Widow's Weeds (album)
Encyclopedia
Widow's Weeds is the first full-length album by the Norwegian
gothic metal
band Tristania
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
band Tristania
Tristania (band)
Tristania is a band from Norway, formed in 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Tristania's music is usually classified as symphonic gothic metal with doom/death metal influences , due to its strong ties with the goth metal's history...
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Track listing
All music by Tristania, all lyrics by Morten Veland- "Preludium..." – 1:09
- "Evenfall" – 6:53
- "Pale Enchantress" – 6:31
- "December Elegy" – 7:31
- "Midwintertears" – 8:32
- "Angellore" – 7:16
- "My Lost Lenore" – 6:23
- "Wasteland's Caress" – 7:40
- "...Postludium" – 1:12
Tristania
- Vibeke SteneVibeke SteneVibeke Stene is a Norwegian soprano singer. She is most often recognized as the former vocalist of the gothic metal band Tristania. Stene met the members of Tristania during her first years in high school. She joined the band shortly before they started recording their self-titled demo...
– Vocals, Choir - Morten VelandMorten VelandMorten Veland is a Norwegian musician. He was one of the founding members of the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania and later founded Sirenia....
– Harsh Vocals/Guitars, Choir - Anders H. Hidle – Guitars, Choir
- Rune Østerhus – Bass
- Einar Moen – Synth/Programming
- Kenneth Olsson – Drums, Choir
Session Members
- Østen Bergøy – Clean Vocals on "Angellore", Choir
- Pete JohansenPete JohansenPete Johansen is a Norwegian violinist born 11 May 1962, recognized for his many recordings in albums by gothic metal bands, in which he is distinguished for his peculiar style. The Scarr is his latest known project....
– Violin - Hilde Egeland, Marita Herikstad, Hilde T. Bommen – Choir