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Melana Chasmata

Triptykon Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Tree of Suffocating Souls
2 Boleskine House
3 Altar of Deceit
4 Breathing
5 Aurorae
6 Demon Pact
7 In the Sleep of Death
8 Black Snow
9 Waiting

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.58 x 4.94 x 0.42 inches; 3.84 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Century Media
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 7 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2014
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Century Media
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ID96FPY
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Joseph Cobble
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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I like it all. It was worth the wait
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Williamforrestpitts
5.0 out of 5 stars The Return
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014
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I remember buying a copy of the Morbid Tales/Emperor's Return album on cassette as a thirteen year old kid. Purchasing an album at that age is a serious investment. You've got no predictable incoming capitol. Chores, mowing lawns, birthday money, whatever, the choice you made at the record store, (in this case a Turtles Music housed in a strip mall,) could serve to gall you terribly. In this case however, my seven or eight dollar gamble continues to pay off in spades twenty five years later. I owe this band a great deal of thanks for expanding the margins of my imagination. Celtic Frost rests comfortably couched in my personal pantheon of musical innovators. Claude Debussey hangs out there. Voi Vod hangs there. Leonard Cohen. Eric Satie. Tom Waits, King Crimson....it's ultra swag. Ulver waits absently on the stoop sharing cigarettes with Nat King Cole, Talk Talk and Slint. Animals as Leaders hangs back, just out of frame; but they're leaning ever closer into the light. What every one of these absolute lions of self expression have in common is a sense of dogged yet utter vulnerability as they navigate the tightrope. They make mistakes. They commonly create bizarrely special and LASTING instances by a sheer flaw in their initial design. Their work is inletted with nuance. It's their signature.
When discussing Tomas Fisher's body of work, it's common shorthand to reference Celtic Frost's broadly maligned Cold Lake album with a roll of the eye before moving on. I say, revisit that album with a more open mind. It ain't perfect, that's a given. Read the track list, take a gander at the band photos and have a laugh. After you're done, ask yourself, are the song titles and band photos REALLY sillier than Celtic Frost's beloved sophomore album To Mega Therion? Really? You can be tried and true to your scene or whatever and still be a total poser at heart. You WILL NOT make lasting art without taking reckless risks. In my book, Cold Lake is a weird, WEIRD, silly album that happens to have loads of solid riffs that are utterly worth your investigation. Frost juked and took a way bigger chance on us than I did on them as a thirteen year old kid. This was at the very heart of their own dogma. These sorts of choices are designed to cleave us, the listener, but here's the good news: the cleaver's good and sharp! It engenders opinion. It entices you to really, truly FEEL!
The Warrior's returned with another album under the Tryptikon standard and I knew, per usual that I would invest. I owe this man. However, once again, per Morbid Tales, per Into the Pandemonium, per Monotheist, I've written a check my butt can't cash. I can't repay this band for the acquisition of their art. I CAN'T.
I wasn't personally wowed by the Tryptikon debut or the follow up ep. They're both "good" certainly but I'm in no dire need for new, "good" music. By contrast, the new Tryptikon is so dense and so damn heavy it can barely contain itself. It's a hoary old bomb, uncovered and still horribly active. Any second now......
There are so many great, distinct moments on Melana Chasmata that are worthy of mention here, but what's more pressing is how these moments collude to create a whole that is so crestfallen and impenetrable and distinctive that they couldn't have been sculpted by anyone lesser than this one entity: Tom Fischer and his chosen associates. I'm very glad to have lived through so much fitfulness in modern music to be able to hear it summed up and ultimately vocalized in this precise way. I'm gladder still to know that this is music with a signature forceful enough to endure the changes that I will inevitably undergo as I continue to age. This is album is an archipelago that I can return to and rediscover every day, for the rest of my all too cocksure however frangible life. I'll run my course for sure but Tomas Fischer, aka Tomas Gabriel Warrior is an immortal, if not by way of flesh, than certainly by way of the message inveterate in his art.
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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2014
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If you liked Triptykon's debut disc Eparistera Daimones and the final Celtic Frost disc Monotheist- chances are you'll dig this one as well. In some ways- in a lot of ways I found this disc to be somewhat more enjoyable than the debut- reasons being it's a more cohesive endeavor and seems to flow better as a whole. I say that even though tracks like "The Prolonging" & "A Thousand Lies" are perhaps some of the best Triptykon songs to date and are great examples of heavy, visceral & raw emotion. This disc however- does less of the experimenting that's present on the last disc.
And while there's a more streamlined sense to songwriting- the experimentation is still going on- but a less meandering way...There's moments where moods and atmosphere are explored to crazy degrees- examples being tracks like "Aurorae" - which I almost thought was going to be an instrumental because it's 3+ minutes of no vocals- instead explores guitar textures and a bass tone that I wish was on the latest Godflesh effort- but wasn't quite there. For some reason I draw comparisons to a song like "In Fiction" by Isis. Check out that track if you want to know what I mean...Cool track.
There's alot to like about this LP. But a few minor quibbles would be the "contemporary" production of modern metal bands is evident on this disc. The kick drum sounding like every kick drum I've heard on every modern metal album for the last 14 freakin' years. It's a sound that to me feels like a dialed up drum tone that seems to coincide with the same guitar tones of lower register guitars and the like...
The guitar tone is very Thomas G Warrior of being most a mid range barrage which I happen to like- but to me there's a sense of pandering in terms of that drum sound- which isn't a horrible sound- but is for lack of a better word-a typical metal 101 drum sound.
Like I said in my humble opinion there's a lot to like about this disc. Tracks like "Black Snow" are sort of like "The Prolonging" to a lesser degree,
while "Tree of Suffocating Souls" feels very in-line with "A Thousand Lies". Other tracks like "Demon Pact" show a sense of creepiness and a bit
of noise & weirdness. "In sleep with death" sounds like something from Monotheist with Thomas doing is what I'd like to call his "Count Chocula'
vocal delivery. The more I listen the more appreciate what this band is trying to do. I look forward where they go from here on their next record. Kudos.
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Klaus&Klaus
5.0 out of 5 stars Schweizer Extreme Metall...
Reviewed in Germany on January 20, 2023
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... man glaubt es kaum, aber so etwas gibt es tatsächlich. Der beschenkte Mann war außer sich vor Freude. Dorian Gorr bezeichnete Melana Chasmata als „das bösartigste Album seit Jahren. Und dafür braucht es keine Geschwindigkeit."
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CMFRIP
5.0 out of 5 stars As niche as Triptykon are, this is a gem
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2021
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I could write more at this point in time and get all excited... But the woman's voice is delightfully married with that dark contrasting - poetic and worn voice of Tom-boi (Tom Warrior) - this album is a well crafted gem. The end result is this brutal thing, so drudginous and unforgiving - breathing like good Doom should. It is miserable at times. But if you can breath it in, it will make you strong - unlike Monothiest, which I did find was much too cold and biting (excellent stuff all the same). Avoid if you risk the beast hunting you in the other world, and you shall be punished!!! maybe that Mole Skin house shall call your name! Buy it please!
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Samu BM
5.0 out of 5 stars Obra maestra
Reviewed in Spain on February 8, 2018
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Este disco es una obra maestra de la combinación de Doom, Gothic, Thrash Metal... no podía ser de otra manera viniendo de un genio visionario como siempre ha sido Thomas Grabriel "Warrior" Fischer. Con permiso de Celtic Frost, Triptykon me parece su proyecto más interesante por el sonido y los ambientes que recrea con sus temas. Imprescindible si eres amante del metal oscuro, siniestro, lúgubre, hecho con mucha clase, ya sea incluyendo piezas rápidas como partes orquestadas, voces femeninas, melodías trabajadas.... Lo dicho, obra maestra.
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ヒバロ
5.0 out of 5 stars 大人の CELTIC FROST
Reviewed in Japan on March 6, 2021
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「傍若無人」とは、この作品における、彼（トム）のことをいうのだろう。ったく、いい年をして…。

一曲目「Tree Of Suffocating Souls」で完全にノックアウトされた。コーラスの♪ I am your lie～ に続く瀕死っぽい男の声がまたこの曲の壮烈さに拍車をかけている。曲がスピード・アップする箇所、そしてギター・ソロの出だしも「らしさ」満点である。…トーマス師匠、凄すぎ（正直言って、この曲を聴くためだけに購入する価値はある）。

強いて言うなら、「To Mega Therion」をグッとアダルトにし、少しだけモダンにした感じである。いくら名前を変えようが、メンバーを変えようが、彼がやればもはや Celtic Frost 以外の何者でもない。スピードを求めるなら、4曲目「Breathing」もアピールするであろう。

ただトムも若くはない。速さだけを求めるなら、前身の Hellhammer 時代の作品もしくは「Morbid Tales」辺りを聴けば良い。
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Yanick Tremblay
5.0 out of 5 stars Triptykon: Le ténébreux « Melana Chasmata » sous ma loupe…
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2014
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Second coup de glaive de la part de Triptykon, qui se veut en quelque sorte ce que Celtic Frost « devrait » être théoriquement en 2014 étant donné que l’homme derrière le projet est Thomas G. Fischer. Si l’on se fie à ce qu’il a dit au sujet d’une éventuelle réunion de Celtic Frost et aux nombreux dollars refusés pour un seul concert de la formation, le groupe ne reviendra jamais sous une forme complète, ce qui veut dire un plan où Fischer et Martin Eric Ain qui se retrouve sur le même projet. Les deux hommes ont une entente qui confirme qu’il demeure impossible que le groupe revienne sans que les deux hommes participent pleinement au projet, pour ainsi éviter tout retour dilué de sens.

Donc, Celtic Frost ne reviendra jamais et il faut s’y faire. De toute façon, avec cet album de Triptykon, avons-nous vraiment besoin d’avoir le sceau officiel de Celtic Frost qui se retrouve sur la couverture? J’en doute fortement. Cet album suit là où le précédent nous avait laissé, c’est-à-dire dans un endroit ténébreux où le désarroi décharné est suspendu par de nombreux crochets rouillés, soutenu par des chaines corrodées.

Aucunement plaisant, ce disque est loin d’une ballade enivrante. C’est blafard musicalement, lourd au niveau des ambiances et ombreux pour ce qui est des ponts atmosphériques créés par le groupe.

En passant, c’est parfait de cette façon!

Cet album se veut, encore une fois, une introspection pour Fischer. Homme tourmenté, ce dernier n’a pas eu une vie dès plus facile. Se remettant souvent en question, il préfère détruire pour tout recommencer plutôt que de continuer un projet envers lequel il ne croit plus et qui l’empêche d’avancer. C’est pourquoi ce deuxième disque de Triptykon a bien failli ne jamais voir le jour.

Disponible depuis quelques jours, Melana Chasmata se veut un bel effort vers une autre descente vers les ténèbres. Dès la première chanson, Tree Of Suffocating Souls, nous comprenons que la balade ne sera pas joviale. C’est brut, noir et grinçant comme métal. La suivante, Boleskine House, est plus sombre que la précédente et nous propulse tête première dans les viscères de l’enfer. Une seule pièce est plus impulsive que les autres, c’est Breathing avec sa cadence plus rapide que le reste de l’album. Placée en plein milieu de l’album, sa position fait office de lien pour nouer les deux extrémités cafardeuses de l’album.

Aurorae demeure une chanson lancinante. Avec une introduction qui redonnera de bons souvenirs aux amateurs d’ISIS, cette pièce est plutôt atmosphérique avec un fort penchant vers un tempérament plutôt sépulcral. Le long fleuve qu’est Black Snow, avec ses 12 minutes, nous amènera lentement vers Waiting, ce qui bouclera cette expérience aux couleurs sinistres qu’est Melana Chasmata

Il est plutôt évident que cet album se retrouvera dans de nombreux palmarès de fin d’année pour ce qui est des scribes métalliques car en étant aussi solide, cette production ne peut qu’enthousiasmer l’amateur.
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