Artist: TRISTANIA
Album: ASHES LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Year: 2005
Media type: CD

- TRISTANIA are one of the top bands in the gothic metal genre.
- TRISTANIA have played in over 20 countries worldwide.
- The fans have been waiting for this since the last studio album "World of Glass" in 2001
- The album comes also as a limited edition digipak with metallic embossing - a real fan item!
- The amazing band photos were done in Norway by Ralf Strathmann (A Perfect Circle, Dr. Dre, Weezer, Jane's Addiction) who flew there from Los Angeles just to do the shoot!
- TRISTANIA have been around as long as other extremely successful bands in this genre like Nightwish and Within Temptation. This is no trend!
- This is a crossover album! Metal, extreme metal, symphonic metal, gothic!

With their debut EP release in 1997, Tristania broke through musical boundaries, combining symphonic metal with gothic and death metal influences. The three full-length albums that followed, Widow's Weeds (1997), Beyond The Veil (1999) and World of Glass (2001) continued to garner praise and critical acclaim worldwide. With the upcoming release of their new studio album "Ashes" to start off SPV's 2005 release schedule, the promise of yet another (r)evolutionary step shines brightly on the horizon.

With a three pronged vocal attack, TRISTANIA have the ability to induce astmospheres ranging from brutal (Kjetil Ingebrethsen) to beautiful (Vibeke Stene) and on to melodic (Osten Bergoy). Songwriting mastermind Einar Moen is backed by Kenneth Olsson on drums, Rune Osterhus on bass and Anders Hoyvik Hidle on guitar. The combination that this 7 piece brings both to the studio and the stage is one as yet unmatched in both the gothic and metal genres. They have toured the globe through over 20 countries, including Europe, the United States, Mexico and South America, and are travelling to 11 European countries on tour with Therion to preview their upcoming release...

TRACK LISTING Ltd.Ed. Digipak:
1. Libre
2. Equilibrium
3. The Wretched
4. Cure
5. Circus
6. Shadowman
7. The Gate (bonus track for Ltd. Ed.)
8. Endogenisis
Total running time: 49min. 22sec.

LINE UP:

Kjetil Ingebrethsen - Extreme Vocals
Vibeke Stene - Vocals
Osten Bergoy - Melodic Vocals
Einar Moen - Keyboards
Kenneth Olsson - Drums
Rune Osterhus - Bass
Anders Hoyvik Hidle - Guitar