1530 - Triptykon Tree of Suffocating Souls 2014

Triptykon is a musical project of Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Apollyon Sun. Fischer announced his departure from Celtic Frost in May 2008 and shortly afterwards revealed his new project would be entitled Triptykon. The band logo is inspired by a writing pattern used in Weimar Republic. Their second album, "Melana Chasmata", is in Greek (Μελανά Χάσματα) and, according to Fischer, it can be roughly translated as "black, deep depressions/valleys" — or, in a more literal translation, "chasms as [black as] ink". Triptykon’s lineup on this album is the same as their debut. It includes guitarist V. Santura, who Warrior worked with in Celtic Frost. Those two produced ‘Melana Chasmata.’ They turned up bassist Vanja Slajh nice and loud, giving the doomy songs a rumbling anchor. The album's artwork was provided by famous Surrealist painter H. R. Giger. The opening track ‘Tree of Suffocating Souls" has anguished vocals from Warrior, but also mellower, doomy parts with more subdued singing.