Illumination (Tristania album)

Illumination
Studio album by Tristania
Released	January 22, 2007
Recorded	March–April, 2006 at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany
Genre	Gothic metal, death/doom
Length	48:25 52:33 (Europe) 54:08 (North America)
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Waldemar Sorychta
Tristania chronology
Ashes (2005) Illumination (2007) Rubicon (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Metal Storm	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

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 guitar, and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as an official member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mercyside"	Østen Bergøy	Anders Hidle, Einar Moen, Waldemar Sorychta	4:39
2.	"Sanguine Sky"	Kjartan Hermansen	Hidle, Moen	3:50
3.	"Open Ground"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:40
4.	"The Ravens"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:06
5.	"Destination Departure"	Moen	Hidle, Moen	4:34
6.	"Down"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:32
7.	"Fate"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:59
8.	"Lotus"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:08
9.	"Sacrilege"	Moen	Hidle, Moen	4:15
11.	"Deadlands"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	6:39
Total length:				48:25

European version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"In the Wake"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	4:08
Total length:				52:33

North American version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Ab Initio"	Bergøy	Hidle, Moen	5:43
Total length:				54:08

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[4]	71

Personnel

Tristania

• Vibeke Stene – Vocals
• Østen Bergøy – Vocals
• Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars
• Einar Moen – Synths & Programming
• Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars
• 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

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "Tristania Illumination review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
2. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=9116
3. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12385/Tristania-Illumination/
4. http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Tristania&title=Illumination&country=de

External links

• Illumination at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Illumination" at Discogs