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Tristania sortira son 7ème album, "Darkest White", le 31 mai chez Napalm Records.

TRISTANIA Confirm May Release Date For Darkest White Album; Artwork Revealed





Stavanger, Norway-based metal act TRISTANIA will release their seventh
studio album, Darkest White, on May 31st via Napalm Records. The new
album artwork, painted by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, SODOM,
HATEBREED), can be seen below:





The band wanted a dark and disturbing cover, and Kantor instantly
knew what they asked for after being presented with the music and
lyrics.


"What he came up with turned out to be more than what we had dared
to hope for", says guitarist Anders Høyvik Hidle. "His paitning for the
front cover made us speechless, Eliran totally understood our vision
with this album, and the artwork fits perfectly to the music and
lyrics."


With Darkest White, Tristania venture into a considerably darker
soundscape than on their previous album, both musically and lyrically.
The emotional span of the album is bigger, ranging from the most brutal
primal aggression to the most fragile and poignant moments. The album
features an array of grand arrangements, doomy moods, and elaborate
harmonies blended with intense growling; a flamboyant display of
outstanding vocal performances. Darkest White is produced and mixed by
Christer André Cederberg.


Bassist Ole Vistnes comments: "After the release of Rubicon in 2010,
I felt that we had opened the door to our new musical landscape, but
that we still had a lot of places to explore creatively. With Darkest
White we have dug deeper, searched wider and reached higher to create
the most musically challenging and emotionally involving album we
possibly could. Like all Tristania albums, I feel this one is detached
from musical rules and genre expectations, and perfectly represents the
musical freedom that I so much love about Tristania. During the writing
and recording of the album we worked hard to create the album we had in
our minds, but we were also careful to let the songs live a life on
their own. We didn’t set out to make the album technically outstanding
or theoretically perfect, but we followed our hearts in all parts of the
writing and production. I’m proud of Darkest White, mostly because of
the uncompromising honesty and attitude that saturated everything from
the songwriting and recording to the mix."


Listen to a sample of 'Darkest White' below:

Tristania // Darkest White (DEMO) // New Album May 2013 // Teaser 01

The band has written an extensive report about the process behind Darkest White, and Part I can now be found at this location.





Tristania lineup:


Mariangela Demurtas (vocals)

Kjetil Nordhus (vocals)

Anders Høyvik Hidle (guitars and vocals)

Ole Vistnes (bass and backing vocals)

Gyri Losnegaard (guitars)

Einar Moen (keys)

Tarald Lie (drums)





More on Tristania at this location.

TRISTANIA - Darkest White Album Tracklisting Revealed




Stavanger, Norway-based metal act TRISTANIA will release their seventh
studio album, Darkest White, on May 31st via Napalm Records. The band
wanted a dark and disturbing cover, and Kantor instantly knew what they
asked for after being presented with the music and lyrics.


"What he came up with turned out to be more than what we had dared
to hope for", says guitarist Anders Høyvik Hidle. "His paitning for the
front cover made us speechless, Eliran totally understood our vision
with this album, and the artwork fits perfectly to the music and
lyrics."


The new album artwork, painted by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED), can be seen below:





Darkest White will include the following tracklisting:


'Number'

'Darkest White'

'Himmelfall'

'Requiem'

'Diagnosis'

'Scarling'

'Night On Earth'

'Lavender'

'Cypher'

'Arteries'


A limited edition version will include the bonus track, 'Cathedral'.





With Darkest White, Tristania venture into a considerably darker
soundscape than on their previous album, both musically and lyrically.
The emotional span of the album is bigger, ranging from the most brutal
primal aggression to the most fragile and poignant moments. The album
features an array of grand arrangements, doomy moods, and elaborate
harmonies blended with intense growling; a flamboyant display of
outstanding vocal performances. Darkest White is produced and mixed by
Christer André Cederberg.


Bassist Ole Vistnes comments: "After the release of Rubicon in 2010,
I felt that we had opened the door to our new musical landscape, but
that we still had a lot of places to explore creatively. With Darkest
White we have dug deeper, searched wider and reached higher to create
the most musically challenging and emotionally involving album we
possibly could. Like all Tristania albums, I feel this one is detached
from musical rules and genre expectations, and perfectly represents the
musical freedom that I so much love about Tristania. During the writing
and recording of the album we worked hard to create the album we had in
our minds, but we were also careful to let the songs live a life on
their own. We didn’t set out to make the album technically outstanding
or theoretically perfect, but we followed our hearts in all parts of the
writing and production. I’m proud of Darkest White, mostly because of
the uncompromising honesty and attitude that saturated everything from
the songwriting and recording to the mix."