Various Artists "The Holy Bible (France, Holy Records, HOLY19CD)"

The Holy Bible is a Death/Doom/Gothic Metal compilation, released in June 17th, 1996 by Holy Records.

Tracklist:

1. Yearning   – Autumn Funeral 5:55
2. Nightfall   – Black Leather Cult 4:49
3. Serenity  -  Skin Of The Soul 5:37
4. Orphaned Land  – Disciples Of The Sacred Oath 5:16
5. Elend  – Birds Of Dawn 12:10
6. On Thorns I Lay – The Higher Color Of Mind (Wrong Is Right) 4:31
7. Tristitia  –  Prelude Of The Solitude 6:20
8. Misanthrope – Rêve Lézardé 6:52
9. Godsend   – Wolf's Den 4:25
10. Septic Flesh – Woman Of The Rings 6:36

First press reportedly limited to 2879 copies.

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.

Tristitia "The Last Grief"

The Last Grief is the third album by Swedish Blackened Doom Metal band Tristitia, released July 27th, 2000.

"Instrumental Hollowcoast" has seven parts:
I. Burning, Death, Destruction
II. Hills High
III. All I Save Is My Pain
IV. The Cold Light of Day
V. Skullsession
VI. The Stillness in the Rain
VII. Slaughtearium's Nest

The dialogue heard in "Once upon a Dawn..." is from the computer/video game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Recorded at Slaughterhouse Recordings, November 1999 - January 2000 in Halmstad, Sweden.

Tristitia "Crucidiction"

Tristitia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Halmstad, Sweden in 1992. Crucidiction is their second album, released December 1996.

Digipak version includes bonus demo tracks: 

10. One with Darkness

11. Winds of Sacrifice

12. Dance of the Selenites

13. Dancing Souls

14. Kiss the Cross

Recorded August 1996 at Unisound, Örebro.

Tristitia "Garden of Darkness"

Tristitia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Halmstad, Sweden 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.

At the fall 2002 the band was ready for their 4th album and entered Darkside Studios in their hometown Halmstad to record their latest CD ”Garden of Darkness” with Death style vocalist Stefan Persson, which to be the darkest, most sorrowful and well produced of all Tristitia’s releases. "Tristitia" is Latin for "sadness."