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Kristiansand, Norway (1994 – present)
Trail of Tears is a symphonic gothic metal/black metal band (with death metal and industrial metal influences) from Kristiansand, Norway. The band was formed in 1994 under the name of Natt (Norwegian for “Night”), but later changed its name to Trail of Tears in 1997, to reflect changes in sound and line-up.
Through most of their career the band emphasized the use of contrasting soprano vocals and death grunt vocals, but with the release of “Free Fall Into Fear” — in 2005 — the band switched this contrast mostly to tenor vocals and death growls, with rare soprano passages. As of 2009 they have released a total of six albums, the most recent being Bloodstained Endurance released May 27, 2009.
Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen, and Jonathan Perez walked out in November 2006 due to bad organisation leading to monetary loss for all the members of the band and posted a statement on the Trail of Tears’ website saying the band had split up. Ronny Thorsen soon issued a statement saying they would in fact be carrying on without them and that they couldn’t have chosen a worse time to leave the band due to the upcoming tour for the album Existentia. All tour dates had to be canceled.
On February 1, 2007 it was stated that former Trail of Tears vocalist Cathrine Paulsen re-joined the band. The band was also confirmed for 2007’s Sweden Rock Festival, which was then followed with an extensive North American headlining tour alongside Echoes of Eternity and Unexpect.
Through most of their career the band emphasized the use of contrasting soprano vocals and death grunt vocals, but with the release of “Free Fall Into Fear” — in 2005 — the band switched this contrast mostly to tenor vocals and death growls, with rare soprano passages. As of 2009 they have released a total of six albums, the most recent being Bloodstained Endurance released May 27, 2009.
Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen, and Jonathan Perez walked out in November 2006 due to bad organisation leading to monetary loss for all the members of the band and posted a statement on the Trail of Tears’ website saying the band had split up. Ronny Thorsen soon issued a statement saying they would in fact be carrying on without them and that they couldn’t have chosen a worse time to leave the band due to the upcoming tour for the album Existentia. All tour dates had to be canceled.
On February 1, 2007 it was stated that former Trail of Tears vocalist Cathrine Paulsen re-joined the band. The band was also confirmed for 2007’s Sweden Rock Festival, which was then followed with an extensive North American headlining tour alongside Echoes of Eternity and Unexpect.
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max1978 wrote:
excellent teaser, combined with wonderfull images.
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patricio_ wrote:
Yeees, can't wait to hear the full album!!!!!!
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within_darkness wrote:
The teaser sounds awesome... as expected.
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spikedylacid wrote:
They've had the new album completed since September? Wow.
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astapoff wrote:
Trail of Tears in Belarus, august 2012 - http://www.lastfm.ru/festival/2029441
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ABOGAMORTUM wrote:
good band, hola credla eres muy bella sabias?
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Pearlofdarkness wrote:
FINAL UPDATE FOR "THE BLOODSTAINED CHINA TOUR 2011" 11.26 Guangzhou / Tu Space 11.27 Shanghai / SHANHAI Live House 11.28 Wuhan / VOX 11.29 Hangzhou / Jiouqiouhui 11.30 Nanking / Castle Bar 12.02 Xian / Halo Club 12.04 Peking / MAO Live House
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dm-sagaidak wrote:
Crashing down makes me tremble. Especially when I listen it in the night. It feels like demon takes your soul to the world of despair
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Credla wrote:
just started to listen to them and I like it, great band ))
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Drostanxxx wrote:
agree @Lone_Messiah - obviously their promoters think they can get a bigger audience in china than in australia - maybe they're right and we're musically cut off here - i'm still gutted about the cancellation of the paradise lost/sirenia tour last year or the year before :,((((((
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Crusheer wrote:
Everytime I listen to Trail of Tears (mainly ANDOM), I'm really excited of the obvious black metal influences thrown into the pure gothic metal. Lovely music...
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vampyre_erotica wrote:
A Fate Sealed In Red !!!!
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blackie-baby wrote:
;)
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Lone_Messiah wrote:
Trail of Tears can tour China and yet, not Australia? Goddamn it.
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Falahk wrote:
Pearlofdarkness: lets hope it dont backfire spectacularly like the american touring
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mutantoverlords wrote:
I have never heard of this band, which is weird considering that they're from my city.
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Pearlofdarkness wrote:
Taken from: http://www.myspace.com/trailoftearsmetal. TRAIL OF TEARS TO TOUR CHINA AND TAIWAN IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011! Hello fans and friends! It is with great excitement that we can confirm that Trail of Tears will tour China and Taiwan for the first time in cooperation with Xoundforce Music Entertainment! After touring all over Europe and North America we are beyond stoked to visit the Asian continent for the first time. The dates are as follows: NOVEMBER: 25th: BEIJING 26th: SHANGHAI 27th: WU HAN 30th: GUANG ZHOU DECEMBER: 2nd: SHENG ZHENG 3rd: HONG KONG 4th: TAIPEI (TAIWAN) More details and ticketing information will follow shortly!
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Ignis_Nocturna wrote:
I would never compare ToT to Tristania and Sirenia... they are so much different. ToT has obvious different inspirations. Sadly ToT is really underrated though, they have some excellent albums and the vocalists really deserve some credits, both female and male growls and cleans. Profoundemonium and Free Fall into Fear are two excellent proof of these, even if they are very different albums.
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Midnattsol93 wrote:
If you like female fronted Metal, listen to us! http://www.lastfm.de/music/Deathtiny
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spikedylacid wrote:
I gave them a proper listen last night. Some of the tracks made me cringe they where so cheesy. I mean "The call of lust" breaks into some kind of EBM stuff.. I didn't know what was going on... I will definitely not be listening again. It's a shame because they genuinely DO have some good tracks.
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Events
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Dokk'em Open Air
Spriens, Raard, Netherlands
19 going
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Aug
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ARTmania Festival Sibiu 2012
Piata Mare, Piata Mica, Sibiu Arena, Sibiu, Romania
28 going
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Aug
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Metal Crowd Festival 2012
СК Надежда, Речица, Belarus
42 going
31 shouts
News
NEW ALBUM RECORDINGS FINISHED!
24 Sep 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/trailoftearsmetal
Hey all!The recordings for the still untitled 7th Trail of
Tears album has been completed in Sound Suite Studio in Marseille,
France with producer Terje Refsnes! Cathrine came through the
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NEW ALBUM RECORDINGS FINISHED!
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27 Aug 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/trailoftearsmetal
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