Tristania Osten Bergoy / Mariangela Demurtas / Anders Høyvik Hidle / Ole Vistnes
Tristania is a band from Norway, formed in 1995 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Ølsson. Tristania's music is usually classified as Gothic metal with death/doom influences, due to its strong tie and legacy within the gothic metal history. Their songs largely deal with dark and sentimental topics, including depression, sadness, suicide, love, absence, and anger. Current members Anders Høyvik Hidle – lead guitar (since 1995) / unclean vocals (since 2006) Einar Moen – keyboards, programming (since 1995) Mariangela Demurtas – clean vocals (since 2007) Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard – rhythm guitar (since 2009) Ole Vistnes – bass, backing vocals (since 2009) Tarald Lie Jr. – drums (since 2010) Kjetil Nordhus – vocals, acoustic guitar (since 2010) Former members Morten Veland – unclean vocals, rhythm guitar (1995–2000) Rune Østerhus – bass (1995–2009) Kenneth Olsson – drums (1995–2010) Vibeke Stene – vocals (1996–2007) Kjetil Ingebrethsen – unclean vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (2002–2006) Østen Bergøy – vocals (2001–2010) Svein Terje Solvang – rhythm guitar (2006–2008)