Rubicon (Tristania album)

Rubicon
Studio album by Tristania
Released 25 August 2010
Recorded January–March, 2010 at Tanken Studio, Oslo, K-Lab Studio, Stavanger and Amadeus Studio, Oslo, Norway
Genre Gothic metal, death/doom
Length 47:08
Label Napalm
Producer Anders Høyvik Hidle, Ole Vistnes, Waldemar Sorychta
Tristania chronology
Illumination
(2007)		 Rubicon
(2010)		 Darkest White
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Metal Storm[2]
Stormbringer[3]

Rubicon is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the first Tristania album to feature female Italian 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 12 August 2010.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Year of the Rat"  BergøyHidle/Vistnes/Demurtas 4:35
2. "Protection"  BergøyHidle/Vistnes/Demurtas 4:15
3. "Patriot Games"  BergøyHidle/Vistnes 3:27
4. "The Passing"  Lie Jr./Fredrik Sele/DemurtasHidle/Vistnes/Demurtas 4:48
5. "Exile"  BergøyHidle/Vistnes/Demurtas 4:26
6. "Sirens"  BergøyHidle/Vistnes/Demurtas 4:27
7. "The Emerald Piper" (Digipak bonus track)BergøyHidle/Vistnes 3:06
8. "Vulture"  Hidle/Lie Jr.Vistnes/Sorychta/Vegge/Nordhus 3:43
9. "Amnesia"  Vistnes/Lie Jr.Hidle/Vistnes 4:54
10. "Magical Fix"  Lie Jr.Vistnes/Hidle/Lie Jr./Sorychta 4:20
11. "Illumination"  BergøyMoen 8:13
12. "Caprice" (Japanese bonus track)   3:38

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[5] 74
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 95

Release history

Country Date
Spain 25 August 2010
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden 27 August 2010
Rest of Europe 30 August 2010
USA, Canada 31 August 2010

Personnel

Tristania

Session Members

Production

References

  1. ↑ Rubicon review lAbout.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Rubicon review Metal Storm. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Rubicon review stormbringer.at. Retrieved on 3 September 2010. (German)
  4. ↑ Tristania: 'Year Of The Rat' Video Released blabbermouth.net. 12 August 2010. Retrieved on 2 September 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/21cf7/Tristania-Rubicon
  6. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/album/Tristania/Rubicon-138487
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rubicon (CD Booklet). Tristania. Eisenerz, Austria: Napalm Records NPR 344. 2010.
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