Ashes (Tristania album)

Ashes is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. The album registers a change in the band's musical style, leaving out the choirs and initiating a heavier sound, with a focus on darker lyrics and the pure vocals of Vibeke Stene. This album is the only one Kjetil Ingebrethsen performed harsh vocals on.

Ashes
Studio album by Tristania
Released	February 1st, 2005
Recorded	April–June and October 2004 at TopRoom Studio in Lunner, Norway
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	42:39
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Tristania, Børge Finstad
Tristania chronology
World of Glass (2001) Ashes (2005) Illumination (2007)
Alternative Cover
Special Edition Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!
Sputnik Music	(3.6/5)[2]
Rough Edge	[3]

Track listing

• All music and lyrics by Tristania, except where noted.

1. "Libre" – 4:30 (lyrics by Kjartan Hermansen)
2. "Equilibrium" – 5:49
3. "The Wretched" – 7:00 (lyrics by Hermansen)
4. "Cure" – 5:59
5. "Circus" – 5:09 (lyrics by Hermansen)
6. "Shadowman" – 6:31
7. "The Gate" – 6:45 (digipak bonus track)
8. "Endogenisis" – 7:37
9. "Bird" – 5:09 (digipak/jewel case bonus track)

• The first Ashes edition only contained 7 songs.
• Special Enhanced North American Edition includes the videoclip of "Equilibrium", both bonus tracks and an alternative cover with Vibeke on it.
• Japanese Edition also includes both bonus tracks.
• Kjartan Hermansen was Tristania's webmaster at that time.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[4]	184

Personnel

Tristania

• Vibeke Stene – vocals
• Østen Bergøy – clean vocals
• Kjetil Ingebrethsen – harsh vocals, aad. guitar, acoustic guitar
• Anders Høyvik Hidle – guitars, additional vocals
• Rune Østerhus – bass
• Einar Moen – synth, programming, additional vocals
• Kenneth Olsson – drums

Session Members

• Hans Josef Groh – Cello on "The Wretched", "Shadowman", and "Endogenisis" (Recorded in Fagerborg Studio, Norway)

Production

• Produced and mixed By Tristania & Borge Finstad
• Recorded and engineered By Borge Finstad & Drajevolitch
• Mastered by Morten Lund

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. "Tristania - Ashes (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
3. "Rough Edge: Tristania CD Reviews". Rough Edge. May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• "Ashes" at discogs