### Triptykon: Melana chasmata

#### 26/03/14 || sincan

Tom G (grandfather?) Warrior is back with the highly anticipated follow up to Triptykon’s debut album “Eparistera daimones” and the first that strikes me is the fact that the album cover for “Melana chasmata” lacks a semi mechanical alien getting a vaginal probe along with a creepy fucker’s nose up the ham wallet.

The audience’s disappointment is floating heavily in the room.

As far as my destroyed and raped memory can remember I think that when the debut was released it divided people into two camps, that of pure enjoyment and that of a more bored type. And yes, it is true, Triptykon’s blackened doom demands more from the listener compared to all “one riff based and injecting marijuanas into their eyes”-doom metal bands where the members mostly lives with their moms and let her wash their cargo pants once a year. Don’t get me wrong, I like that type of doom as well.

The album starts with “Tree of suffocating souls” which, I guess, is a rather strange track to start with since it is one the most different ones on the album, with its thrash characteristics including a faster pace (also valid for “Breathing”). However there is nothing wrong with the quality on this one.

The second one, Boleskine house is in my book (therefore yours also) where the party really starts at. A drum and guitar intro raises the expectations for getting knocked by something highly majestic, dark, and beautiful. Like a black rose with it thorns being pushed up someone’s butt. It is hard not to tap with your foot (like an extreme narcissistic world dominator) when the clean vocals leaves room for the harsh ones. Oh, I mean, breaking someone’s face.

Without dissecting every track one can say that the album continues with a heavy blackened riff fest of darkened souls and high quality. Some tend to call this music goth as well but I wouldn’t label it as such, however I do admit that the vocals contains the typical theatrical vibe from time to time. The vocals (clean, both male and female and harsh) has an important role during the entire album with its strong ability of mixing things up and raising the atmosphere. It is mostly them who plants seeds of memorable parts whereas the music itself is often relatively hard to remember. It goes without saying that this album needs tons of time before showing its entire depth and quality.

Somewhere in the middle does another fine piece of intro reveal itself during the fifth track, “Aurorae”. Vulvas gets erupted, dogs barks at a bitch during her period, and all this since the guitar has a sound of a church bell calling it a doomsday. Then the relatively clean vocals starts to semi chant, filled with a bitter taste, and we get served guitar a solo of blackened goosebumps in the end.

Well I was hardly impressed after the first or second attempt of injecting this one into my ears and brain. But I gave it the time it demanded and for that I am pleased since I discovered the blackened gem this one surely is. Do yourself a favor and fill your surroundings with this one before the spring shines too much light upon you.

- Information
- Released: 2014
- Label: Century Media Records
- Website: www.triptykon.net
- Band
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer: vocals, guitars, programming
- V. Santura: guitars, vocals
- Vanja Šlajh: bass
- Norman Lonhard: drums, percussion

- Tracklist
- 01. Tree of suffocating souls
- 02. Boleskine house
- 03. Altar of deceit
- 04. Breathing
- 05. Aurorae
- 06. Demon pact
- 07. In the sleep of death
- 08. Black snow
- 09. Waiting