Widow's Weeds (Tristania album)

Widow's Weeds
Studio album by
Tristania
Released9 March 1998
RecordedNovember and December 1997
StudioSound Suite Studio, Norway
GenreGothic metal, symphonic metal
Length53:07
LabelNapalm
ProducerTristania & Terje Refsnes
Tristania chronology
Tristania (EP)
(1997) 		Widow's Weeds
(1998) 		Beyond the Veil
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[1]
Metal Storm10/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

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

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Morten Veland; all music is composed by Tristania.

No.TitleLength
1."Preludium..." (Instrumental)1:09
2."Evenfall"6:51
3."Pale Enchantress"6:31
4."December Elegy"7:31
5."Midwintertears"8:32
6."Angellore"7:16
7."My Lost Lenore"6:23
8."Wasteland's Caress"7:40
9."...Postludium" (Instrumental)1:12
Total length:53:07
Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
10."Sirene" (Instrumental)3:22
11."Cease to Exist"9:17
Total length:65:46

Personnel

Tristania
  • Vibeke Stene – soprano, choir
  • Morten Veland – harsh vocals, guitars, choir
  • Anders H. Hidle – guitars, choir
  • Rune Østerhus – bass
  • Einar Moen – synth, programming
  • Kenneth Olsson – drums, choir
Additional musicians
  • Østen Bergøy – clean vocals on "Angellore", choir
  • Pete Johansen – violin
  • Hilde Egeland, Marita Herikstad, Hilde T. Bommen – choir
Production
  • Terje Refsnes – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Sindre Y. Kristoffersen – cover design

References

  1. ^ Azevedo, Pedro. "Tristania - Widow's Weeds". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Tristania - Widow's Weeds review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Review Album: Tristania - Widow's Weed". Rock Hard (in German). No. 131. 25 March 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2026.


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