Photo taken by Doralba Picerno.  The greatest surrealist artist of our time, H.R. Giger, died in a tragic accident on Monday, May 12, 2014. In the wake of Giger’s death, his closest friends are gathering to comfort his widow, Carmen, and to assist her in organizing Giger’s funeral and his memorial service. I am one of those friends. We are all still …

H.R. Giger at his house in Zurich, Switzerland, around the time he created Mordor VII, the painting that would one day become the cover of Triptykon’s second album, Melana Chasmata. Photographed by Katharina Vonow in autumn of 1976; used with very kind permission by Katharina Vonow and Carmen Giger.  “I fight the impending lure of belated sleep For f…

Tom Gabriel Warrior and Anna Maier at Radio SRF 3, Zurich, Switzerland, May 1, 2014.Im Rahmen der renommierten Talk-Sendung “Focus” sendet das Schweizer Radio SFR 3 am Montagabend um 20:03 Uhr ein ausführliches und äusserst offenes Gespräch zwischen der bekannten Schweizer Journalistin Anna Maier und Triptykon Sänger/Gitarrist Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. …

Already receiving massive media acclaim and having been launched by means of a triumphant live performance at Sunday’s Afterburner event as part of this year’s Roadburn Festival, Triptykon’s much anticipated sophomore album, Melana Chasmata, is released now via Century Media Records/Prowling Death Records. Melana Chasmata is available in the following for…