Triptykon share preview of “Requiem (Live at Roadburn 2019)”

Swiss avant-garde extreme metal act Triptykon announce the highly anticipated release of their Requiem opus for May 15th, 2020 via Prowling Death Records / Century Media Records worldwide. Today, the band is sharing a preview for the forthcoming release, which can be seen HERE:

Requiem (Live at Roadburn 2019) marks the exceptional conclusion of a project over 30 years in the making: The legendary Celtic Frost/Triptykon “Requiem” performed for the first time in its entirety and with full classical orchestration by the Dutch Metropole Orkest.

Requiem (46:00 min.) is composed of three chapters:
1. “Rex Irae” (06:34 min.) (First appeared on 1987’s “Into The Pandemonium” album by Celtic Frost)
2. “Grave Eternal” (32:28 min.) (Newly written middle part)
3. “Winter” (06:54 min.) (First appeared on 2006’s Monotheist album by Celtic Frost)

This unique and groundbreaking release comes in various formats, each with slightly differing cover art by Daniele Valeriani (as presented above):

– Special Edition CD + DVD Mediabook (With booklet of 36 pages)
– Ltd. Gatefold 180g. LP + DVD (With LP-Booklet of 12 pages and 2x poster)
– Standard CD Jewelcase
– Ltd. Deluxe Artbook with coloured LP + CD + DVD + coloured 7Inch (With bonus track, score book of 60 pages, 3x poster, artprint and photocard)
– Digital album

The initial and limited Gatefold LP + DVD release will come in the following editions and limitations:
– Black vinyl
– White vinyl – 200x copies (CM Europe Onlineshop)
– Golden vinyl – 300x copies (CM Distro Europe)
– Transp. Magenta vinyl – 300x copies (CM USA Onlineshop)
– Silver vinyl – 200x copies (Nuclear Blast)
– Orange vinyl – 200x copies (EMP)
– Clear vinyl – 200x copies (Triptykon, band-exclusive)

The 12″-sized Deluxe Artbook edition is limited to 2000 copies worldwide. It includes the exclusive dark red vinyl edition of the album, as well as an exclusive dark red 7″ EP of the bonus track (“Winter – Concert Rehearsal Take April 11, 2019”), and the CD (with the bonus track), the DVD, a 24 page booklet, a 60 page score book, 3x poster, an artprint and a photocard. A preview of the Artbook and its content can be seen below.

Triptykon’s Requiem (Live at Roadburn 2019) featuring the Metropole Orkest is available for pre-order in its various formats starting today, HERE, or order directly from CM Distro Europe HERE.

Triptykon Requiem Line-Up:
(From left to right on [top] photo by Ester Segarra)
Tom Gabriel Warrior – voice, guitar
Hannes Grossmann – drums, percussion
Vanja Slajh – bass, vocals
V. Santura – guitar, vocals

Special Guest:
Safa Heraghi – Requiem live co-lead vocalist

Triptykon Discography:
Eparistera Daimones (album) – 2010
Shatter (EP) – 2010
Breathing (single) – 2014
Melana Chasmata (album) – 2014
Requiem (album) – 2020

Press release courtesy of The Orchard