Eyes Of Eden "Faith (Russia, Fono Ltd., FO178CD)"

Eyes of Eden is a German symphonic metal band founded in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist and record producer Waldemar Sorychta.

Waldemar Sorychta started Eyes of Eden by writing songs and assembling the band. They recorded the material with Gas Lipstick (HIM) on drums. Singer Sandra Schleret recorded most of the vocals of the album, but then had some serious health issues to take care of, so she left the band before the album was finished. Eyes of Eden then appointed 20-year-old Franziska Huth to re-record the vocals on the album. Faith was released in 2007. The drum parts on the album were initially recorded by Gas Lipstick, but he was later replaced by Tom Diener. Alla Fedynitch was chosen as the bassist. Faith was released on 20 August 2007 in Europe and 6 November 2007 in North America.

Faith is the first studio album by the gothic metal band Eyes of Eden. It was released on 20 August 2007 in Europe and on 6 November 2007 in North America.

Tracklist:

1. "Winter Night" – 3:37
2. "When Gods Fall" – 3:37
3. "Star" – 3:47
4. "Pictures" – 4:10
5. "Dancing Fire" – 3:15
6. "Sleeping Minds" – 4:00
7. "Daylight" – 4:03
8. "Man in the Flame" – 4:22
9. "From Heaven Sent" – 4:17
10. "Not Human Kind" – 10:02

Time:  45:03

Recording information:

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Woodhouse (Germany) in 2004 / 2006.

Produced by Waldemar Sorychta.

Turisas "Turisas2013 (EU, Digipak Limited Edition, Century Media, 9983188)"

Turisas2013 is the fourth studio album by folk metal band Turisas. It was published on August 21 in Finland, and August 26 in Europe, while the UK followed on September 2 and North America on September 3.

The album was produced by vocalist Mathias Nygård and the majority of the album recorded by Nygård and guitarist Jussi Wickström in a remote house outside of Helsinki that served as the Turisas2013 command centre and headquarters. Additional recordings were conducted in two other studios: the drums at Atomic Spa Studio and orchestral recordings at 5 by 5 Studio, both in Helsinki. Many of the vocals and numerous additional elements were tracked at Sound Supreme Studio in Hämeenlinna where Turisas also recorded The Varangian Way and Stand Up and Fight.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mathias Nygård, except where noted

1. "For Your Own Good" Mathias Nygård, Jussi Wickström 4:34
2. "Ten More Miles" 4:16
3. "Piece by Piece" 5:37
4. "Into the Free" 3:50
5. "Run Bhang-Eater, Run!" 4:43
6. "Greek Fire" Mathias Nygård, Jussi Wickström 5:00
7. "The Days Passed" Mathias Nygård, Olli Vänskä 4:33
8. "No Good Story Ever Starts With Drinking Tea" Mathias Nygård, Olli Vänskä 2:51
9. "We Ride Together" Mathias Nygård, Jussi Wickström 6:33

Limited edition digipak, which comes with alternate cover art and a patch.

Mathias Nygård is shown on the cover

Release dates:

August 23rd: Finland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland

August 26th: Rest of Europe

September 2nd: UK

September 3rd: USA

Music by Nygård except 1, 6 and 9 by Nygård/Wickström, 7, 8 by Vänskä/Nygård. The songs have been written and composed from the summer of 2012 by the three in Helsinki.

Recording information:

Recorded at Hästhoimen between September 2012—May 2013.

Additional recordings at Sound Supreme Studio, Hämeenlinna.

Drums recorded at Atomic Spa Studio, Helsinki.

Orchestral recordings done at 5 by 5 Studio, Helsinki

Mixed and mastered at Orgone Studios, London.

Tristania "Darkest White (Russia, Mazzar Records, MZR CD 616)"

Darkest White is the seventh and final full-length album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania. It is the second Tristania album to feature Mariangela Demurtas and Kjetil Nordhus on vocals.

The demo that gave birth to the final version of the songs in Darkest White were produced between June and September 2012. Soon after, the band readjusted the songs by themselves, in an improvised studio at Ole Vistnes' apartment, between September and December 2012. In January 2013, the band entered the studio to make the definitive recordings of the album, finishing in less than a month, the band's shortest recording period so far.

Early April, the band announced Darkest White official track list.

The album was critically well received, and often considered the "real come back" for the band after former vocalist Vibeke Stene departure, in 2007. The album was praised for its "exploration of dark, desolate beauty" mood while called an "emotional thread". Another aspect that was well received was the "flawlessly accomplished" three-vocalist style driven throughout the album with the harsh vocals from Anders H. Hidle, the clean vocals from the returning Kjetil Nordhus and Mariangela Demurtas' female vocals. The combination of this three vocalists was considered "intelligent" and "diligent".

Tracklist:

1. "Number" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 4:45
2. "Darkest White" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 3:25
3. "Himmelfall" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:47
4. "Requiem" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:29
5. "Diagnosis" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:02
6. "Scarling" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:18
7. "Night on Earth" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 3:36
8. "Cathedral" (Digipak bonus track) Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 3:31
9. "Lavender" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:11
10. "Cypher" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 5:43
11. "Arteries" Tarald Lie Jr. Tristania 4:11

Recording information:

Recorded at Christer's place, January & February 2013.

Drum recordings at Tanken Studio, January 2013.

Mastered at Cutting Room Studios, February 2013.

Tristania "Widow's Weds (Russia, Irond Records, IROND CD 01-96)"

Widow's Weeds is the first full-length album by Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania.

Track listing

All music written by Tristania. Lyrics as indicated

1. "Preludium..." Instrumental 1:09
2. "Evenfall" Morten Veland 6:51
3. "Pale Enchantress" Veland 6:31
4. "December Elegy" Veland 7:31
5. "Midwintertears" Veland 8:32
6. "Angellore" Veland 7:16
7. "My Lost Lenore" Veland 6:23
8. "Wasteland's Caress" Veland 7:40
9. "...Postludium" Instrumental 1:12

Total length: 53:07

Limited Edition

1. "Sirene" Instrumental 3:22
2. "Cease to Exist" Veland 9:17

Total length: 65:46

Russian edition.

Licensed from Napalm Record.

Licensed to Irond Ltd.

All music composed by Tristania.

Recording information:

Recorded between November/December 1997 at Sound Suite Studio, France.

Co-produced by Tristania.