Illumination (Tristania album)

Illumination
Studio album by Tristania
Released	January 22nd, 2007
Recorded	March/April, 2006 (Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany)
Genre	Gothic metal
Length	48:25 (Standard) 52:33 (With European Bonus) 54:08 (With North-American Bonus)
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Waldemar Sorychta
Tristania chronology
Ashes (2005) Illumination (2007) Rubicon (2010)

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Illumination is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania. It is the last album to feature Vibeke Stene on vocals, Rune Østerhus on bass, Svein Terje Solvang on guitars (only one too) and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as a member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member.

Track listing

• Music By Anders H. Hidle & Einar Moen, except where noted; all lyrics by Osten Bergoy, except where noted. (Magic Arts Music/Musik Kontor)

1. "Mercyside" – 4:39 (Music: Hidle, Moen, Sorychta)
2. "Sanguine Sky" – 3:50 (Lyrics: Kjartan Hermansen)
3. "Open Ground" – 4:40
4. "The Ravens" – 5:06
5. "Destination Departure" – 4:34 (Lyrics: Moen)
6. "Down" – 4:32
7. "Fate" – 4:59
8. "Lotus" – 5:08
9. "Sacrilege" – 4:15 (Lyrics: Moen)
10. "Deadlands" – 6:39

Bonus Tracks:

• "In the Wake" - 4:08 (European Release)
• "Ab Initio" - 5:43 (North-American Release)

Personnel

Tristania

• Vibeke Stene – Vocals
• Østen Bergøy – Clean vocals
• Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars, Clean vocals on "In The Wake"
• Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars
• Einar Moen – Synth/Programming, Effect vocals on "Destination Departure"
• Rune Østerhus – Bass
• Kenneth Olsson – Drums

Session Members

• Vorph – Harsh vocals on "Mercyside", "The Ravens" & "In The Wake"
• Petra Stalz – Violin
• Heike Haushalter – Violin
• Monika Malek – Viola
• Gesa Hangen – Cello

Production

• Produced By Waldemar Sorychta
• Recorded & Engineered By Waldemar Sorychta, Siggi Bemm, Dennis Koehne
• Mixed By Waldemar Sorychta

External links

• Illumination at MusicBrainz
• "Illumination" at discogs