Tristitia "One With Darkness (France, Holy Records, HOLY11CD)"

Tristitia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Halmstad in 1992.

The band was founded by Chilean / Swedish guitarist Luis Beethoven Galvez. His devotion for doom metal and sorrowful melodies brought him to form the band with death/gothic style singer Thomas Karlsson and Harri Juvonen on bass.

They recorded their first demo in April ’93 entitled ”Winds of Sacrifice”. In January ’94 they released their second demo ”Reminiscences of the Mourner”. The reception of this demo was even better than ”Winds of Sacrifice” and gave Tristitia a record deal with the French label Holy Records. In march ’95 now with Bruno Nilsson behind the drums, Thomas on vocals and Luis playing all guitars, bass and keyboards,

Tristitia released their first CD album One With Darkness in March 1995.

"Tristitia" is Latin for "sadness."

Tracklist:

1. Sorrow 01:46  
2. Kiss the Cross 05:55   
3. One with Darkness 06:16   
4. Winds of Sacrifice 05:09
5. Burn the Witch 02:48
6. Hymn of Lunacy 03:33
7. Ashes of the Witch 05:44
8. Dancing Souls 05:13   
9. Adagio 1809 04:15  
10. Reminiscences of the Mourner 07:53
11. Dance of the Selenites 06:34  

Time:  55:06  

All music and arrangements by Luis B. Galvez, except Requiem on Kiss the Cross.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in three weeks at No Quarter Studio, Jan/Feb '95, Halmstad, Sweden.

Mastered at R.M.S. Studios, London, England, UK

Executive producer Holy Records.