Illumination (Tristania album) - Composition

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Illumination is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the last album to feature Vibeke Stene on vocals, Rune Østerhus on bass, Svein Terje Solvang on guitar, and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as an official member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member.

Illumination

Studio album by

Tristania

Released

22 January 2007

Recorded

March–April 2006 at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany

Genre

Gothic metal

Length

48:25
52:33 (Europe)
54:08 (North America)

Label

SPV/Steamhammer

Producer

Waldemar Sorychta

Tristania chronology

Ashes
(2005)

Illumination
(2007)

Rubicon
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Metal Storm	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mercyside"	Østen Bergøy	Anders Hidle, Einar Moen, Waldemar Sorychta	4:39
2.	"Sanguine Sky"	Kjartan Hermansen	Hidle, Moen	3:50
3.	"Open Ground"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:40
4.	"The Ravens"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:06
5.	"Destination Departure"	Moen	Hidle, Moen	4:34
6.	"Down"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:32
7.	"Fate"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:59
8.	"Lotus"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:08
9.	"Sacrilege"	Moen	Hidle, Moen	4:15
11.	"Deadlands"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	6:39
Total length:				48:25

European version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"In the Wake"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:08
Total length:				52:33

North American version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Ab Initio"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:43
Total length:				54:08

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[4]	71

Personnel

Tristania

Vibeke Stene – Vocals
Østen Bergøy – Vocals
Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars
Einar Moen – Synths & Programming
Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars, Vocals on "In the Wake"
Rune Østerhus – Bass
Kenneth Olsson – Drums

Session Members

Vorph – harsh vocals on "Mercyside", "The Ravens" & "In The Wake"
Petra Stalz – violin
Heike Haushalter – violin
Monika Malek – viola
Gesa Hangen – cello

Production

Produced by Waldemar Sorychta
Recorded & engineered by Waldemar Sorychta, Siggi Bemm, Dennis Koehne
Mixed by Waldemar Sorychta

References

Mason, Stewart. "Tristania Illumination review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
www.metalstorm.net // Tristania - Illumination review
www.sputnikmusic.com // Tristania Illumination
"Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts".^{[dead link]}

External links

Illumination at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Illumination" at Discogs

v t e Tristania
Morten Veland Kjetil Ingebrethsen Vibeke Stene Østen Bergøy Svein Terje Solvang Rune Østerhus Kenneth Olsson Mariangela Demurtas Kjetil Nordhus Anders Høyvik Hidle Ole Vistnes Einar Moen Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard Tarald Lie Jr.
Studio albums	Widow's Weeds Beyond the Veil World of Glass Ashes Illumination Rubicon Darkest White
Related articles	Sirenia Mortemia

На других языках

- [en] Illumination (Tristania album)

[es] Illumination (álbum de Tristania)

Illumination es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda gótica noruega Tristania, y fue lanzado el 30 de enero de 2007, siendo el último en el que apareció como cantante principal Vibeke Stene.

[ru] Illumination (альбом Tristania)

Illumination — пятый студийный альбом норвежской готик-метал-группы Tristania, вышедший в 2007 году. Это последний альбом группы перед кардинальной сменой состава, в том числе последний с вокалом Вибеке Стене. В записи принял участие Ворф, вокалист группы Samael.

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