Tag Archives: Triptykon

We’re here a little earlier than yesterday for what is going to be coined Love Metal Saturday, as Tuska Open Air Metal Festival says farewell to local heroes HIM. The opening act today is Lik.  Saturday’s 1.45pm start is so relaxed that when they come on there’s next to nobody …

Imagine the most ungodly hour possible for a self-respecting metallian to be crawling from their pit – and then move it back an hour or more… well, while most of our readers were most likely turning over for your second sleep, your reviewer was up and about in the wee …

On a particularly wet and windy Glasgow evening the most anticipated gig of the year in Scotland (for me at least) is about to commence. The insane powerhouse of Death Metal that is Sweden’s At the Gates are in Glasgow once more and they do it like no other. With …

We met up with the legendary Thomas Gabriel Fischer (otherwise known as Tom G Warrior) before he took to the stage in Glasgow with his latest band Triptykon. A pioneering figure in the evolution of Extreme Metal first with the primitive Hellhammer and then Celtic Frost. Triptykon formed out of …

 AT THE GATES are soon to release their first new music in 19 years! Here is an overview of the formats for the highly anticipated ‘At War With Reality‘ comeback studio album, which will be released via Century Media Records on October 27th, 2014: – Jewel Case CD (20 pages …

AT THE GATES are soon to release their highly anticipated “At War With Reality” comeback album, their first studio effort in 19 years.  A first online music teaser, featuring more of the stunning artwork designed by Costin Chioreanu / twilight13media.com for “At War With Reality”, can be seen below. And …

AT THE GATES, the pioneering band of the “Gothenburg style” melodic death metal sound, are launching more details about their highly anticipated “At War With Reality” comeback album, which will be released on October 27th, 2014 in Europe and October 28th, 2014 in North America via Century Media Records. AT …

Triptykon played the main stage on Friday at Bloodstock.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646610752475″ size=”z” count=”100″]

With up to 17,000 diehard metallians once again descending on the heart of south Debyshire, opening the main stage of biggest heavy metal fest in the British Isles can be a somewhat onerous and daunting task – and especially when you are ‘blooding’ (sic) a new line-up… However, it is …

Triptykon provided one of the highlights of this year’s Bloodstock, with their triumphant Friday afternoon set.   Shortly beforehand, PlanetMosh braved the pandemonium of the backstage area to grab a chat with guitarist Victor Santura, to talk about why they jumped at the chance to return to Catton Hall, the …

The week of Triptykon’s much anticipated return appearances to Bloodstock Festival, UK (August 8), and Jalometalli Festival, Finland, (August 9), also sees the Swiss avant-garde extreme metal act reveal a brand new video clip for the track “Aurorae”  their second album, “Melana Chasmata”.   Check out the video here:   The clip …

The greatest surrealist artist of our time, H.R. Giger, died in a tragic accident on Monday, May 12, 2014. In the wake of Giger’s death, his closest friends are gathering to comfort his widow, Carmen, and to assist her in organizing Giger’s funeral and his memorial service. I am one …

Tom G. Warrior (of Hellhammer and Celtic Frost fame) and his newer incarnation, Triptykon, will be performing at select festival dates in 2014 and will be embarking on a full European tour with reunited extreme metallers At The Gates in December 2014. The band has a new platter on offer: 2014’s Melana …

Roadburn 2014 Afterburner: The Ultimate Festival-Within-A-Festival! Each year, the Roadburn Afterburner always deserves a special mention. Although technically part of the festival, it really has a vibe all of its own. Naturally, the chosen bands form a line-up you won’t find anywhere else. Many will agree that the best thing …

While the set times for each band will be announced in April, here is the complete band roster for 2014’s installment of the USA’s most brutal metal festival, the Maryland Deathfest. Dubbed MDF by many fans and attendees, this festival draws some of the top names in extreme music year …

We had the pleasure in interviewing Victor V Santura guitarist from Triptykon before the show at the 02 ABC in Glasgow. Victor tells us the bands history, influences, starting work on the new album, last years gigs/festival highlights and what they have planned for this year. www.triptykon.net www.facebook.com/triptykonofficial     …