Widow's Weeds (album)

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Widow's Weeds
Tristania widow's weeds.jpg
Studio album by
Released9 March 1998
RecordedNovember and December 1997 at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France
Genre Gothic metal, doom metal, symphonic black metal
Length53:07
Label Napalm
Producer Tristania & Terje Refsnes
Tristania chronology
Tristania (EP)
(1997)
Widow's Weeds
(1998)
Beyond the Veil
(1999)
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Widow's Weeds is the first full-length album by the Norwegian Gothic metal band Tristania.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Gothic metal is a fusion genre combining the heaviness of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in the United Kingdom originally as an outgrowth of death-doom, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences.

Tristania (band) Gothic metal band from Norway

Tristania is a band from Norway, formed in 1995 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Tristania's music is usually classified as Gothic metal with death influences, due to its strong tie and legacy within the gothic metal history. Their songs largely deal with dark and sentimental topics, including depression, sadness, suicide, love, absence, and anger.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Preludium..."Instrumental1:09
2."Evenfall"Morten Veland6:51
3."Pale Enchantress"Veland6:31
4."December Elegy"Veland7:31
5."Midwintertears"Veland8:32
6."Angellore"Veland7:16
7."My Lost Lenore"Veland6:23
8."Wasteland's Caress"Veland7:40
9."...Postludium"Instrumental1:12
Total length:53:07
Limited Edition
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Sirene"Instrumental3:22
11."Cease to Exist"Veland9:17
Total length:65:46

Personnel

Tristania

Vibeke Stene Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

Vibeke Stene is a Norwegian soprano. She is best known as the former vocalist in the gothic metal band, Tristania.

Morten Veland Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and producer

Morten Veland is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and producer. He is one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania, and the founding member of Sirenia and Mortemia.

Session members

Per Oscar "Pete" Johansen is a Norwegian violinist born 11 May 1962, recognized for his many recordings in albums by gothic metal bands, in which he is distinguished for his peculiar style. The Scarr is his latest known project.

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References

  1. "Tristania Widow's Weeds". Sputnikmusic. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-14.