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: Patriot Games
I go where I'm sent Twisted and bent These facts I relate to now I live by the sword, serving my time Bloodstained and deadly now Now there are things yet to be done To shoot the monkey off your back I'll let you die like this And kill you one more time And as my target's blown away Another's lurking in the shades I can't believe this shit I'll kill it one more time I'm armed but I'm dead You're broken she said It's all I recall for now Hospital bed, faces go by And eyes closed forever now Wondering what's fake and what is real The day still breaks It's grey and dim outside Searching for a kick that takes me high And throws the sparks around the fire