" – 4:30 (lyrics by Kjartan Hermansen)
  2. "Equilibrium" – 5:49
  3. "The Wretched" – 7:00 (lyrics by Hermansen)
  4. "Cure" – 5:59
  5. "Circus" – 5:09 (lyrics by Hermansen)
  6. "Shadowman" – 6:31
  7. "The Gate" – 6:45 (digipak bonus track)
  8. "Endogenisis" – 7:37
  9. "Bird" – 5:09 (digipak/jewel case bonus track)
  • 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[]

Chart (2005) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[4] 184

Personnel[]

Tristania[]

  • 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[]

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

Production[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Allmusic review".
  2. ^ "Tristania - Ashes (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. ^ "Rough Edge: Tristania CD Reviews". . May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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