{"product_id":"2426342","title":"Tristania - Widows Weeds \u0026 Tristania [VINYL]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe take every step to ensure your vinyl purchase is delivered to you in the same pristine condition as when it leaves our packing area. We have selected very robust 12 inch mailers in order to protect your valuable vinyl throughout its journey to your doorstep. Even when handled incorrectly, your item should still arrive in tip-top condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTristania's Classic Gothic Metal debut finally available again! Limited deluxe edition including the classic debut EP.\u003cbr\u003e'Widow's Weeds'is not only an essential Gothic album, it is the genre-defining Gothic Metal release of all times.\u003cbr\u003eThere are a lot of bands with good debut albums. There are also a lot of bands with excellent debut albums. And then, occasionally, there's a band, seemingly appearing out of\u003cbr\u003enowhere, that completely eclipses all their fellows.\u003cbr\u003eSuch is the case with Tristania's debut full-length 'Widow's Weeds', which upon its release took the Metal world by storm and raised the bar for Gothic Metal to unimaginable\u003cbr\u003eheights. What's so striking about this album, is how it managed to capture, perhaps even revive, Gothic Metal's purest essence: to invigorate sorrow and sadness, to highlight\u003cbr\u003ethe beautiful energy that can be found in melancholy. Musically, 'Widow's Weeds' is a near-perfect Gothic album, from start to finish. Intros and outros are always risky business,\u003cbr\u003eonly seldomly having real added value on any album. Not this time though, they fit in perfectly with the orthodox approach that Tristania is taking. The intro on this album literally\u003cbr\u003eopens the door to Tristania's cathedral of sorrow, with the choir guiding you to album opener 'Evenfall', as you are immediately immersed in the band's beautiful dark and wintery\u003cbr\u003escenery. And for the next 50 minutes, you won't get out.\u003cbr\u003eThis album is meant to express the deepest levels of sorrow and sadness. To be your only lonely companion at the heart of winter. To make you yearn for nightfall. To be the\u003cbr\u003esoundtrack to your stroll through desolate meadows. 'Widows's Weeds' is stripped of all possible joy. Tristania has delivered the ultimate Gothic Metal album, now and forever.\u003cbr\u003eEvery other Gothic Metal release, past and future, needs to be benchmarked against 'Widow's Weeds'.","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420522762625,"sku":"2426342","price":31.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/8715392244919.jpg?v=1750593332","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2426342","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}