#tryptikon

[turbinepaints]

Tryptikon, “Aurorae”

[dujour13]

10 Songs, 10 People

tagged by @likeyua and @dragonologist-phd to put a playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs

Thanks for the tag! 💕💕 I feel like I’ve already listed a lot of my faves for my Lark & Crow so at least to mix it up I’ll put the first 5 for each.

Lark

Tryptikon – Abyss Within My Soul

seems like an odd choice for Siavash but it works with my hc

2. Duo Diez – Libertango

Guitar & violin duet... with whom? 😁

3. Silantyev/PWOTR soundtrack – Starward Gaze

4. John Mark Nelson – You Are the One

5. Marc Holland – Lovers

Crow

Yes the Raven - Breathe - this one also seems like a strange choice but it has a great feel. Woljif pre-Crusade, the urban despair suffocating him, and yet he never gives up. He’s so much braver than he gives himself credit for.

2. Silantyev/PWOTR soundtrack – Face the Abyss

3. Hadestown – All I’ve Ever Known

4. Zeal and Ardor – Coagula

5. Imagine Dragons - Demons

No pressure tagging @molochka-koshka, @baneschosen, @cassynite, @kafkaesqxe, @herequeerexitentialfear, @knight-commander

[svenson777]

TRYPTIKON feat. NOCTURNO CULTO "Dethroned Emperor" [CELTIC FROST] Live at Roadburn Festival 2010

[macchinesemplici66]

Yesterday #tryptikon w/ #metropoleorkest ; #deafkids w/ #petbrick ; #lacéphale ; #greatfrief ; #loop were all great! #normal #macchinesemplici (presso Roadburn Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwL8yswpKdb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14wqp05v5mse3

[pankurios-templeovarts]

Daniele Valeriani, artwork for Requiem, record by Tryptikon.

[transmascnepetaleijon]

i like listening to lemon boy by cavetown and and tree of suffocating souls by tryptikon right after each other

best of both worlds

[rocktambulos]

Chile tendrá una nueva edición del EVIL CONFRONTATION FESTIVAL en Mayo 2018

El Open Air chileno Evil Confrontation Festival anunció que realizará su tercera edición los días 18, 19 y 20 de mayo, esta vez en la Hacienda Picarquin de Mostazal, ubicada a 75 kilómetros de Santiago, en la comuna de Mostazal. El recinto contará con zona de camping, baños, stand de comidas y bebestibles, además de todas las comodidades para un evento de esta envergadura, en el cual se ofrecerá…

[eternalsamadhiblog]

@formidablehatemachine final mix soundcheck on a portable device. When I planned to cover this ever green Assamese classic, I scrapped the idea of doing it in the original style and wanted to give it a very different and unexpected direction. The original track itself is very dark sounding and I wanted to create a darker and harsher version of it. I told @rohit_raghupathy about mixing some drone and doom metal elements with our own ideas. I had Jesu, Godflesh, later era Bathory and Tryptikon, all these bands in my mind while recording this. I wanted to keep it simple yet dystopian. We have released the demo version as a single a few months back and the final mix will be available with our upcoming full-length debut: Inception of textured audio violence. #industrialmetal https://www.instagram.com/p/CRCeKmZFquRYAiu2l-AkDiQ8uYDP8cMGGJbZOs0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[blaze-it-in-the-northern-sky]

revisiting tryptikon is fun as fuck dude

[azathoth-the-chaos]

Oh! You like metal? Give me five!! ;9 You also like the Rock Music?

YES!!!! I absolutely love metal! Been listening to this type of music since I was fourteen. My favorite types are death metal and black metal (both of them being extreme metal). I also love power metal, traditional heavy metal, grindcore, doom metal, thrash, etc. I also love rock music! Metal is technically rock but more “out there” if you know what I mean, but other than metal, I do love rock, like some hardcore/punk rock bands.^^

For my five favorite bands…

Morbid Angel: American death metal band formed by Trey Azagthoth in 1983. One of the pioneers of death metal and pretty much my favorite band. They made some of the most chaotic death metal and they have always stood out for me. They are about to release their new album December 1st and I am excited for it!

Revenge: Canadian black/death metal band formed by James Read in 2000 as a continuation of his former band, Conqueror. Some of the most extreme black metal you will ever hear. If you’re willing to challenge yourself, give them a listen.

Celtic Frost: Swiss black/death/thrash metal band formed in 1984 by Tom G. Warrior after the break-up of Hellhammer. A very important band for the first wave of black metal. They aren’t around anymore since they split-up in 2008, but Tom G. Warrior formed his new band, Tryptikon, after the end of Celtic Frost.

Rhapsody of Fire: Italian power metal band formed in 1995. They are very epic, cheesy, and heavily-based off of epic fantasy (stuff like dragons and knights). However, their music is so amazing, and it definitely has some classical music elements in there.

Cannibal Corpse: American death metal band formed in 1988. Pretty much the most well-known death metal band. Some very gross stuff, but also some amazing death metal. They were my first introduction to death metal and I still love them to this day!^^

I can ramble about so many other bands, but these are at least five bands I can say I love!

[matthewkimamyx]

Thomas Gabriel Fischer (b. 07.19.63) #celticfrost #hellhammer #tryptikon

[dujour13]

🎶✨ When you get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. Then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favorite followers ✨🎶

tagged by @ourladyinshadow thank you 🥰

Puscifer – Bedlamite (the live version on YouTube)

Tryptikon – Aurorae

Ulvesang – Taakeferd (acoustic guitar, Siavash writing music)

Zeal and Ardor – Firewake (would you believe Swiss gospel metal?)

Zeal and Ardor – Götterdämmerung

Tagging: @forestdragoncat, @spyridonya, @wonda-ch, @kissafauxbic

[svenson777]

Tom G. Warrior (Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Apollyon Sun, Tryptikon)

[dirty-fucking-pirate]

21 Questions

Tagged by @semper-virilis​

Rules: answer 21 questions then tag 21 people you want to get to know better.

Tagging anyone that might want to do this, but I don’t want to pester anyone directly.

Nickname: Don’t have one. Just go by my given name, James.

Zodiac: Gemini/Taurus, depending on the system you’re using.

Height: Approximately six feet tall

Last Thing Searched: Uncommon creatures that care about artifacts for Pauper Commander. Last thing Googled was Creole seasoning recipe, because nothing was listing actual ingredients anywhere.

Favorite Musicians: Tom G. Warrior (Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Tryptikon)

Song Stuck In Head: “Where is my Pizza?” by Maximalism

Do I Get Asks: I don’t get them, but feel free to send me any.

Following: 766

Amount Of Sleep: On average, three hours a night.

Lucky Number: 3

What I’m Wearing: Blue shorts with stars on them like the American flag and a gray t-shirt with a skull with crossed cutlasses that says “ πrate”

Dream Job: Owner of a coffee shop

Dream Trip: Camping locally

Favorite Food: This changes often. Burgers, hot dogs, tacos, french fries

Play Any Instruments: Nope. 

Languages: English, some French, little bits of Spanish, a couple of words here and there of German, Icelandic, and Russian. I really want to learn Russian.

Random Fact: I’m going to watch an episode of Peaky Blinders and go to bed after this.

Describe Yourself As Aesthetics: Pirates mixed with nomadic barbarian. The way I dress in the real world is a mix of gothabilly, black metal, and hip hop, with some nerdy shirts because I love them.

[useless-switzerlandfacts]

every odd number :B

Ok, there we go (under the cut bc its super long)

1: Which canton are you from?Solothurn

3: When you tell foreign people where you are from, what do you say to them?Switzerland, I live near Basel

5: If you had the opportunity to move to another canton, where would you go, and why, or would you stay where you live now, and why?I’m currently living in two places in Solothurn, and I will move to Geneva for university this September

7: What’s your least favourite dialect?The extreme versions of Züridüütsch and Baslerdytsch are super annoying, but moderate versions are nice as well

9: What so you consider to be the dialect most difficult to understand, and why?Valser dialects

11: Do people sometimes mistake you for being from a different canton, and if yes, from where?Baselland probably bc I speak the dialect

13: Do stereotypes people have about Swiss people apply to you?I’m super punctual and I love chocolate so there is that 15: What’s the stereotype people have about Swiss people that applies least to you?Idk, I’m probably not as bünzlig as ppl expect swiss ppl to be 17: What’s your favourite Swiss tradition?I spent the last week filming the Fasnacht in the city of Solothurn and it was super nice. 

19: Do you celebrate the first of August?Mostly not, a lot of times I’m away from Switzerland during the beginning of August

21: What tradition do you consider the most ridiculous?There are so many… Maybe the throwing burning logs from mountains to welcome spring one

23: Who is your favourite Swiss musician?Zeal & Ardor is amazing, I also really like 

25: What is your favourite Swiss band?Tryptikon probably, I also like Redeem tho

27: Züri West or Plüsch?Züri West

29: What do you think of DJ Bobo?Ehhhh…. It’s impressive that he still makes music and is still somewhat famous for it

31: Do you like songs which include yodeling?Most if not all are awful

33: Can you yodel?No (but it would be cool if I could)

35: Who do you consider the best known Swiss musician/band nationally?Uhhhh… i think pretty much everyone knows Mani Matter and Stephan Eicher

37: Your least favourite song made by a Swiss musician/band?Pretty much anything by Oesch’s die Dritten is what nightmares are made off

39: An overrated Swiss band or musician?Eluveitie is overrated, I mean, they are good, but not that good

41: Who is your favourite Swiss athlete?Giulia Steingruber bc gymnastics is one of the few sports I actually enjoy watching

43: Which athletes can Switzerland be most proud of in your opinion?Nicola Spirig I guess?

45: If you watch the olympics, are you proud of being Swiss? Why or why not?Sometimes I guess

47: Which athletes make you proud to be Swiss?Man, idk

49: What’s your least favourite Swiss movie?That’s hard, I cant recall anything specifically bc I dont watch movies that often and I can’t remember the exact titles. But im pretty sure that there are too many bad swiss movies to even be listed

51: Did you watch Pingu when you were younger?No, we didn’t (and still dont) have a TV

53: If you could redo any Swiss movie, which would you choose, and what aspects would you change?Das Missenmassaker, and make it worse. Just. way worse. bc thats what its good at. being super bad and cringey, and this is also why i like it

55: Your least favourite [Swiss dish]?Flour soup and onion soup is super weird and???

57: If you could pick any dish and make it the new national dish which would have to be eaten every 1st of August, which would you take?Risotto with a lot of mushrooms and vermicelle with meringues for dessert

59: Swiss cheese, or cheese from other countries?I love most Swiss cheese, but I also love Halloumi cheese, feta, parmesan and all the soft cheese from France. The Netherlands, the UK and the US suck at making cheese tho

61: How high is you monthly consumption of chocolate?HIGH

63: Swiss chocolate or are you a traitor (just kidding)?Swiss chocolate. A lot of chocolate is either too sweet, or they fill it with stuff that I’m allergic to

65: Black, white or milk chocolate?Black chocolate. I like white chocolate with caramel, cinnamon or dried berries tho

67: Do you like chocolate with alcoholThis is probably the only way I consume alcohol tbh

69: Are you politically involved?Not really (also I can’t rn so yeahh)

71: If you could start an initiative right now, what would it be about?Taxing stuff differently, 

73: If you had your own party, what would your party platform be?Super gay and super left probably

75: Do you like Michelline Calmy-Rays haircut?It’s iconic and thats all that counts

77: Would you swap bodies with Christoph Blocher for a day?Why not, you could do fun stuff with it. Like walking around naked in down town Zurich

79: Do you like the form of Democracy we have?Yeah I guess, at least to a certain extend

81: Can you name all 7 federal councillors without looking them up?AHHHHHHH why are there so many: Guy Parmelin, Simonetta Sommaruga, Doris Leuthard, Ueli Maurer, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Alain Berset, Didier Burkhalter (I had to look up whether Sommaruga is written with one or two M jshfhskhj)

83: Do you think that voting should become mandatory?I think that positive reenforcement might be better in this case instead of punishments such as fines, and that voting should be encouraged more overall

85: Do you think that immigrants are important for Switzerland?Yes, but I hate it when people say that they should be taken in for economic reasons bc I hate it when people degrade human beings to their economic contribution to society

87: Have you ever been attacked by a cow?I once rode a cow, but I have never been attacked (I think)

89: Do you support Swiss tourism regularly?Ehhh…. I guess… But not as frequently as I support other country’s tourism

91: In which part of Switzerland do you like to go to vacations the most?Grisons is super nice

93: How many cantons have you visited?i think I was in pretty much all cantons except the two Appenzells

95: Can you imagine to visit the town/city you live in to be interesting for tourists?(ignoring the nonsense that this formulation is) No lmaoThere were texans here once and they totally flipped their shit when they saw a cow and the green grass it was hilarious and everyone talked about it

97: If you could, what national language would you make mandatory for everyone to learn?Uhhhmmmmm German already is? idk tbh

99: Do you consider Swiss German a different language than German, and why or why not?Linguistically speaking, no. Also, recognising Swiss german (or whatever you wanna call it then) as one language would make it super difficult to maintain the dialect diversity that we have rn

[metalbuzz-net]

The Devil’s Blood: A Quick Chat with Guitarist Selim Lemouchi

While Selim Lemouchi, the guitarist for satanic rockers The Devil’s Blood, who goes by just SL, opted not to answer a handful of questions pertaining to songs on ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’, and another couple were abruptly answered with “No,” I did briefly engage him on subjects such as his writing process, F’s voice, Satan, the lack of protesting bible thumpers and Guns N’ Roses as rock n’ roll inspiration. Plus, I got a long ass list of music that he’s into. Sweet!

Ken Kopija: Hello SL. It’s Ken over at METALBUZZ in Chicago. We are the Internet’s number one source for real metal news, reviews, interviews and more. First off, I am a huge fan & supporter of The Devil’s Blood, which has graced the digital pages of METALBUZZ off and on now for several years. SL: Thanks for your time and energy so far.

How are you doing today? Today is a good day, the weather is quite downcast and grey which makes for a good walk in the forest.

I spoke with you about a year and a half ago, right around the US release of ‘The Time Of No Time Evermore’. That is the album that introduced me to and got me hooked on The Devil’s Blood. How do you feel the band has progressed musically from ‘The Time Of No Time Evermore’ to ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’? I feel that, as a band, we have become better at performing and better at recording, perhaps that might not seem like much, but that is the kind of progress that allows a band to stay evolving. When it comes to the creation process of the material, nothing has changed.

‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’ was released on 11-11-11 in Europe. Is there any signifigance to it being released on that date? 11 is our most significant numerological correspondence and we always try to gather as many of them around as possible, in the artwork, in the music, in the lyrics, in the number of minutes and seconds, volume differences etcetera, etcetera. It signifies Chaos, renewal, freedom and at the same time, it signifies the structure of Satan and Death to us.

And the album dropped in the US via Metal Blade on January 17th. Do you have any special rituals that you followed on release day? To be honest, no, I have let this record “go” already. The release date in Europe was for me the ultimate moment and our Ritual at Groningen’s Vera Club was our perfect way of celebrating our Child’s birth into this “world of gravity gone mad.” For the glory of our first official American release, we shall wait with rituals and rites until we are on American soil again.

As I understand it, in addition to being one of the bands guitarists, you are also the primary songwriter. How much of the songwriting were you involved with on ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre?’ All of it. With the exception of the lyrics of “Fire Burning” and the last guitar part of “Everlasting Saturnalia,” which were done respectively by Tommie Eriksson (Saturnalia Temple) and Rob Oorthuis (NOX/Centurian).

That being said, other than topics like Satan and the occult, what other subjects or entities were your inspiration for the new record? All of it can be caught within the three principalities of Adversity; The Death, The Chaos and The Satan. There is nothing more to me.

Which comes first, the music or your words? Usually at the same moment, sometimes months apart, in which case music usually pre-dates the words. I guess this has to do with the fact that my instinctual understanding of music is still stronger than my understanding of language.

Can you elaborate a little on the whole writing process? There is not much to say, you have an idea, you pick up a guitar and a pen, you don’t stop till you are done.

Your sister, ‘F’, the bands lead singer, sounds a little more produced this time around. Was a different approach taken with the recording of her voice? Funny you should say that as she was most certainly less produced. We simply let her sing the song and apart from that nothing, except some choir parts, were doubled or added. This is as close to absolute purity as we could come this time around.

In my opinion, it sounds like The Devil’s Blood have re-invented themselves on ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’, while at the same time maintaining that definitive sound that is unique to the band. Would you agree with that statement? We simply have done what we could, no more and certainly no less. We ourselves were quite surprised and of course immensely proud with what manifested itself, but to claim any kind of control of what the outcome came to be would be grossly overstating the importance of the musician in the creative process.

As far as I know, The Devil’s Blood have never done a concept video. Is that true? Yes it is.

Are there any plans to do a video(s) for ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’? We would love to do that of course, it is mostly a financial thing. These things costs money and we have none.

Along with several European dates in the spring, I see that the band is scheduled to play ‘Maryland Deathfest X’ May 24th – 27th. Please tell me that those are not your only US dates this year? They are not.

Is a US tour planned? We will be doing a full North American tour which will be officially announced very soon.

The Devil’s Blood has played with the likes of Watain, Pentagram, Root, Venom and Tryptikon. Are there any bands that you’ve never toured with that you would really like too? Not any that jump to mind immediately.

I have never been to one of your live shows, or “rituals” as they are referred to, but I’ve watched videos online of the band performing live. There seems to be a lot of sweat and blood. Can you describe your live show to someone who has never witnessed it before? Explanation is empty, it is better to withhold all information and allow each individual the chance to experience freely and without priorly enforced parameters of expectation.

I know that there are a lot of bible thumpers out there who would probably jump at the chance to protest one of your shows. Do you every get those types hanging around your gigs? To be honest it has not happened yet, which is a shame of course.

The Devil’s Blood is based out of the Netherlands. What is the metal scene like there these days? I don’t really know, apart from a handful of bands and people I am personally in contact with. I am terribly uninformed about these things. I no longer read magazines and I rarely go to concerts and have no real desire to be on top of things any more.

The Metal Blade website has the following listed for band members: SL/TDB/A-O and F/TDB/MOS. Can you please tell me a little about what this means and who all of the members of the band are? No and no.

Well alrighty then. Have you ever put on headphones and listened to any of your music on vinyl? Of course.

Who or what inspired you to start playing music? If I had to name one person who has that dubious honour it would have to be Slash and Axl Rose of Guns ‘n Roses. That band really showed me the power of rock n’ roll and its insidious flair for rebellion and independence. And Slash’s personal style of playing and his careful ear for sounds and harmony combined with Axl’s uncanny talent for writing anthems is something that has definitely found its way into my music at various levels.

What is your favorite guitar to play? At the moment, it is a Haar Stratocaster, a custom built machine that seems to fill my needs wonderfully. But it does change from time to time.

Assuming you have one, if I got a hold of your iPod, what would I find on there? Danzig, Morbid Angel, Pentagram, The Doors, Merciless, Death, Judas Priest, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Entombed, Slayer, Aphrodite’s Child, Slayer, Autopsy, Nick Cave, The Who, Root, Dr Feelgood, Nazareth, Aerosmith, MC5, Iggy and The Stooges, Mercyful Fate, Uriah Heep, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Bathory, Type O Negative, Charles Manson, The Beatles, Blue Öyster Cult, Coil, Joy Division, Ministry, Sepultura, Tiamat, Roky Erickson, GG Allin, Carnivore, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Jefferson Airplane, Blood Axis, Hawkwind, Motorhead, Cro-Mags, Mayhem, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Burzum, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Velvet Underground, In Slaughter Natives, Samael, The Pretty Things, The Golden Earring, ZZ Top, Master’s Hammer, Shadows, Thin Lizzy, T. Rex, Guns ‘n Roses, Bobby Beausoleil, King Crimson, Bolt Thrower, Dissection, Wishbone Ash and many, many more.

We have time for one more question, and it’s from a fan… Fred from St. Germain wants to know… “I grew up listening to a lot of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. Would you consider them/him an influence on your music and are you a fan?” I consider Mercyful Fate to be one of the most important heavy metal bands that ever existed, apart from that I am not sure how much they actually inspired me, it is hard to say how these things work.

Once again, SL, thanks for taking time out of your busy day to chat with METALBUZZ. It has been my pleasure talking to you and I look forward to seeing The Devil’s Blood in Chicago soon. Thanks for you attention.

(с) Ken Kopija