''Shatter'' is an EP by Swiss

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band Triptykon, released on 25 October 2010. The EP consists of the bonus track "Shatter" from the Japanese edition of '' Eparistera Daimones'', as well as other songs from the recording sessions of that album, including a newly mastered version of their demo "Crucifixus". Tracks 4 and 5 are live versions of

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songs, recorded during Triptykon's headliner performance at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands, on 16 April 2010. "Dethroned Emperor" features guest lead vocals by Nocturno Culto (

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Release

''Shatter'' has been released in multiple formats, such as a CD, a 12" vinyl, and a digital download. A music video for the song "Shatter" was also released.

Track listing

Personnel

* Thomas Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitar, programming * V. Santura – guitar, vocals * Norman Lonhard – drums, percussion * Vanja Slajh – bass, backing vocals

Guest musicians

* Simone Vollenweider – vocals on "Shatter" * Nadine Rimlinger – violin on "I am the Twilight" * A. Acanthus Gristle – vocals on "Crucifixus" * Nocturno Culto – vocals on "Dethroned Emperor"

References

External links

Official Triptykon website

Delineation II (Thomas Fischer's blog)
{{Authority control 2010 EPs Black metal EPs Triptykon albums Century Media Records albums