Rubicon is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the first Tristania album to feature 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 male 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.Tristania: 'Year Of The Rat' Video Released blabbermouth.net. 12 August 2010. Retrieved on 2 September 2010.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2010)PeakpositionBelgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)74Swiss Albums Chart95
Release history Country Date Spain 25 August 2010 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden 27 August 2010 Rest of Europe 30 August 2010 US, Canada 31 August 2010
Personnel Tristania Mariangela Demurtas – Vocals Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars & Harsh Vocals Ole Vistnes – Bass / Backing Vocals Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard – Guitars Einar Moen – Synths / Programming Tarald Lie Jr. – Drums
Session members Østen Bergøy – clean vocals Pete Johansen – violin Sigmund Olgart Vegge – additional harsh vocals on "Vulture"
Production Drums recorded in Tanken Studio, Oslo by Fredrik Wallumrød, January 2010 Guitars, bass and violin recorded in K-Lab Studio, Stavanger by Anders Høyvik Hidle & Ole Vistnes, February 2010 Vocals recorded in Amadeus Studio, Oslo by Sigmund Olgart Vegge & Waldemar Sorychta, February & March 2010 Mixed by Waldemar Sorychta and Dennis Koehne in Flying Pigs Studio, April 2010 Mastered by Svante Forsbäck @ Chartmakers (www.chartmakers.fi), May 2010 Produced by Anders Høyvik Hidle & Ole Vistnes Co-produced by Waldemar Sorychta All songs arranged by Waldemar Sorychta and Tristania Published by Sony ATV Publishing © 2010 Photos and front cover artwork by angst-im-wald (www.angst-im-wald.com) Booklet design by Tinko Georgiev
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