---
title: "Tristania"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/tristania"
genre: "Gothic Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1996
disbanded: 2022
---

# Tristania

**Tristania** is a gothic metal band, from Norway, active 1996 to 2022.

Tristania was a Norwegian gothic metal band formed in 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. Tristania's music is usually classified as gothic metal. Their songs largely dealt with dark and sentimental topics, including depression, sadness, suicide, love, absence, and anger.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristania_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Tristania |
| Genre | Gothic Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Stavanger, Norway |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 2022 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Morten Veland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/morten-veland) |  | 1996 to 2000 | Former |
| [Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gyri-sm-rdal-losnegaard) | Guitar | 2009 to 2022 | Former |
| [Svein Terje Solvang](https://themetalnet.com/musician/svein-terje-solvang) |  | 2004 to 2008 | Former |
| [Anders Høyvik Hidle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-h-yvik-hidle) |  | 1996 to 2022 | Former |
| [Einar Moen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/einar-moen) |  | 1996 to 2022 | Former |
| [Kenneth Olsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenneth-olsson) |  | 1996 to 2010 | Former |
| [Kjetil Ingebrethsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kjetil-ingebrethsen) |  | 2001 to 2005 | Former |
| [Mariangela Demurtas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mariangela-demurtas) |  | 2007 to 2022 | Former |
| [Ole Vistnes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ole-vistnes) |  | 2009 to 2022 | Former |
| [Østen Bergøy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sten-berg-y) |  | 1998 to 2010 | Former |
| [Rune Østerhus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rune-sterhus) |  | 1996 to 2008 | Former |
| [Tarald Lie, Jr.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tarald-lie-jr) |  | 2010 to 2022 | Former |
| [Vibeke Stene](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vibeke-stene) |  | 1997 to 2007 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Tristania](https://themetalnet.com/album/30e9480e-fce1-3508-a2ec-5ce6914cfeea) | EP |
| 1998 | [Widow’s Weeds](https://themetalnet.com/album/b930ddd6-a654-39dd-9f0a-2292168a54aa) | Album |
| 1999 | [Beyond the Veil](https://themetalnet.com/album/134b513d-7951-3d69-bd24-96b46afa54c3) | Album |
| 2001 | [Midwintertears / Angina](https://themetalnet.com/album/24db1cc5-1443-3595-aa66-8214d487965a) | EP |
| 2001 | [World of Glass](https://themetalnet.com/album/48cf4595-2e5f-3673-b52f-cdbe7fd20b12) | Album |
| 2005 | [Ashes](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c8ec933-6fff-3c60-a0bd-748df8cca1ba) | Album |
| 2007 | [Illumination](https://themetalnet.com/album/af30292b-2031-34b8-813f-ce7d771a281f) | Album |
| 2010 | [Rubicon](https://themetalnet.com/album/d69a4f25-2e62-4194-a1db-4febde55a5a2) | Album |
| 2013 | [Darkest White](https://themetalnet.com/album/04dad7e2-b648-4572-b986-41aceb40af2f) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Sirenia](https://themetalnet.com/band/sirenia) (listened together)
- [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together)
- [Epica](https://themetalnet.com/band/epica) (listened together)
- [Lacuna Coil](https://themetalnet.com/band/lacuna-coil) (listened together)
- [Theatre of Tragedy](https://themetalnet.com/band/theatre-of-tragedy) (listened together)
- [After Forever](https://themetalnet.com/band/after-forever) (listened together)
- [Leaves’ Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/band/leaves-eyes) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [Xandria](https://themetalnet.com/band/xandria) (listened together)
- [Delain](https://themetalnet.com/band/delain) (listened together)
- [Moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell) (listened together)
- [Apocalyptica](https://themetalnet.com/band/apocalyptica) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Tristania/101
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tristania
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMyAjuHV-tk9HEJCtbWaGew
- x: https://twitter.com/tristaniaband
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/no/artist/34611349
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tristaniaband/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1957
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EOmvmVtYMTgn45w9mWUTV
- bandcamp: https://tristania.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/tristania](https://themetalnet.com/band/tristania). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt