Eparistera Daimones
| Eparistera Daimones | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 cover art by H. R. Giger | ||||
| Studio album by Triptykon | ||||
| Released | 22 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | August - November 2009 [1][2] | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, gothic metal, black metal, death metal, avant-garde metal[3] | |||
| Length | 72:41 | |||
| Label | Prowling Death, Century Media | |||
| Producer | Thomas Gabriel Fischer, V. Santura | |||
| Triptykon chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| About.com | [5] |
| Blabbermouth |  [6] |
Eparistera Daimones is the debut studio album by Swiss black metal band Triptykon, the most recent musical project of Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost and industrial project Apollyon Sun.
The album was released by Prowling Death Records Ltd., under a licensing agreement with Century Media Records on March 22, 2010,[7] and will be released by Victor Entertainment Japan on April 21, 2010 with a bonus track "Shatter".
Eparistera Daimones was produced by Tom Gabriel Warrior and Triptykon guitarist V. Santura and recorded in V. Santura's own Woodshed Studio in southern Germany, in the course of the second half of 2009. Like Celtic Frost's Monotheist album, Eparistera Daimones was mastered by Walter Schmid at Oakland Recording in Winterthur, Switzerland.
The album features artwork by H. R. Giger and Vincent Castiglia.
The title of album is originally from Aleister Crowley's Liber XXV: The Star Ruby ritual. Eparistera Daimones (ΕΠΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΕΣ)[8] in Greek means On my left hand the Daemones[8][9] or To my left, the demons[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goetia" | Music & Epistle: Warrior | 11:00 | |
| 2. | "Abyss Within My Soul" | Music & Epistle: Warrior | 9:26 | |
| 3. | "In Shrouds Decayed" | Music: V. Santura, Epistle: Warrior | 6:55 | |
| 4. | "Shrine" | Concept: Warrior | 1:43 | |
| 5. | "A Thousand Lies" | Music & Epistle: Warrior | 5:28 | |
| 6. | "Descendant" | Music: V. Santura, Epistle: Warrior | 7:41 | |
| 7. | "Myopic Empire" | Music: Warrior/Unala/Gadient, Epistle: Warrior | 5:47 | |
| 8. | "My Pain" | Music & Epistle: Warrior | 5:19 | |
| 9. | "The Prolonging" | Music & Epistle: Warrior | 19:22 | |
Total length: |
72:41 | |||
Japanese Edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Shatter" | 4:58 |
Formats
Eparistera Daimones has been released in several formats including CD, Digipak CD, and Double Gatefold LP.
Chart positions
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 81[12] |
| Greek Albums Chart | 17 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 28[12] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 73[12] |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 27[12] |
Personnel
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer - (Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Apollyon Sun) - vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
- V. Santura (Dark Fortress) - guitar, vocals
- Norman Lonhard (Fear My Thoughts) - drums & percussion
- Vanja Slajh - bass
Credits
Collaborations
- Simone Vollenweider - vocals
- A. Acanthus Gristle - vocals
- Fredy Schnyder (Nucleus Torn) - grand piano
- Nadine Rimlinger - violin
Production
- Tom Gabriel Warrior and V. Santura - Production, recording and mixing
- Walter Schmid - Mastering
- Antje Lange and Tom Warrior - Executive producers
- Vincent Castiglia - Band illustrations
- H. R. Giger - Cover art "Vlad Tepes"
References
- ↑ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (2009-08-05). "Triptykon Press Release". Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ "Triptykon To Begin Recording Debut Album". metalunderground.com. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ Gorania, Jay H. "Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones Review - Review of Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon - About.com". About.com. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Triptykon Eparistera Daimones Review - Review of Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon". Heavymetal.about.com. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ Bergman, Keith. "Review: Eparistera Daimones". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ↑ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (2009-12-21). "Triptykon Press Release". Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.kaaos.org/faerie/starruby.html
- ↑ http://www.theorteekstasis.org/oto/pdf/star-ruby.pdf
- ↑ http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/03/18/talkin-triptykon-with-tom-g-warrior-fischer/
- ↑ "Eparistera Daimones: Triptykon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Eparistera Daimones first-week chart positions revealed". Blabbermouth.net (Roadrunner Records). 8 April 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.