Darkest White
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| About.com |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer |  [2] |
| Metal Storm | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Darkest White is the seventh full-length album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. It is the second Tristania album to feature Mariangela Demurtas and Kjetil Nordhus on vocals.
Overview
The demo that gave birth to the final version of the songs in Darkest White were produced between June and September 2012.[5] Soon after, the band reajusted the songs by themselves, in an improvised studio at Ole Vistnes' apartament, between September and December 2012.[6] On January 2013, the band enetered the studio to make the definitive recordings of the album, finishing in less than a month, the band's shortest recording period so far.[7]
Early April, the band announced Darkest White official tracklist.[8]
Critical reception
The album was critically well received, and often considered the "real come back" for the band after former vocalist Vibeke Stene left the band, in 2007. Sputnikmusic stated that with Darkest White "they have actually outdone themselves", while "being the same band who released Rubicon"[9]. The album was praised for its "exploration of dark, desolate beauty" mood while called an "emotional thread".[10] Another aspect that was well received was the "flawlessly acomplished" three-vocalist style driven throughout the album with the harsh vocals from Anders H. Hidle, the clean vocals from the returning Kjetil Nordhus and Mariangela Demurtas' female vocals. The combination of this three vocalists was considered "intelligent" and "diligent".[11][12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Number" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Darkest White" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Himmelfall" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:47 |
| 4. | "Requiem" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Diagnosis" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Scarling" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Night on Earth" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Cathedral" (Digipak Bonus Track) | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Lavender" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Cypher" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 5:43 |
| 11. | "Arteries" | Tarald Lie Jr. | Tristania | 4:11 |
Personnel
Tristania
- Mariangela Demurtas – Vocals
- Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals
- Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars & Harsh Vocals
- Ole Vistnes – Bass & Vocals
- Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard – Guitars
- Einar Moen – Synths & Programming
- Tarald Lie Jr. – Drums
References
- ^ Darkest White review about.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
- ^ Darkest White review Metal Hammer. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
- ^ Darkest White review metalstorm.net. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
- ^ Darkest White review sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.tristania.com/2010/index.php/studio-report-by-anders-part-i/
- ^ http://www.tristania.com/2010/index.php/studio-report-by-anders-part-ii/
- ^ http://whiplash.net/materias/news_831/170902-tristania.html
- ^ http://whiplash.net/materias/news_828/176827-tristania.html
- ^ ref>http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57177/Tristania-Darkest-White/
- ^ http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=11834
- ^ http://heavymetal.about.com/od/tristania/fr/Tristania-Darkest-White-Review.htm
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57177/Tristania-Darkest-White/