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Triptykon: Eparistera Daimones Album Artwork Announced

Posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Eparistera Daimones, the forthcoming debut album by Triptykon, the group founded by former Hellhammer / Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, is not only musically a leviathan. Remarkably, the album will also feature the epic artwork by renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger and New York-based surrealist Vincent Castiglia.

Triptykon

In an exceptionally rare gesture, HR Giger has granted Triptykon the use of his dramatic painting “Vlad Tepes” (work no. 412, 200 x 140 cm, acrylic on paper on wood, 1978). It is the artist’s first authorized appearance on an album cover in 17 years, and the second time he collaborates with Warrior (following Celtic Frost’s “To Mega Therion” album in 1985).

Vincent Castiglia contributes Triptykon, a specially created portrait of the members of the group, painted in the artist’s own blood (86 x 86 cm, blood/iron oxide on archival paper, 2009). As Castiglia aptly put it, the amalgamation of works by HR Giger, Vincent Castiglia, and Triptykon on “Eparistera Daimones” forms a creative triptych in itself.

HR Giger: ” I am very proud to work with Triptykon. My art hasn’t appeared on an album cover for quite some time, and I feel honored to have been approached by Tom about such a collaboration for Triptykon’s very first release.”

Vincent Castiglia: “It’s been a tremendous honor to work with both Triptykon and HR Giger on the forthcoming release of, “Eparistera Daimones”. It was a project of enormous depth for me, conceptually as well as visually. I think the resonance between Triptykon’s music, Giger’s art, and my work is extremely powerful, and it coalesces in quite an amazing, and singular way.

Tom Gabriel Warrior: “We feel deeply privileged to be able to adorn our very first album with the work of two artists we respect enormously. To us, their astonishing contributions convey significant symbolism both with respect to our personal frame of mind as well as for this particular album and its history.”
“It is an immense pleasure to be able to work with HR Giger again. He was one of our most significant mentors during the days of Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost, and he is an extraordinary human being and an artist without equal.”

“Vincent Castiglia has become a close friend in recent years, and we both sensed that the time had come to create something truly unique together. I am infinitely grateful that he has lent us his incredible talent, not least because I know he incorporates as much passion, darkness, and pain into his work as I do, too.”

Triptykon Eparistera Daimones Mediabook CD Cover:

Eparistera Daimones CD Cover

Triptykon Eparistera Daimones Double LP Cover:

Eparistera Daimones LP Cover

A special webisode series was launched today focusing on the album’s defiant artwork and musically sinister aesthetic. Click below to view part one of this three-part series:

Two songs from Eparistera Daimones can already be heard at the band’s official MySpace profile.

Eparistera Daimones will also feature detailed credits, full lyrics and extensive liner notes to all songs and will be released via Century Media Records under exclusive license from Prowling Death Records Ltd. on March 22nd, 2010 (Europe) and March 23rd, 2010 (North America).

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Roadburn’s Album of the Decade: Electric Wizard – Dopethrone

Posted on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The votes are in, the points have been awarded and the math has been done. More than 150 of you have taken the time to forward your Top 10 list for the Roadburn Album of the Decade.
Here then is your list (and a stunning list it is). ...read more

Triptykon: Two new songs posted online

Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Triptykon, the band featuring former Hellhammer and Celtic Frost´s Tom Gabriel Warrior has posted two preview tracks, Abyss Within My Soul and A Thousand Lies from their highly anticipated debut album Eparistera Daimones at their Myspace page.
Eparistera Daimones was produced by Tom Gabriel Warrior and Triptykon guitarist V. Santura. The ...read more

Arte TV documentary featuring interview with Tom Gabriel Fischer

Posted on Monday, August 24th, 2009

As part of an a new six-episode documentary series about the evolution of the music scene in the 1980s, German / French TV station Arte is set to broadcast episode 5, titled:  Gothic, Industrial &  Black Metal, on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at 10.55pm CET.  This episode  features new interviews ...read more

Triptykon: hard at work on debut album, tentatively titled Eparistera Daimones

Posted on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Triptykon, the group formed by Tom Gabriel Warrior after his departure from Celtic Frost in April of 2008, is currently working on its debut album, tentatively titled Eparistera Daimones. Tom Gabriel Warrior has issued the following update:
“The third day of album recording sessions with Triptykon. I am writing these lines ...read more

Triptykon announces debut album details

Posted on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Triptykon, the group formed by Tom Gabriel Warrior after his departure from Celtic Frost in April of 2008, is scheduled to commence studio recording sessions for a first album in mid-August 2009.
The album, tentatively titled Eparistera Daimones, will mainly be recorded in southern Germany, with additional recording sessions to take ...read more

Tom Gabriel Fischer: I left Celtic Frost to escape from megalomania, overblown egos, and chronic negativity

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Former Celtic Frost and current Triptykon mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted a new message on his official blog — two excerpts follow below:
“In late 2005, on the eve of the release of Celtic Frost’s “Monotheist” album, Martin Eric Ain suggested that the three of us in Celtic Frost should ...read more

Tom Gabriel Warrior Named As Curator For Roadburn 2010

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Roadburn is very pleased to announce that Tom Gabriel Warrior, founder of the illustrious Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, has agreed to act as the curator for our festival on Friday, April 16th 2010, and host a special event at Roadburn, called Only Death Is Real.
Tom’s duties as curator include personally ...read more

Darkthrone’ Nocturno Culto pens introduction to Hellhammer/Celtic Frost illustrated history

Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Former Hellhammer / Celtic Frost and current Triptykon frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer and Bazillion Points Books have announced that Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone has written an introduction to Fischer’s upcoming 288-page hardcover book Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981-1985.
Nocturno Culto states: “The ...read more

Former Celtic Frost frontman signs publishing deal for 'Only Death Is Real' book

Posted on Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Former Celtic Frost and current Triptykon frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his blog:
“Work on Triptykon’s first album was temporarily and somewhat rudely interrupted early last week when I was forced to check into the hospital late at night to have my appendix removed in emergency ...read more

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