Tragedy And Triumph Interview

 

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the solo project?

- Tragedy and Triumph is a Viking / Melodic Death Metal band which started as a solo project but soon became a full band. I wrote the music and Raphael wrote the lyrics and did the vocals. 

2.You have a new album coming out this month, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

- Yeah of course. I would describe this album as a creative mixture of Amon Amarth, Bathory and maybe Immortal or Grand Magus. I think everyone will hear different influences on that album, which is totally okay.

3.A lot of your lyrics cover Viking themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?

Raphael and me had a long time fascination for this topic. We really like the atmosphere and the mood ot the viking era, also a lot of great storys come from that time. We do not glorify the vikings but tell storys.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Tragedy And Triumph'?

To be perfectly honest, there is a song i wrote for my other project "Mallevs Maleficarvm" and it really got stucked in my head since then.

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the album cover?

- The artwork was made by our friend Jan Handzus from Disart Design. It illustrates the location where all the storys of the songs happen. It also is the "Howling gate"

6.With this project you record everything by yourself but have experience working in a whole band, how would you compare the two?

- It actually never was planned to write another album on my own, but after 1-2 songs i simply couldn't stop and thought to myself "you need to get this done". Writing an album alone has its pros and cons. One pro definately is that i can do whatever the fuck i want. One con is that sometimes 2 or more creative minds are better then one. The next album will contain more ideas of my fellow band members.

7.The new album is going to be released on 'MDD Records'. how did you get in contact with this label?

- I just wrote a little application, thats all! And it went pretty well i guess.

9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been t your music by fans of Viking and melodic death metal?

- So far so good, we got a few very nice reviews and opinions. We cannot wait to let the people hear the whole album!

10.What is going on with 'Mallevs Maleficavm' these days?

- We are working on a new album which will be pretty different than the debut. We have set the bars very high for the next album, so we still need a bit of time.

11.Where do you see yourself heading into musically during the future?

- I do not think about that kinda stuff. My demand on my self is to make good music and play a lot of gigs!

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

- I listen to alot of stuff – from EDM to Progrock to War Black Metal. I don't care about any genres – a good song is a good song.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any fi9nal words or thoughts?

- Thanks alot for the interest and greetings from germany! Prost!

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Tragedy And Triumph/Where Mountains Rise And Hearts Fall/MDD Records/2021 CD Review

 

  Tragedy  And  Triumph  are  a  solo  project  from  Germany  that  plays  a  melodic  mixture  of  viking,  black  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2021  album  "Where  Mountains  Rise  And  Hearts  Fall"  which  will  be  released  on  June  18th  by  MDD  Records.

  Acoustic  guitars  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  melodic  musical  direction  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls. All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  screams  also  bringing  in  elements  of  black  metal  when  they  are  utilized.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  keyboards  can  also  be  heard  briefly  on  a  couple  of  tracks.  A  lot  of  the  music  is  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  classic  Swedish  style  along  with  the  acoustic  guitars  also  returning  on  some  of  the  later  tracks  as  well  as  one  song  also  introducing  clean  Viking  vocals  onto  the  album.  

When  the  music  finally  speeds  up  a  small  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  also  be  heard  along  one  song  also  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  Viking  war  samples  as  well  as  most  of  the  music  also  sticking  to  a  mid  tempo  direction  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard,  a later  track  is  an  instrumental  and  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Vikings  and  Paganism  themes.     

  In  my  opinion  Tragedy  And  Triumph  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  mixture  of  Viking,  black  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "I,  Triumphant"  "Beneath  the  Howling  Gate"  "Ride  For  Revenge"  and  "Where  Mountains  Rise  And  hearts  Fall".  8  out  of  10.

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