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Tristania - Widow's Weeds



8.6 | 445 votes |
Release date: 1998
Style: Symphonic gothic metal

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02. Evenfall
03. Pale Enchantress
04. December Elegy
05. Midwintertears
06. Angellore
07. My Lost Lenore
08. Wasteland's Caress
09. Postludium

Top 20 albums of 1998: 15

Guest review by
Ealdamir
Rating:
9.8
Well, well, well?Tristania's Widow's Weeds. It is about time I wrote a review for one of my beloved albums. So, I will try to sum up the majesty of this album in these lines.

Widow's Weeds is the first full-length of Tristania. The band was formed two years earlier by Einar Moen-keys, Keneth Olsson-drums and Morten Veland-guitars/vocals. Morten was the main figure behind Tristania back then. After a self-titled EP in 1997 that got rave reviews around Europe they signed a record deal with Napalm records and started preparing this masterpiece.

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published 26.08.2005 | Comments (11)

Staff review by
KwonVerge
Rating:
10
After the release of their self-titled EP, Tristania became a part of a rising label at that time (1998), Napalm Records. They started working on their long-awaited debut album since "Tristania" had received good critics from the music press. And, yes, during 1998, the debut album of Tristania, "Widow's Weeds," saw the light of day and became one of those sparkling jewels in the world of gothic metal, one of those albums that always shines for their unique feeling and beauty!

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published 26.08.2005 | Comments (5)

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26.03.2011 - 22:26
Blasphemer1992

I'm fall in love with it
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31.05.2011 - 23:07
MechanisT
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One of THE gothic albums in existence. The best of the "beauty and the beast" type.
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12.03.2013 - 23:29
Rating: 10
Erik M.

Written by Guest on 31.05.2011 at 23:07

One of THE gothic albums in existence. The best of the "beauty and the beast" type.


Exactly, hence why it's at #1 in my "Beauty and the Beast" list.
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18.06.2013 - 02:32
Rating: 10
Reaper_Redeemer

Yeah a pure 10...
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11.01.2015 - 22:42
Rating: 9
BigNaughtyV

This album is brilliant. It's a perfect mix between the grit and doominess of Velvet Darkness They Fear and the angelic beauty of Aegis. Probably on par quality-wise as well.
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11.01.2015 - 22:54
AnGina--
Dark Phoenix
Written by BigNaughtyV on 11.01.2015 at 22:42

This album is brilliant. It's a perfect mix between the grit and doominess of Velvet Darkness They Fear and the angelic beauty of Aegis. Probably on par quality-wise as well.


Erm... You do realize Widow's Weeds is an album by Tristania and that Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis came from Theatre of Tragedy? Both bands sure did make it big at the same time more or less and there are certain similarities, but there is a huge difference between Tristania's and TOT's style.
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You think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was a man. But it was nothing to me but blinding.
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22.07.2015 - 18:49
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Tage Westerlund
Written by AnGina-- on 11.01.2015 at 22:54

Written by BigNaughtyV on 11.01.2015 at 22:42

This album is brilliant. It's a perfect mix between the grit and doominess of Velvet Darkness They Fear and the angelic beauty of Aegis. Probably on par quality-wise as well.


Erm... You do realize Widow's Weeds is an album by Tristania and that Velvet Darkness They Fear and Aégis came from Theatre of Tragedy? Both bands sure did make it big at the same time more or less and there are certain similarities, but there is a huge difference between Tristania's and TOT's style.


usually people accuse me to do some mixing grammar up
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18.08.2018 - 22:28
Rating: 10
🦇Enchantress

Best gothic metal album ever
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Good has power to create, preserve and destroy but only Devil has a power to possess
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31.08.2018 - 14:00
Rating: 10
Cobalto

Masterpiece
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31.03.2019 - 18:48
Feral Berry

I abused my ears while listening to this album.
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22.10.2020 - 23:43
Rating: 8
Redel

Their best, by far
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29.06.2021 - 02:32
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
I still say till this day, this is one of the best gothic albums ever made, it's one of the most beautiful, epic, melodic, and passionate albums I've ever listened to. Beyond The Veil is also stunning, but this album is somthing else.

Every song is powerful, and full of such emotion, and the melodies from all the instruments are outstandingly beautiful! especially the violin sections, which are blended perfectly with some epic guitar riffing, and Vibeke's vocals are breathtaking as always, together with the harsh growls that fit perfectly
With the music. It's hard to pick a favourite song I love them all! Maybe December Elegy if I had to.
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