Ashes (Tristania album)
4th studio album by Tristania
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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.
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005
Length49:18
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| Released | February 1, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April–June and October 2004 at TopRoom Studio in Lunner, Norway | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal | |||
| Length | 49:18 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Tristania, Børge Finstad | |||
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Track listing
All music and lyrics by Tristania, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" | 6:45 |
| 8. | "Endogenisis" | 7:37 |
| Total length: | 49:18 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 9. | "Bird" | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 54:27 | |
- In the first Ashes edition, "The Gate" was absent.
- Special Enhanced North American Edition includes the videoclip of "Equilibrium".
- Kjartan Hermansen was Tristania's webmaster at that time.
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| French Albums Chart[3] | 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