Triptykon – Eparistera Daimones (2010)

March 10, 2024

Triptykon, whilst perhaps the logical continuation of Tom G Warrior’s sonic journey after the dissolution of Celtic Frost, was a band that I found difficult to get into. Even seeing them live around the release of this record didn’t manage to sell it to me. “Goetia” was massive (especially live), but that was as far as I went with Triptykon until recently.

I’m not sure what happened, exactly. All I know now is that Eparistera Daimones (what a mouthful!) finally made sense to me. I still feel that some of the longer tracks (especially the finale) are just simply too long for their own good, but for the first time I’ve started to understand what this album is going for. I’m no stranger to slow or longform music, but Triptykon’s cold, desperately heavy approach I found to be quite impenetrable.

I’m glad I finally got there in the end, and the softer tracks towards the back end of the record were a nice surprise.