Rubicon (Tristania album)
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Rubicon is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the first Tristania album to feature female vocalist Mariangela Demurtas, who replaced former frontwoman Vibeke Stene.
Overview
The album displays a different lineup from the previous album. It is the first Tristania album to feature Mariangela Demurtas on female vocals, Kjetil Nordhus on clean vocals, Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard on guitars, Ole Vistnes on bass, and Tarald Lie Jr. on drums. It's also the first album with harsh vocals that are performed entirely by guitarist Anders Høyvik Hidle. Pete Johansen made a guest appearance on violin after a nearly ten-year absence. Singer Østen Bergøy appeared as a session member, after scaling back to part-time membership in the band due to family commitments.
The first video of the album was for the song "Year of the Rat," released on August 12, 2010.[3]
Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"Year of the Rat" |
Bergøy |
Hidle/Vistnes/Demurtas |
4:35 |
| 2. |
"Protection" |
Bergøy |
Hidle/Vistnes/Demurtas |
4:15 |
| 3. |
"Patriot Games" |
Bergøy |
Hidle/Vistnes |
3:27 |
| 4. |
"The Passing" |
Lie Jr./Sele/Demurtas |
Hidle/Vistnes/Demurtas |
4:48 |
| 5. |
"Exile" |
Bergøy |
Hidle/Vistnes/Demurtas |
4:26 |
| 6. |
"Sirens" |
Bergøy |
Hidle/Vistnes/Demurtas |
4:27 |
| 7. |
"Vulture" |
Hidle/Lie Jr. |
Vistnes/Sorychta/Vegge/Nordhus |
3:43 |
| 8. |
"Amnesia" |
Vistnes/Lie Jr. |
Hidle/Vistnes |
4:54 |
| 9. |
"Magical Fix" |
Lie Jr. |
Vistnes/Hidle/Lie Jr./Sorychta |
4:20 |
| 10. |
"Illumination" |
Bergøy |
Moen |
8:13 |
Bonus tracks:
- "The Emerald Piper" – 3:06 (Limited Edition)
- Limited first pressing (3,000) digipack includes "The Emerald Piper" between "Sirens" and "Vulture"
- "Caprice" – 3:38 (Bonus Edition)
- Appears as the last track of the album
Release history
Personnel
Tristania
- Mariangela Demurtas – vocals
- Kjetil Nordhus – clean vocals
- Anders Høyvik Hidle – harsh vocals/guitars
- Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard – guitars
- Ole Vistnes – bass/backing vocals
- Einar Moen – synth/programming
- Tarald Lie Jr. – drums
Session Members
- Østen Bergøy – clean vocals
- Pete Johansen – violin
- Sigmund Olgart Vegge – additional harsh vocals on "Vulture"
Production
- Drums recorded in Tanken Studio, Oslo by Fredrik Wallumrød, January 2010
- Guitars, bass and violin recorded in K-Lab Studio, Stavanger by Anders Høyvik Hidle & Ole Vistnes, February 2010
- Vocals recorded in Amadeus Studio, Oslo by Sigmund Olgart Vegge & Waldemar Sorychta, February & March 2010
- Mixed by Waldemar Sorychta and Dennis Koehne in Flying Pigs Studio, April 2010
- Mastered by Svante Forsbäck @ Chartmakers (www.chartmakers.fi), May 2010
- Produced by Anders Høyvik Hidle & Ole Vistnes
- Co-produced by Waldemar Sorychta
- All songs arranged by Waldemar Sorychta and Tristania
- Published by SONY ATV Publishing © 2010
- Photos and front cover artwork by angst-im-wald (www.angst-im-wald.com)
- Booklet design by Tinko Georgiev
References
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Østen Bergøy · Mariangela Demurtas · Anders Høyvik Hidle · Ole Vistnes · Einar Moen · Kenneth Olsson
Morten Veland · Kjetil Ingebrethsen · Vibeke Stene · Svein Terje Solvang · Rune Østerhus
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