Melana Chasmata

Triptykon's first album, Eparistera Daimones, was fueled by the anger within guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Thomas Gabriel Fischer over the tumultuous breakup of Celtic Frost, the pioneering metal group he was long associated with. Melana Chasmata is the follow up to Eparistera Daimones, and while it retains much of the strength of its predecessor, it doesn't quite feel like the triumph Triptykon's debut did.

Triptykon's first album, Eparistera Daimones, was fueled by the anger within guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Thomas Gabriel Fischer over the tumultuous breakup of Celtic Frost, the pioneering metal group he was long associated with. Melana Chasmata is the follow up to Eparistera Daimones, and while it retains much of the strength of its predecessor, it doesn't quite feel like the triumph Triptykon's debut did.

A review of Melana Chasmata by Triptykon, available April 14th in Europe and the 15th in North America via Century Media Records.

A review of Melana Chasmata by Triptykon, available April 14th in Europe and the 15th in North America via Century Media Records.

Triptykon - Melana Chasmata review: A crushing doom metal record that relies as much on earth-shattering guitar tunings as on a shrewd interplay between the ugly and the beautiful.

Triptykon - Melana Chasmata review: A crushing doom metal record that relies as much on earth-shattering guitar tunings as on a shrewd interplay between the ugly and the beautiful.