Existentia Explained

Existentia
Type:	studio
Artist:	Trail of Tears
Cover:	TrailOfTearsExistentia.jpg
Released:	January 29, 2007
Recorded:	2006
Genre:	Gothic metal, progressive metal
Length:	45:05
Label:	Napalm Records
Producer:	Terje Refsnes
Prev Title:	Free Fall Into Fear
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Bloodstained Endurance
Next Year:	2009

Existentia is the fifth album by Norwegian gothic metal band Trail of Tears. It was released on January 26 (Europe) and January 30 (USA), 2007.

It is the last full-length album recorded with Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen and Jonathan Perez, all of whom left the band in November 2006.

Track listing

1. "Deceptive Mirrors" – 4:28
2. "My Comfort" – 4:37
3. "Venom Inside My Veins" – 4:42
4. "Decadence Becomes Me" – 4:20
5. "She Weaves Shadows" – 4:48
6. "The Closing Walls" – 4:50
7. "Empty Room" – 4:35
8. "Poisonous Tongues" – 4:18
9. "As It Penetrates" – 4:12
10. "Shades of Yesterday" – 4:15

Personnel

• Ronny Thorsen - vocals
• Kjetil Nordhus - clean vocals
• Runar Hansen - guitars
• Kjell Rune Hagen - bass guitar
• Jonathan Pérez - drums

Guest musicians

• Emmanuelle Zoldan - mezzo-soprano vocals
• Bernt Moen - keyboards