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TRIPTYKON
"Eparistera Daimones"
+ Available March 22nd, 2010 (Europe)
+ Available March 23rd, 2010 (North America)
HELLHAMMER
"Only Death Is Real - An Illustrated History Of Hellhammer And Early Celtic Frost 1981 - 1985"
Available to order now from:
Bazillion Points Books
HELLHAMMER
"Demon Entrails"
Available from:
www.demonentrails.com
CELTIC FROST
"Monotheist"
Available from:
The Official CF Webstore
Century Media Distro
iTunes
CELTIC FROST
"Monotheist" Merchandise
Available from:
The Official CF Webstore
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March 11, 2010 - TRIPTYKON PRESS RELEASE |
 We feel extremely honored to be able to announce Triptykon's first concerts in Japan. These shows will be part of the Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 tour, and Triptykon will play as double-headliners with Nile. The special guest for these concerts will be German group Obscura.
The Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 dates are:
June 2, 2010: Osaka, Club Quattro
June 3, 2010: Nagoya, Club Quattro
June 4, 2010: Tokyo, O-East
Tom Gabriel Warrior: In 2007, Japan was the setting for some of Celtic Frost's most extraordinary concerts ever. I am thus truly delighted to return and grateful that we will get a chance to perform Triptykon's mass of darkness there so early on in the band's career.
We are equally proud to announce that Triptykon have been confirmed to headline the Jalometalli Festival in Oulu, Finland, on August 14, 2010.
Extreme The Dojo
Jalometalli Festival
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February 11, 2010 - THE OFFICIAL "TRIPTYKON" LIMITED EDITION PRINT |
 Vincent Castiglia is honored to announce the release of the Official "Triptykon" Limited Edition, available exclusively through www.VincentCastiglia.com.
This painting commemorates the advent of the musical colossus, Triptykon, and the momentous collaboration between Triptykon, H.R. Giger, and Vincent Castiglia on Eparistera Daimones.
* Museum quality, archival, Giclée prints on Somerset Velvet paper (100% cotton rag), printed using a Canon IPF 9100 with Lucia pigmented inks (rated not to fade for at least 100 years). Each print signed and numbered by Vincent Castiglia.
Limited Edition of: 666
Dimensions: "18 X 18"
$60 + $12 shipping in the US (insured)
(Email for International shipping costs)
AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE DATE - MARCH 22ND (Europe) / 23rd (US)
Inquires prior to this date may be sent to: omega623@optonline.net
www.VincentCastiglia.com
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"Triptykon"- The Painting: A Brief Commentary
The manifold occult correspondences of all three artists come to fruition within the album release. Three, being a powerful numerological portent, embodies generation, perfection, and deity. Castiglia's contribution, Triptykon, (a specially created portrait of the members of the group, painted in the artist’s own blood, 86 x 86 cm, blood/iron oxide on archival paper, 2009), is likewise deeply laden with occult symbolism which harmonizes with both the evocations of Giger and Triptykon, namely endowing each band member with a talisman representing the traits of each quarter of the group; a foreboding astral catharsis culled from the 'unseen world' to commemorate the band's formation, and procession.
In keeping with semantics, Triptykon's release features the real-life "triptych" and three-fold collaboration between Triptykon the band (founded by Tom Gabriel Warrior), renowned Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger, and Vincent Castiglia for the first time within the same platform. As Celtic Frost fans will summon to mind the iconic cover album artwork for the band's 1985 release, To Mega Therion, featuring H.R. Giger's 1977 painting, Satan I, Giger's contribution to Eparistera Daimones marks a resurgence of the collaboration. Castiglia, a close friend of Warrior’s as well as being the first American artist to receive a solo exhibition invitation from the H.R. Giger Museum Gallery in Gruyères, Switzerland, becomes the third aspect of the dark "triptych".
Eparistera Daimones also marks the occasion of Castiglia’s poster-premier. Along with HR Giger's painting, Vlad Tepes, Castiglia’s Triptykon will additionally be featured as a fold-out poster within the LP vinyl edition of the album; the 1st time his artwork has been made available in poster form.
The original painting is currently in Castiglia's collection. Details as to it's availability will be published later in 2010.
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February 1, 2010 - "EPARISTERA DAIMONES" ALBUM ARTWORK ANNOUNCED
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"Eparistera Daimones", the forthcoming debut album by Triptykon, the group founded by former Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, is not only musically a leviathan. Remarkably, the album will also feature the epic artwork by renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger and New York-based surrealist Vincent Castiglia.
In an exceptionally rare gesture, HR Giger has granted Triptykon the use of his dramatic painting "Vlad Tepes" (work no. 412, 200 x 140 cm, acrylic on paper on wood, 1978). It is the artist's first authorized appearance on an album cover in 17 years, and the second time he collaborates with Warrior (following Celtic Frost's "To Mega Therion" album in 1985).
Vincent Castiglia contributes "Triptykon", a specially created portrait of the members of the group, painted in the artist's own blood (86 x 86 cm, blood/iron oxide on archival paper, 2009). As Castiglia aptly put it, the amalgamation of works by HR Giger, Vincent Castiglia, and Triptykon on "Eparistera Daimones" forms a creative triptych in itself.
HR Giger: "I am very proud to work with Triptykon. My art hasn't appeared on an album cover for quite some time, and I feel honored to have been approached by Tom about such a collaboration for Triptykon's very first release."
Vincent Castiglia: "It's been a tremendous honor to work with both Triptykon and HR Giger on the forthcoming release of, 'Eparistera Daimones'. It was a project of enormous depth for me, conceptually as well as visually. I think the resonance between Triptykon's music, Giger's art, and my work is extremely powerful, and it coalesces in quite an amazing, and singular way."
Tom Gabriel Warrior: "We feel deeply privileged to be able to adorn our very first album with the work of two artists we respect enormously. To us, their astonishing contributions convey significant symbolism both with respect to our personal frame of mind as well as for this particular album and its history."
"It is an immense pleasure to be able to work with HR Giger again. He was one of our most significant mentors during the days of Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost, and he is an extraordinary human being and an artist without equal."
"Vincent Castiglia has become a close friend in recent years, and we both sensed that the time had come to create something truly unique together. I am infinitely grateful that he has lent us his incredible talent, not least because I know he incorporates as much passion, darkness, and pain into his work as I do, too."
Click each link below to view the respective cover:
Triptykon “Eparistera Daimones” Mediabook CD Cover
Triptykon “Eparistera Daimones” Double LP Cover
"Eparistera Daimones" will also feature detailed credits, full lyrics and extensive liner notes to all songs and will be released via Century Media Records under exclusive license from Prowling Death Records Ltd. on March 22nd, 2010 (Europe) and March 23rd, 2010 (North America).
Two songs from “Eparistera Daimones” can already be heard at the band’s official MySpace profile: www.myspace.com/triptykonofficial.
Upcoming Triptykon live shows:
April 16, 2010 - Tilburg (The Netherlands) – 013 / Roadburn Festival
April 30, 2010 - Barroselas (Portugal) – SWR Barroselas Metalfest
www.hrgiger.com, www.hrgigermuseum.com
www.VincentCastiglia.com, www.myspace.com/vincentcastiglia
www.triptykon.net, www.myspace.com/triptykonofficial
www.centurymedia.com
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December 31, 2009 - "ONLY DEATH IS REAL" HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
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Bazillion Points Press Release:
Bazillion Points Books is very proud to announce that pre-orders will be accepted beginning January 1, 2010 for the massive hardcover book "Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost," by Tom Gabriel Fischer with Martin Eric Ain. These books will ship worldwide in March 2010. For more information and to place orders, visit: Bazillion Points Books.
This formidable oversized high-quality hardcover runs 288 pages (including a 32-page color section), and combines hundreds of unseen early Hellhammer and Celtic Frost photos with a vast treasure trove of artwork and memorabilia. A substantial written component by Fischer details his upbringing on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland, and the hardships and triumphs he faced bringing his groundbreaking bands Hellhammer and eventually Celtic Frost to reality. In addition, the book includes an introduction by Nocturno Culto of Norwegian black metal act Darkthrone, and a foreword by noted British author Joel McIver.
Significantly, the pre-order date of January 1 marks the anniversary of the first Hellhammer photo session in 1983, and also kicks off a new year which will bring the debut release by Fischer's new band Triptykon, along with his much-anticipated featured role as guest curator at Holland's respected Roadburn Festival.
According to Fischer: "The earliest existing photos of Hellhammer were taken exactly 27 years ago, on January 1, 1983. At that date, I found myself at the dawn of a new period in my life, much as I do today. On that first day of 1983, we in Hellhammer conducted the first proper photo session as a band, at the tiny farm village of Birchwil, Switzerland. The year that had just begun would also see the recording sessions and release of Hellhammer's three demo cassettes, possibly the most important and enduring aspect of Hellhammer's legacy."
"Now, on this first day of 2010, I am yet again embarking on a new stage of the path that is my life. I am once more part of a new group, Triptykon, and this year will see the release of our first album, 'Eparistera Daimones'. It is coincidental, but no less significant, that this release will be preceded by the publication of 'Only Death Is Real', the book chronicling the very beginning of this path."
Says Bazillion Points publisher Ian Christe: "There is no question that this book goes farther than any other source in exploring the origins of underground heavy metal. The wealth of visual information is astounding, both in terms of documenting early 1980s headbangers and exposing the still-relevant imagery of the first Hellhammer and Celtic Frost photo sessions over 20 years ago. On top of that, the written chapters combine Tom Fischer's vivid stories with lengthy quotes from Martin Eric Ain and the other main Hellhammer members, all explaining in highly personal terms how and why extreme metal was born. I could not be prouder to play a role in making this remarkable book a reality."
States Fischer: "This is a book about the real Hellhammer, the essence of that group, the aura it carried, and the truly unique spirit of revolution of the times in which it existed. It is a book about a group of outcasts—about persistence, dedication, and an utterly personal vision. I have worked very hard to make sure it will do justice to the work of a number of very unique people who shared the same ideas at a very unique point in time."
www.bazillionpoints.com
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December 21, 2009 - TRIPTYKON/PROWLING DEATH RECORDS LTD. SIGN WITH CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
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Photo © Peter Beste, 2009 (www.peterbeste.com).
Triptykon, the group formed by former Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior, is proud to announce that the group's own label, Prowling Death Records Ltd., has entered into a licensing agreement with renowned metal giant Century Media Records.
Under the agreement, Century Media Records will release Triptykon's massive debut album, Eparistera Daimones, in Europe and North America on March 22, 2010.
Eparistera Daimones was produced by Tom Gabriel Warrior and Triptykon guitarist V. Santura and recorded in V. Santura's own Woodshed Studio in southern Germany, in the course of the second half of 2009. Like Celtic Frost's universally praised Monotheist album, Eparistera Daimones was mastered by Walter Schmid at Oakland Recording in Winterthur, Switzerland. Eparistera Daimones is said to be heavier than Monotheist - dark, daring, and very diverse.
Tom Gabriel Warrior: "I am very pleased about continuing my long-standing and very constructive affiliation with Century Media Records. After the demise of Celtic Frost, I was looking for continuity in every other aspect of my life, and the cooperation between Prowling Death Records Ltd. and Century Media Records has in the past already provided an outstanding platform for releases by Hellhammer (the Demon Entrails demo reissue album, 2008) and Celtic Frost (Monotheist, 2006)."
Eparistera Daimones will feature the following nine songs, at a playing time of some 70 minutes:
1. Goetia
2. Abyss Within My Soul
3. In Shrouds Decayed
4. Shrine
5. A Thousand Lies
6. Descendant
7. Myopic Empire
8. My Pain
9. The Prolonging
A further three new Triptykon songs have also been recorded, and they, too, will be released in the course of 2010.
The album will be further distinguished by stunning artwork from two highly acclaimed international artists, who, together with the group themselves, thus form their own artistic triptych.
Triptykon consists of V. Santura (guitar, vocals), Norman Lonhard (drums, percussion), Vanja Slajh (bass), and Tom Gabriel Warrior (voice, guitars). The group has unambiguously stated that it pursues the continuation and further development of the path Warrior began in Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. The group’s onstage debut is scheduled to take place as part of the distinguished Roadburn Festival, on April 16, 2010.
Triptykon is managed by Antje Lange (antje.lange@thealabel.com).
Triptykon's concert agency is Twisted Talent (www.twisted-talent.com) and The Kenmore Agency (www.thekenmoreagency.com) for North America.
For further information and a full band biography, visit Triptykon’s website (www.triptykon.net) and MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/triptykonofficial), where samples of the album's music have also been posted.
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September 9, 2008 - FINAL CELTIC FROST PRESS RELEASE
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In the wake of the events transpiring earlier this year, we, who together formed Celtic Frost in 1984 and together reformed the group in 2001, have discussed the situation and agree that any continuation of Celtic Frost without either one of us would be irreconcilable with our original ideas and detrimental to the group's legacy. We have therefore jointly decided to lay Celtic Frost to rest for good and to treasure and honor what we have created together in the course of the history of this truly unique band. All that is left to do now is to bow our heads in sincere gratitude and pay respect to Celtic Frost's audiences and friends who have made this group's existence possible in the first place.
Martin Eric Ain & Tom Gabriel Fischer, Zurich, Switzerland, September 9, 2008
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