TRISTANIA's ØSTEN BERGØY Welcomes Twins

August 11, 2009

TRISTANIA's male vocalist Østen Bergøy has issued the following update:

"I am happy to inform you that: The 6th of August at 2 a.m. , my girlfriend Silje gave birth to our twins. A boy and a girl.

"We are all well and right now we are recovering and trying to adjust to the new situation.

"My children are remarkably good-looking (they got their looks from their mom, of course). They also handle extreme vocals very well. I would not be surprised if they were to be singing in TRISTANIA one day. With other instruments, it is a bit early to say. Though I am optimistic."

TRISTANIA recently played a couple of shows with guest vocalist Kjetil Nordhus (ex-GREEN CARNATION, TRAIL OF TEARS) filling in for Bergøy, including this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany

Radio Lynx has posted video footage of TRISTANIA's press conference at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. Watch the question-and-answer session below.

TRISTANIA is continuing to write material for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's "Illumination". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Patriot Games", "Year of the Rat", "The Emerald Piper" and "Sirens".

Professionally filmed video footage of TRISTANIA performing the song "The Emerald Piper" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival can be viewed below.

Commented Bergøy: "In my best moments, I manage to lift the songs and add flavor and depth and meaning. In my worst moments, the lyrics are shite and needs rewriting and rethinking. I am quite moody when I do this kind of work, and I complain a lot. Besides the never-irrelevant themes of fucked up relationships, and the feeling that existence lacks meaning, I have tried to imagine myself at another place — a more extreme spot in the world — and tried to understand and recreate what people such places must be going through. I am fascinated by extremism, madness and chaos. I don't think I want to be more specific than that at this point."

TRISTANIA in 2007 announced the addition of Italian singer Mariangela "Mary" Demurtas to the group's ranks.

The band's latest album, "Illumination", was released in January 2007 via SPV. The CD was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, TIAMAT, GRIP INC.).

Press conference (Artmania Festival):

"The Emerald Piper" performance (Wacken Open Air):

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