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An absolutely amazing album that reaches you to the bottom of the abyss. Gaia takes you by the hand, tells you that you're not alone in this, the pain is over, the misunderstanding of your pain is over and accompanied by keyboards, violins, acoustic guitars, cello and amazing vocals, she pulls you out of the disgusting mire of your mind and together you embark on a journey of melancholy, despondency, hope, pessimism and the seasons.
Favorite track: The End is Nigh.
Warangelic
Atmospheric death/doom metal is slowly becoming one of my favourite genres and Officium Triste is on top of it. Rich and diverse, this album is a must.
Favorite track: World in Flames.
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Cassette + Digital Album
These are high quality cassettes with a full body print on both the sides and they come with a metallic effect J-card. Only 50 of them are available as a standalone item for this excellent release. Don't wait too long!
Registered worldwide shipping is only 5.99 euros. Orders of 1 kg or more will be automatically upgraded to DHL/UPS Express shipping method.
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edition of 50
Purchasable with gift card
$9.99USDor more
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Here's your chance to sport the high quality OFFICIUM TRISTE zipped hoodie on the occasion of the band's 25th anniversary. This one has the beautiful album artwork for the back print with an elegant logo on the front and prints on both the sleeves pertaining to the album's theme. These are strictly limited and available for a short time only. Please pre-order your size to ensure you don't miss out.
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$39.99USDor more
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Here's the beautiful album artwork by Chris Smith available on high quality long sleeve T-shirts. These have prints on both sleeves and the main artwork in the front in large size. These are limited so it's best to book yours soon before they go out of stock.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
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T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Now get the beautiful Chris Smith artwork print on a T-shirt. These T-shirts are 100% cotton and thicker than your average one. It's a full colour large print too. They ship around the release date itself.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Purchasable with gift card
$16.99USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Get the stunning new OFFICIUM TRISTE full length on physical format which comes in a jewel case packaging as per special request from the band. The booklet is in full colour and comes with complete lyrics and additional info and credits. Do note that the CDs are in stock and ship immediately.
The CDs are shipped worldwide via registered airmail with tracking. It is better to order more than one product to save on shipping costs. Bigger orders are automatically upgraded to DHL/UPS Express shipping method.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 2 days
Purchasable with gift card
$9.99USDor more
OFFICIUM TRISTE - The Death of Gaia Coffin-Shaped Cassette Wooden Box Set (Limited to 50 nos.)
Cassette + Digital Album
Here's a unique coffin-shaped wooden box set that has the band's logo laser engraved on it. Only 50 of them will ever be made and each of them comes with the following items -
► Full body print cassette
► Autographed card
► Album artwork coaster
► Shaped logo patch
► Metallic album artwork sticker
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE Autographed Merge LP Box Set with Silver Embossing (Limited to 50)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
This is a massive box which has silver embossing done for all the logos and gloss UV lamination for the coins on the artwork. Each of these limited edition boxes houses the following exclusive items -
1) 2 x 12" Tri-colour Merge LP with special silver effect sleeve with embossing and UV both
2) Autographed card signed by the band members
3) Metallic silver thread logo patch
4) Album artwork fridge magnet
5) Silver effect poster
6) Guitar pick
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via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE 2 x 12" Tri-Colour Merge LP with Silver Effect Sleeves, Embossing and UV (Limited to 150)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
This is beautiful tri-colour merge double LP with multiple splatter that comes with silver effect sleeves and inserts and moreover, the sleeves have embossing done for the logo and UV lamination for the coins. It's a very unique package and no fan should miss out on this. Please note that the mock up is for representational purpose and the actual result may vary.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE 2 x 12" Transparent Splatter LP with Silver Effect Sleeves, Embossing and UV (Limited to 150)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
This is beautiful transparent green double LP with multiple splatter that comes with silver effect sleeves and inserts and moreover, the sleeves have embossing done for the logo and UV lamination for the coins. It's a very unique package and no fan should miss out on this. Please note that the mock up is for representational purpose and the actual result may vary.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE Autographed CD Box Set (2nd Pressing with Metallic Green Embossing)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
This is the second pressing of the autographed CD Box Set which has a unique metallic green embossing on the logos and text. (The first one had silver embossing). This one is limited to just 100 nos.
1) Jewel case CD with 8-page booklet
2) Autographed card signed by the band members
3) A3 size album artwork poster
4) Green logo patch
5) Bottle opener with keychain
6) Album artwork sticker
7) Album artwork badge
This item is shipped via registered airmail. For DHL Express shipping option, please order from our official store here - tometal.com
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via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE + ESOGENESI Death/Doom CD Box Set Combo (Limited to 15)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Here's a discounted and limited box set combo of OFFICIUM TRISTE and ESOGENESI, with both bands playing exemplary death/doom metal. The latter is a sensational new band from Italy that has received rave reviews the world over. Their music can be previewed at this link - esogenesidoom.bandcamp.com
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via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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OFFICIUM TRISTE + ESOGENESI Death/Doom CD Combo
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Here's a discounted CD combo for two of our latest and extremely well acclaimed death/doom metal releases. Paired alongside the great OFFICIUM TRISTE are ESOGENESI from Italy, playing superbly tempered death/doom metal that will linger in your mind long after it's over. Check it out here - esogenesidoom.bandcamp.com
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OFFICIUM TRISTE + THE SLOW DEATH 2LP Combo (Huge Discount!)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Here's a highly discounted combo offering double LPs of the latest albums of two phenomenal doom metal bands, The Slow Death and the Dutch legends Officium Triste. Both are highly emotive but show poise in expressing their emotions with their melodic side being counterbalanced by suitable death metal heaviness. Get this combo while you still can, because only the last copies of the Officium Triste release remain now. You can check out The Slow Death's music here - theslowdeathband.bandcamp.com
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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The Death Of Gaia exclusive "band edition" on black vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The Death of Gaia on limited black vinyl (100 copies). Exclusively available from the band. Comes with silver effect sleeve and inserts and moreover, the sleeves have embossing done for the logo and UV lamination for the coins.
Maximum of 2 per order. Otherwise get in touch!
Includes unlimited streaming of The Death of Gaia
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Grab the last beams of hope
Piercing through this thunderous sky
The horsemen are riding out
Can’t you hear the end is nigh
Embrace this ray of light
Through darkened skies it will appear
The horsemen are riding out
Can’t you see the end is near
The apocalypse, the end of times
Mankind is lost, we pay for our crimes
The sound of galloping, the riders cry
The final hour, we all will die
The rider white with bow and crown
The pestilence that will bring us down
The rider red, sword held high
Brings us war in which we die
The rider black, scales in hand
The famine that’ll be our end
The pale rider, reaper named death
Our final hour, our dying breath
Grab the last beams of hope
Piercing through this thunderous sky
The horsemen are riding out
Can’t you hear the end is nigh
Embrace this ray of light
Through darkened skies it will appear
The horsemen are riding out
Can’t you see the end is near
Aeons of misery
Mourn the death of Gaia
Pitch-black destiny
Praise the death of Man
Nations built with arrogance
Nations decline from ignorance
Nations undermined by belligerence
In the end it makes no difference
Aeons of misery
Mourn the death of Gaia
Pitch-black destiny
Praise the death of Man
Refuse to learn from the lessons from the past
Take a look at what mankind has become
All these ignorant thoughts, they do not last
The wounds within this world can’t be undone
This world is crying, this world is bleeding
It is screaming in tremendous pain
Mankind is too blind to see this
Now watch this world burning in flames
Nations built with arrogance
Nations decline from ignorance
Nations undermined by belligerence
In the end it makes no difference
Aeons of misery
Mourn the death of Gaia
Pitch-black destiny
Praise the death of Man
Here I am all alone
In an endless universe
I cannot move my brittle bones
It feels like I am cursed
In shackles I am trapped
Barbed wire around my heart
My numb soul can’t adapt
To this life that’s falling apart
The balance is disrupted
Trembled with fear I’m on this cord
My mind is corrupted
I’m falling off the edge of a sword
I gave up resistance
Staring into desolate skies
Shackled to this desperate life
Fooled by my own lies
And there’s no other truth
There is just my own
Yet I can’t see clear
I’m stuck and dying all alone
I can’t take these shackles away
I cannot live, I cannot live another day
Lost and alone in endless skies
I am stuck in my own eternity
To suffer forever will be my destiny
Lost and alone until the day I die
It’s hard to look back now
Of what was real
the things we had
When all seemed fine
It’s not on me
You crossed that line
I did my time
I know I am the one to blame
I still can hear you cry
I know I caused this pain
(And) I never even tried
Now that you are gone
My life goes on
I won’t look back
Cause I’ll be fine
It’s not on me
It’s not my crime
I did my time
To solve what I did cause
To make right what I did wrong
There’s only me you can blame
In hell is where I belong
The sparkle in your eyes just disappeared
A shadow cast upon your life
The glint I saw came from the tears
You shed because of my lies
It is my fault, I did you harm
And I never even cared
It’s all on me, I denied your trust
I understand you wish me dead
And I searched for purity… deep within my soul
Only to find demons… demons that took control
that caused me to do these things
things that caused this pain
and now nothing will never ever be the same
I know I am the one to blame
I still can hear you cry
I know I caused this pain
And I never even tried
It’s hard to look back now
Of what was real
the things we had
When all seemed fine
It’s not on me
You crossed that line
I did my time
Please don’t look back
I crossed that line
Your life goes on
You have done your time
Now that you are gone
My life goes on
I won’t look back
Cause I’ll be fine
It’s not on me
It’s not my crime
I did my time
I’m awake, why can’t I sleep?
What are these pallid visions I see?
Shadowghosts that haunt me?
It’s just smoke and mirrors
Illusions that trick your mind
There’s nothing that can hurt you
Don’t worry, now sleep tight
Hold back your tears
You’ve got to stay strong
It’s just smoke and mirrors
You just have to play along
It’s just smoke and mirrors
Illusions that trick your mind
There’s nothing that can hurt you
Don’t worry, now sleep tight
I’ll stay right beside you
These monsters I will fight
Wide awake, I still can’t sleep
What are these pallid visions I see?
Shadowghosts that haunt me?
It’s just smoke and mirrors
Illusions that trick your mind
There’s nothing that can hurt you
Don’t worry, now sleep tight
I’ll stay right beside you
These monsters I will fight
I’ll make sure they won’t bite
Like a flower in the desert,
yearning for a drop of rain
Lost and so lonely,
I cannot share the pain
When no-one’s there to hear me cry,
no-one’s there to see my tears
No-one else is left behind
Why can’t I just disappear?
There is all this space
but no room for me
I feel so out of place
I cry in disbelief
it hurts to be alone
It all makes no sense to me
All I want, all I want is to leave
Like a snowflake in summer,
I vanish into thin air
Lost and so lonely,
it all seems so unfair
There’s no-one to talk to,
no-one I can hear
There are no thoughts to be shared
Please make me disappear
Like an ocean without water
Like a forest without trees
Life without a beating heart
A lock without the keys
Like mourning without grief
Truth without lies
Like faith without a God
Like seeing without eyes
I am defeated, ripped and torn
I wish I was never born
Solid ground swept away underneath me
Do I dream?
Into a pitch-black abyss I fall
Is it real?
What I see, what does it mean?
Is this something I can believe?
Does my mind play tricks on me?
Are these nightmares while I sleep?
My inner thoughts and feelings disappear
Do I dream?
I vanish into these depths beyond
Is it real?
What I see, what does it mean?
Is this something I can believe?
Does my mind play tricks on me?
Are these nightmares while I sleep?
I'm loss for words as my life crumbles
It feels like I'm fading away
I can't run or walk, I just stumble
Will I make it to the end of day
What I see, I know what it means
I lost my ground
Something you better believe
about
Dutch death/doom metal legends OFFICIUM TRISTE, who have been around for 25 years, are back with their sixth full length album titled 'The Death of Gaia'. They're only wiser with age, for the music is just as evocative as always if not more this time around, with better arrangements and variations spread across the album. Their music has this gentle yet overwhelming approach that will leave you in complete tatters by the time it's done. It's beautifully hinging on this balance they've perfected over decades between plaintive melodies and wretched heaviness. Additional instruments such as piano, violin and cello have been brought in and even several guest vocals to lend to this an epic air, further entrenching their mastery over this form of poignant music. For this album they've employed the services of Chris Smith (Grey Aria Design Studio) for the vibrant artwork and of Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC) where mastering is concerned, ensuring that everything is done just the way it was meant to be. 'The Death of Gaia' is the pinnacle of the band's illustrious career and sets new standards even now for others to look up to.
credits
released December 13, 2019
Line up -
Martin Kwakernaak – Keyboards, Acoustic Guitars
Gerard de Jong – Guitars
Pim Blankenstein – Vocals
Niels Jordaan – Drums
William van Dijk – Guitars
Theo Plaisier – Bass
Additional vocals by Vigo van Dijk and Chiara Kwakernaak on 'Just Smoke And Mirrors' and Mariska van der Krul on 'The End Is Nigh' and 'The Guilt'.
Additional violins by Chris Davies on 'The End Is Nigh' and 'Just Smoke And Mirrors'.
Additional cello by Elianne Anemaat on 'The End Is Nigh' and 'The Guilt'.
Drums recorded at Studio Plug Unit, Reeuwijk, the Netherlands. Engineered by Hans Pieters.
Guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals recorded at El Pato Studio, Bergweiler, Germany. Engineered by Martin Kwakernaak.
Additional guitars and vocals recorded at Hubert’s place, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Engineered by Hubert ter Meulen.
Mixed by Hans Pieters and Officium Triste at the People's Noise, the Netherlands.
Mastered by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studio, UK.
Officium Triste was formed in April 1994 with the purpose of creating slow, heavy and melodic doom/death metal. Inspiration
was mainly found within the music of bands like Paradise Lost, Anathema, Chorus of Ruin, My Dying Bride, Celestial Season and Katatonia....more
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Damn, how could i miss this one for so long?
Amazing Death/Doom album.
Haunting melodies, epic riffs, outstanding vocals and killer drums!
The Radiant Dark is perfect in every way.
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