We are eager to announce that the new album is completely finished. We are all delighted
with our latest creation, which has been named Illumination. The planned release is in
September.

Some titles from the album are Sanguine Sky, Open Ground, Lotus, Down and Mercyside, to
mention a few. All titles will be revealed at a later date.

True to tradition, we have made an album with a definite and unmistakably Tristanian
sound, but which also brings a lot of new and fresh material. The album is another
evolutionary step and lets us explore new areas while staying true to our roots.

On every track, the moods and elements are plentiful; ranging from doom to industrial,
from soothing synthesizer passages to technical metal riffs, from dark ballads to classic
goth rock – it's all there. We've used a string quartet on several tracks, which
attributed yet another dimension to those songs.

The collaboration with producer Waldemar Sorychta worked really great; we all worked well
together as a team. We are delighted with the production, which is exceedingly powerful.
Waldemar also came to Norway, prior to going into studio, for two pre-production sessions.
This was a very rewarding process which left us better prepared than ever going into the
studio.

It is hard to describe the individual songs, but as ever, the material is very diverse. In
a few weeks time, we will post samples from the album online, to give you an impression of
the release. We will also post a video collage from recordings made in Woodhouse Studios,
where we have spent quite some time this spring.

Illumination sports some of the strongest vocal performances from both Vibeke and Østen.
The extreme vocals are less frequent, but the parts appearing on the album are truly
great. We wanted to get someone special to do these parts, and were lucky to get one of
our personal favourites in the field to make a guest appearance on the album; namely Vorph
from Samael. His performance is truly of the highest standard.

The music is written by Anders & Einar, with a couple of tracks co-written with producer
Waldemar during the pre-production in Norway. Østen is the main lyricist, although Einar
has written words for a few songs. Kjartan Hermansen has also once again shared with us
his skills as a lyricist.

Those of you who will see us on the Evolution Fest in Italy and Mera Luna in Germany this
summer will get to listen to some of the new material – that's a promise. A lot of the new
tracks will be killer live material. ----TRISTANIA

"Illuminations" is scheduled for release on August 29th through SPV USA.

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