Shatter (EP)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shatter |
| type | ep |
| artist | Triptykon |
| cover | Shatter EP cover.jpg |
| released | 25 October 2010 |
| genre | Black metal, death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, avant-garde metal |
| length | 27:43 |
| label | Prowling Death, Century Media |
| producer | Thomas Gabriel Fischer |
| prev_title | Eparistera Daimones |
| prev_year | 2010 |
| next_title | Melana Chasmata |
| next_year | 2014 |
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| name = Shatter | type = ep | artist = Triptykon | cover = Shatter EP cover.jpg | alt = | released = 25 October 2010 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Black metal, death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, avant-garde metal | length = 27:43 | label = Prowling Death, Century Media | producer = Thomas Gabriel Fischer | prev_title = Eparistera Daimones | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Melana Chasmata | next_year = 2014 |rev1 = About.com |rev1score = |rev2 = AllMusic |rev2score =
Shatter is an EP by Swiss extreme metal band Triptykon, released on 25 October 2010. The EP consists of the bonus track "Shatter" from the Japanese edition of Eparistera Daimones, as well as other songs from the recording sessions of that album, including a newly mastered version of their demo "Crucifixus". Tracks 4 and 5 are live versions of Celtic Frost songs, recorded during Triptykon's headliner performance at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands, on 16 April 2010. "Dethroned Emperor" features guest lead vocals by Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone, Sarke).
Release
Shatter has been released in multiple formats, such as a CD, a 12" vinyl, and a digital download. A music video for the song "Shatter" was also released.
Track listing
| total_length = 27:43 | title1 = Shatter | writer1 = | length1 = 4:56 | title2 = I Am the Twilight | writer2 = | length2 = 7:59 | title3 = Crucifixus | writer3 = | length3 = 4:18 | title4 = Circle of the Tyrants | note4= live | writer4 = | length4 = 5:12 | title5 = Dethroned Emperor | note5= live | writer5 = | length5 = 5:18
Personnel
- Thomas Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitar, programming
- V. Santura – guitar, vocals
- Norman Lonhard – drums, percussion
- Vanja Slajh – bass, backing vocals
Guest musicians
- Simone Vollenweider – vocals on "Shatter"
- Nadine Rimlinger – violin on "I am the Twilight"
- A. Acanthus Gristle – vocals on "Crucifixus"
- Nocturno Culto – vocals on "Dethroned Emperor"
References
References
- Gorania, Jay H. (June 2025). "Triptykon – Eparistera Daimones Review – Review of Eparistera Daimones by Triptykon – About.com". [[About.com]].
- Norton, Justin M. (June 2025). "Triptykon – ''Shatter''". [[About.com]].
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Triptykon – ''Shatter''". [[AllMusic]].
- (11 August 2010). "Former Triptykon Press Release". fischerisdead.blogspot.com.
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