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: Illumination
What if you vote to change the world It is time to let your voice be heard Make a difference Watch and you will learn Don't you trust me Say, don't you feel the way that I feel A new direction is what we need Don't you want justice God bless the strong and brave and free The wheels are moving Be strong and believe Man the noblest beast of all Our fate is to lead Some might say we've been misled I'm dressed to make change And Phil is always there To tell you what went wrong I'll feed you little pills And you won't go astray They'll help you on the way Don't you hate it We'll get the snake back under the heel We'll bring back justice Go spread the word God bless this nation God bless the strong and brave and free We'll use the power and burst through the streets The more they mock our way of life The more the conflict escalates Now they strike into our faith We will sure retaliate Master! Tell us what to do Our minds are pure Our hearts are true Master! Speak to us of war Will we be victorious Children kneel with me and pray You were blind but you will see You must break the web of lies And illuminate the sky Words are wasted I know you feel the way that I feel God loves the faithful and hates the beast We've brought back justice God bless the strong and brave and free We'll use the power and burst through the streets Master! Tell us what to do Master! Alt tar slutt Alt vil bli flammars rov Love fornying når klokkå slår Løfte du blikket Alt som er dødt forgår Alt som har skjedd vil skje igjen