Oscillation (album)
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Cover art by Jan Yrlund
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| Studio album by Trail of Tears | ||||
| Released | April 26th, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Suite Studio, Marseille. France (September / October 2011) | |||
| Genre | Black metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 51:30 | |||
| Label | Massacre | |||
| Producer | Terje Refsnes and Trail of Tears | |||
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Oscillation is the seventh and final studio album by the Norwegian black/gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was released on April 26, 2013 under Massacre Records. The album was recorded at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France between September and October 2011, in collaboration with producer Terje Refsnes.
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow is listed as the band's drummer in the booklet, however, guitarist Bjørn Erik Næss is credited with having performed the drums on this album.
Oscillation was composed and recorded in 2011, during a difficult time for the band, with strong personal differences of Ronny Thorsen with Cathrine Paulsen and the guitarist Bjørn Erik Næss, when these had a partner relationship. Consequently, Thorsen took a more secondary role than usual in this album, while Paulsen was involved in virtually all possible areas of production. The album had significant delays in its release date, after recording between September and October of that year. An additional problem was the expiration of Trail of Tears contract with Napalm Records, extended in late 2007.
In January 2012, Trail of Tears announced that long-time drummer Cato Jensen has parted ways with the band. Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow later joined the band as the new drummer. In fact, none of them participated in the recording sessions made little more than two months earlier in Marseille (Næss was the uncredited session drummer). However, Rønnow was included in the album credits and appeared in all the illustrative photos.
On 11 November 2012, the band revealed the cover artwork, made by Finnish artist Jan Yrlund. The striking cover features a rusty steamship aground on a beach. The concept (with the frozen landscape in grayscale) seem reminiscent of Rammstein's Rosenrot (2005). In preparation for the release of Oscillation, the band signed to Massacre Records.
In January 2013, Ronny Thorsen, Endre Moe, and Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow were announced to have left Trail of Tears. Thorsen has been reported as leaving the band, despite being the only constant member of Trail of Tears since its inception. The remaining members were initially reported to be Cathrine Paulsen and Bjørn Erik Næss; both parties split from one another on acrimonious grounds. According to Thorsen's Facebook statements, Massacre Records gave full support to himself, Moe, and Rønnow, while Oscillation is the final Trail of Tears album.
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