Illumination is the fifth full-length album by the Norwegian band Tristania . It is the last album to feature Vibeke Stene on vocals, Rune Østerhus on bass, Svein Terje Solvang on guitar, and Kenneth Olsson on drums. This is also the final album to feature Østen Bergøy as an official member of the band, although he performed some vocal work on the band's next studio album as a session member.
Track listing
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Title Lyrics Music 1. "Mercyside" Østen Bergøy Anders Hidle, Einar Moen, Waldemar Sorychta 4:39 2. "Sanguine Sky" Kjartan Hermansen Hidle, Moen 3:50 3. "Open Ground" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 4:40 4. "The Ravens" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 5:06 5. "Destination Departure" Moen Hidle, Moen 4:34 6. "Down" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 4:32 7. "Fate" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 4:59 8. "Lotus" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 5:08 9. "Sacrilege" Moen Hidle, Moen 4:15 10. "Deadlands" (track 11 in European and North American versions) Bergøy Hidle, Moen 6:39 Total length: 48:25
European version Title Lyrics Music 10. "In the Wake" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 4:08 Total length: 52:33
North American version Title Lyrics Music 10. "Ab Initio" Bergøy Hidle, Moen 5:43 Total length: 54:08
Personnel
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Tristania
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Vibeke Stene – Vocals
Østen Bergøy – Vocals
Anders Høyvik Hidle – Guitars
Einar Moen – Synths & Programming
Svein Terje Solvang – Guitars, Vocals on "In the Wake"
Rune Østerhus – Bass
Kenneth Olsson – Drums
Session Members
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Vorph – harsh vocals on "Mercyside", "The Ravens" & "In The Wake"
Petra Stalz – violin
Heike Haushalter – violin
Monika Malek – viola
Gesa Hangen – cello
Production
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Produced by Waldemar Sorychta
Recorded & engineered by Waldemar Sorychta, Siggi Bemm, Dennis Koehne
Mixed by Waldemar Sorychta
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