TRISTITIA - Crucidiction LP (Transparent Blue Vinyl)

Ships around April 10th 2024, release date is April 19th 2024.

Comes with an insert in a PVC bag, limited to 150 copies on transparent blue vinyl.

R.I.P. Luis B. Galvez.

Tristitia blends Gloomy Darkness into classic Doom Metal like no has done before... or after.

Crucidiction is another gem- album from the glorious epoch of Holy records and the peak recording of a band that possesses a superior, totally personal and theatrical sound full of magic and nostalgia.

The whole concept of this band can place you somewhere in the Middle Ages, mocking crazy inquisitors and trying to escape from witch-hunt.

By the sound of a Gregorian chant accompanied by rhythm guitars you’re immediately transferred within the walls of an ancient dark abbey where suspicious monks disguise. The production with its resonance, and a good amount of reverberation on the drums, creates a sensation as if a group of heretics has conquest an old cathedral and uses it to practice reversed rituals and to unleash its blasphemous anti-Christian preaching.

 The music doesn’t borrow from old Candlemass but maybe it shares a similar eerie aura. This is a different approach to Doom with lots of lead melodies and classical influences drenched to gothic romanticism.

The music is very Doom laded whereas the vocals and lyrics are where the blackness lies. The album is recommended to Black Metal fans who are interested in breaking into the Doom scene as well as die hard Doom fans.

• Tristitia was part of the roster of the mid 90’s cult label Holy Records

• Especially the first two albums by Tristitia are considered cult classics

• Tristitia is a unique band in its approach and sounds different than any other Doom band

• Remastered by Toneshed Recordings (a.o. Pestilence, Trouble, Dead Head)

• Revisited and reduxed artwork by Wouter Wagemans