Eparistera Daimones is the debut album by Swiss extreme metal band Triptykon, the most recent musical project of Thomas Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom G. Warrior), founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer and Celtic Frost and industrial project Apollyon Sun.
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 Cover art by H. R. Giger | ||||
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| Released | 22 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | August–November 2009[1][2] | |||
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| Length | 72:41 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| About.com | [5] |
| Blabbermouth |   [6] |
| Angry Metal Guy | [7] |
| Metal Storm | 8.4/10[8] |
| Popmatters.com | 8/10[9] |
| Lords of Metal | 100%[10] |
| Metal Reviews | 92/100[11] |
| Metal Crypt | not rated[12] |
The album was released by Prowling Death Records Ltd., under a licensing agreement with Century Media Records on 22 March 2010,[13] and was released by Victor Entertainment Japan on 21 April 2010 with a bonus track, "Shatter". Upon its release, Eparistera Daimones was met with universal acclaim by both music critics and band fans.
Eparistera Daimones was produced by Thomas Gabriel Fischer and Triptykon guitarist V. Santura and recorded in V. Santura's own Woodshed Studio in southern Germany, in the course of the second half of 2009. Like Celtic Frost's Monotheist album, Eparistera Daimones was mastered by Walter Schmid at Oakland Recording in Winterthur, Switzerland.
The album features artwork by H. R. Giger and Vincent Castiglia.
The title of album is originally from Aleister Crowley's Liber XXV: The Star Ruby ritual. Eparistera Daimones (ΕΠΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΕΣ)[14] in Greek means On my left hand the Daemones[14][15] or To my left, the demons.[16]
"Myopic Empire" comes from "Relinquished Body", a demo track from Celtic Frost's 2002 demo album Prototype.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Goetia" | Thomas Gabriel Fischer | Fischer | 11:00 |
| 2. | "Abyss Within My Soul" | Fischer | Fischer | 9:26 |
| 3. | "In Shrouds Decayed" | Fischer | V. Santura | 6:55 |
| 4. | "Shrine" (instrumental) | Fischer | 1:43 | |
| 5. | "A Thousand Lies" | Fischer | Fischer | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Descendant" | Fischer | V. Santura | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Myopic Empire" | Fischer | Fischer, Unala, Gadient | 5:47 |
| 8. | "My Pain" | Fischer | Fischer | 5:19 |
| 9. | "The Prolonging" | Fischer | Fischer | 19:22 |
| Total length: | 72:41 | |||
Japanese edition
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Shatter" | Fischer | Fischer | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 77:41 | |||
Formats
editEparistera Daimones was released in several formats including CD, digipak CD, and double gatefold LP.
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 81[18] |
| Greek Albums Chart | 17 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 28[18] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 73[18] |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 27[18] |
Personnel
edit- Thomas Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
- V. Santura – guitar, vocals
- Norman Lonhard – drums & percussion
- Vanja Slajh – bass
Collaborations
edit- Simone Vollenweider – additional vocals
- A. Acanthus Gristle – additional vocals
- Fredy Schnyder – grand piano
- Nadine Rimlinger – violin
Production
edit- Tom Gabriel Warrior and V. Santura – production, recording and mixing
- Walter Schmid – mastering
- Antje Lange and Tom Warrior – executive producers
- Vincent Castiglia – band illustrations
- H. R. Giger – cover art "Vlad Tepes"
References
edit- ^ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (5 August 2009). "Triptykon Press Release". Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ "Triptykon To Begin Recording Debut Album". metalunderground.com. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Gorania, Jay H. "Triptykon – Eparistera Daimones Review – Review of Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon – About.com". About.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Triptykon Eparistera Daimones Review – Review of Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon". heavymetal.about.com. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ Bergman, Keith (21 August 2010). "Review: Eparistera Daimones". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones Review". 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones review".
- ^ "Triptykon: Eparistera Daimones, PopMatters". 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Lords of Metal ezine". Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones".
- ^ "The Metal Crypt - Review of Triptykon - Eparistera Daimones".
- ^ Thomas Gabriel Fischer (21 December 2009). "Triptykon Press Release". Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ a b "The Star Ruby".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Talkin' Triptykon with Tom G. (Warrior) Fischer". 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Eparistera Daimones: Triptykon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Eparistera Daimones first-week chart positions revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2010.