V roce 1996 dva bývalí členové Uzi Suicide, Morten Veland a Einar Moen spolu s Kennethem Olssonem založili kapelu Tristania. Krátce před natočením dema v roce 1997 se skupina rozrostla o další členy: Vibeke Stene, Anderse Hidle a Rune Osterhuse....

Píseň: Mercyside

Interpret:
Tristania
Album:
Illumination
You can hate me for 
All the things I do 
You should let my heart go 
Whatever you decide to do 
You can make me bleed 
You can make me cry 
You can make me fall 
You can make me live or die 
And I wonder how 
And you wonder why 


For years our world has been falling apart 
But we're tied up by words 
The surface is smooth and cold 
But underneath the blood always boils 


It's getting harder 
Getting worse now 
Everytime 
We’re growing colder 
Digging deeper 
In our minds 


You laughed, but your smile never reached your eyes 
You cried, but your eyes never shed a tear 
And I wonder how 
You laughed, and you untied your hair 
There are things to do 
Things we never could tell 


Name me 
Use me 
Blame me 
Every time you hurt 
Your favours are not what I deserve
Profilový obrázek - Illumination
Illumination (2007)

1. Mercyside

2. Sanguine Sky

3. Open Ground

4. The Ravens

5. Destination Departure

6. Down

7. Fate

8. Lotus

9. Sacrilege

10. Deadlands

11. Mercyside

12. Sanguine Sky

13. Open Ground

14. The Ravens

15. Destination Departure

16. Down

17. Fate

18. Lotus

19. Sacrilege

20. Deadlands

21. In The Wake (Bonus Track)