Extreme metal would never have been what it is today without the rise of Swiss musical genius Tom Gabriel Fischer, aka Tom G. Warrior. When internal strife killed Celtic Frost in the wake of their brilliant comeback album ‘Monotheist’, driving force Tom G. Warrior assembled a new pack of eager young wolves to form Triptykon. Their first album ‘Eparistera Daimones’ is marked by the lingering anger over Celtic Frost’s breakup and serves up an ageless, primeval blend of black, doom and death that shook the extreme metal scene to its foundations. Or in other words, and as intended by its maker, the album sounds like a tweaked extension of Celtic Frost’s ‘Monotheist’. Their second and last album to date, 2014’s ‘Melana Chasmata’, is a logical evolution of Warrior’s two previous albums, with a sound that is less angry but more refined. The avant-garde tendencies are dialled back and the whole album exudes a solemn and at times despondent mood. No new work has been released over the last decade but Triptykon continue to tour extensively with a set list that often includes Celtic Frost tracks. #GMM25
