The history of Vision Solitude is mostly comprised of sporadic ideas that quickly fizzled out. For a long time, I ignored the importance of this project, judging that every occurrence was a mistake and should have been incorporated in other projects. While this is mostly true, I finally took the time to write about all …
I released this Vision Éternel single for free, exclusively on Bandcamp on February 20th, 2010. This was recorded in the middle of the “Abondance de périls” recording session. I decided to release this for two reasons. First I it had been so long that Vision Éternel had released anything new, and I wanted to get a little buzz …
“Happiness of the Rain” is a true story of a song that completely changed my lifestyle. “Terra” by Rain Tongue has had quite a profound effect on me. Exact date of even undetermined. Possibly March 23rd 2009, or March 29th/30th 2009. Probably related to EA Games and Carolyn Kingsland. This story was written a year …
When I finished the Soufferance album “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the Mind” in June of 2009, I sent it off to James Shepard (aka Suhrim from Triskalyon). He loved it so much that he asked me to use one of the parts as an intro to his band’s upcoming demo. He was playing …
Having worked with Black Autumn and Smohalla on my record label and Semiosis’ association with Assylum Arts, I had heard of the Skeksis compilations. I had just finished all the Soufferance stuff for the reissue of Forthcoming Travels and the release of Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the Mind. I wanted some extra exposure …
I always felt that the original issue of this EP was overlooked. I really didn’t do that much promotion, mainly because I knew that the full length would be so different from the bits put on it. But by mid-June 2009, the full length was finally done, and I wanted to revive this ep to …
look in hotmail and FB activity log sent emails for more info 2008 September 16th, FAcebook status “is siked about Abridged Pause Recordings” Last.fm Scrobbles/ FB Logs (some of them) 2008 December 8th, Last.fm Black Autumn – Rivers Of Dead Leaves (full album) Black Sand And Starless Nights – Good Question Black Sand And Starless …
I wrote this short story about the Saint Sulpice. I needed to go. I needed to go once more. To see what it was like. How it would be after what happened. I had promised myself for so long I would never set foot in the place again, but something inside me was etching …
I’m going to start this out by introducing how I heard and came across to be obsessed with this band. It was late spring 2009, and through a forum post concerning Shoulder, Embassy and Split Lip. Someone recommended Castevet to me. Myspace was of course the first place I went to check them out. “Plays …
In 2009 I didn’t get a new Vision Éternel EP out, so what I did was push for reissues. First of all the two EPs at the time were combined on An Anthology of Past Misfortunes, and released on CD in Japan. Next for me was to try to get those EPs out on cassette tapes. …
Interview sent by Kenneth Kovasin in June 2009 Answered in June 2009 Published on June 10, 2009 Hey there, how has the year begun for you? Have you had a lot of time developing material Vision Éternel? The year has been great so far. Not only for Vision Éternel, but also for a lot of …
Early 2009 was approaching fast, and I still couldn’t write enough material for a third Vision Éternel EP. I think it was in November that I got in touch with Frozen Veins Records. He had added me on myspace and I sent him a message asking if he wanted to work with VE. He responded right …
This was written for Carine Auclair, after meeting her one night at Vinyl, and going out for smoked meat at Le Roi du Smoke Meat. Comme une fleure éphémère Je l’ai vue arriver sans galère La chance due frôler ma part Car la beauté était en ce regard Quand l’ange c’est approché Et les cendre …
In the summer of 2007 I began working on some metalcore material. At first, it was put off as Projection Mina songs, but I was really interested in doing something in the veins of 90’s metallic hardcore. The problem was that I had never written material like that at the time and I wasn’t even …
This was an unfinished poem written on May 13th 2008 This was written about Sam that I met at Vinyl. Je me sens seul, je me sens vulnérable Une certaine beauté éloigné m’en rend coupable Mais pourtant a son arrivé je n’ai pu que tomber Maintenant que tu es loin
This was written about Sam that I met at Vinyl. Gasping for a breath of life, and I can barely still see the colours of the room. A stiffness to my neck prevents me from perceiving what is left to hold on to. Begging and hoping for the hand so gentle to caress a face …
-The second EP (April 2007 – July 2007) In late February of 2007, less than two weeks after Vision Éternel’s first EP “Seul Dans L’obsession” had been released, I decided to end the Triskalyon collective, which I had founded in August of 2006 with some friends. By ending the collective, I also decided to put …
I do not recall whom I wrote this poem about. Poor shadows hold up these veins As piercing light proclaims my shame Begging myself to overcome My distressed mind became undone Pure desire in thoughts of mine Simply hoping our eyes crossed by Loathing myself, I somehow missed A tenderness within those lips I felt …
look in hotmail sent emails for more info idea of starting a new label, completely apart from Mortification Records, came in January of 2008. had previously created Mortified Productions in October of 2007 and that folded in December of 2007 or January of 2008. Indie label motivated by the coming trend which wasn’t really a …
After the first Vision Sufferance demo came out in October of 2006, I didn’t plan on continuing this band. But in January of 2007 I started recording songs that did not fit in any of my active bands, Vision Lunar or Throne of Mortality. Some of these new songs helped form Vision Éternel and some just …
In July of 2007, I had permanently moved back to Montreal. I had made a list for a new Lunar demo “Lunar VIII” to be recorded in August, as soon as I had received my belongings that my parents were sending me. I had found a crummy apartment on Bleury with roomates that were stealing my …
In late 2007 I was trying to get back into music but trying to get away from the digital world. First of all I was looking for labels to press the Vision Éternel album on CD, I had plans to be on a compilation, and I was hoping to make CDs of the Forthcoming Travels EP …
I first came in contact with Betty “Mankiller” Barnes in 2007 during the promotion of Vision Éternel’s first album. I was adding people like crazy on myspace, and she was one of the cool ones who actually listened to the stuff and talked to me about it. We kept in touch for a little while, and later …
This was written for Kristina Zub. Clear as your eyes caught mine Heaven couldn’t be so fine Royalty within your smile Intrigued to you worthwhile Soft warmth from your part Tinkle deeply, pulse my heart Inspiration from your laugh Numbness would be to look back A precious aftermath
There isn’t much to say about the band itself, because it was just a folder to store all my death metal ideas. It was never planned as a band because I knew I wasn’t good enough to play death metal or thrash metal. But the songs themselves have a story and I can do my …
I had just moved back to Montreal in late July of 2007 to attend audio production college Recording Arts Canada. I had found this dump of an apartment at 2108 Bleury Street and I needed a job to pay my 300$ a month rent. At the corner of Bleury Street and President Kennedy was a …
This was a compilation put together by Aurélien (Der.Walsch/Lansquenet, from Triskalyon). We started the Street Metal Forum together in 2006 a year later we collaborated musically for Gallia Fornax. He started putting together this compilation in 2007 and advertised to find bands from members of the forum. I cannot verify this but I think that …
This video is one of the brilliant comedy pieces Triskalyon could bring out. Darklink (Phil Altobelli) was known for making parodies of black metal musicians, and in this video he makes fun of me during my days in Throne of Mortality. I had a song with french lyrics talking about the moon. I cannot recall the date …
During my days in Triskalyon I became fascinated with the idea of fallen archangels. I had been interested in the Satanic bible since 2005 when I was with Brandi, but it wasn’t until 2006 or 2007 that I finally bought Paradise Lost by John Milton. When Triskalyon was lacking members and I invented my double, …
After I gave up the making of Silk Winter, I messed around a little bit with some ideas for making a very introspective film. It was going to be a feature film about a very depressed teenager. A lot of Hitchcock influences once again, from the shots to the themes and the old fashion non-sexual …
I started working on this compilation in February of 2007. It was supposed to feature one or two songs from every band that was part of Triskalyon at the time. However, some bands had nothing recorded (Darklink, Unkwiss and Vision Pariah) or had nothing that they felt was worth sharing with the public (Azag-Thoth and …
There have been many different version of the Triskalyon legacy. Changes were due to memory loss, emotional games and personal pride. But this is the true story. This is how it really went down. No bullshit, just as best as I can try to remember and with the help of ex-members. For the sake of …
Gallia Fornax was a black ambient solo project formed by Triskalyon member Der.Walsch some time in 2005. Like the members of Les Legions Noires, I wanted the members in Triskalyon to have side projects together. Der.Walsch originally came to me in January of 2007, suggesting we do “Vision Funeral Doom” together using the newly recorded songs …
By this point Triskalyon was going down. And Lunar was on its way too. I had recorded a few new demos between “Luna Maria” and this, and it seemed that no one else but me liked them. And it hurt me really bad. I’ll have to make an individual post about one of those songs …
Une sombretée dans mon regard Une honte dans un trou noir Un chemin sans horizon Une pluie pour ma trahison Se vers de vin entre mes mains Me soule les veines de ce venin Je brise cette crise sans aucune démise Mais pourtant je cris pour finir cette vie
Various lyrics written in Feb and March of 2007, and others in June of 2009. Les gouttes coulent et tombent de la montagne Sur le sol une érosion se forme Les sentiments se cachent, les journées passent, les années passent Enfin le sol s’est engravé, et tout peut maintenant s’effondrer — Une larme scintille, une …
Interview sent by Jussi Gough on February 20, 2007 Answered on February 20, 2007 Never published Dark Angel Promotions / Dark Angel Promotion What does Triskalyon mean? There is mention of this on the band site, but with only each person giving their description? Triskalyon is a half made up word. Of course the …
My tears fall tonight On the ground that beholds Its loneliness of pastimes And buried to self freight Up the forever lost She cares none For the emotional frost And sins of forgone Forgetful sorrow Drawn to inability A serenade for morrow My translucent misery
this album was a turning point, especially in hindsight. i used to tell people on Myspace “this will be a special release, it will even have a music video” and it was held back until valentines day. released triskalyon website at the same time. the last chords played in Love Within Extended reflect the …
-The Slopin Fairy 7 (2003) “When You’re Not Meant for Love” was the second song that I ever composed. It was written in June or July of 2003, shortly after the first song that I wrote, “Break”. The title was very self-explanatory. I continuously failed to find a girl whose feelings were reciprocal. This was …
To understand how Throne of Mortality formed, we must go back a year before, around October 2004, at the end of the Scapegoat phase. While attending a New Jersey high school, J.P. Stevens, I met Howard Change (Sabbat) by coincidence, as I was wearing a Mr. Bungle t-shirt or hoodie (I had both). That autumn …
“Love within Narcosis” is without a doubt my landmark, at least according to my closest friends who understand my music and understood Triskalyon completely. “Narcosis” was I think the third or fourth song to be recorded for Vision Éternel, and it was a really cool riff progression, but I just couldn’t get to record it …
These were the two songs composed in February of 2007 (exact date unknown) that caused me to start doubting Triskalyon. There was also a few zines/posers affair, but principally it was inner troubles within the members. Triskalyon technically could have continued with just me, but it would of been pointless. Darklink (Phil Altobelli) and Surhim were …
Prior to shooting the footage for Vision Éternel’s music video for “Love within Narcosis” (only days later), I experimented with my parent’s JVC GR-DVM90 camcorder. I had initially used it in The Slopin Fairy 7 photoshoot, then had dug it out again to film Silk Winter and then finally for another photoshoot. But it had been collecting dust and I …
I knew what it was like to be rushed for a new song with “Luna Borea”, so I didn’t allow myself to be in that situation again with “Luna Maria”. It was on the late night of January 13th 2007, two days before my birthday, and I was jamming some stuff, already plugged in my …
This could be another of the lost photoshoots, but chances are that I only wanted a new picture of myself with my hair getting longer. This was again taken with my parent’s JVC GR-DVM90 camcorder, but for some reason I left the windescreen mode on, maybe to make it look cool. This was taken at my …
Is there anyone to hear the call For life of the man will soon fall Abrupt collision of proclamation Tortured proportion of finest occasion Body drifting over dead horizons Loving satisfaction of perfection Attention and mistrustful affection Comfort from every infusion
I believe that this was the second music photoshoot I ever did. I borrowed my dad’s digital camera and went outside my parent’s house at 92 Stephenville in Edison New Jersey. It was already night and being in January it was cold. A lot more picture were likely taken but only these were kept.
“L’esprit dans le ciel” is one of the songs I am the most proud of of my entire musical career. And it is for sure the song that “put me on the map” when it comes to people hearing about my music back in 2007. And if you ask any fans of Lunar what the …
I don’t remember which girl this was about, but I know she drove me nuts! A safe guess would be that it was influenced by the Throne of Mortality song “Sa Voix Dans Ma Tête”, which was about Dylan Seymour.
I drew this when I was selling Christmas Trees in NYC during December 2006.
Dark and fucking cold Feeble music brings my goal Children to every eye Each makes me want to die Harmonies of distortion Bring together my destruction Squeals are my possession Numb with forever frustration Light burns my heart With my tears that depart Fire burning me inside Ending the potential life Late nights of desperation Stuck …
This story is very similar to the past release “Lunar Sky”. It was the same idea, the same views, the same concept and pretty much the same sound. Except it sounded a little bit fuller, because I was really taking advantage of doubling my guitars. It was slightly inspired by the Necrophobic song “Roots of …
I saw a willow tree while working earlier in the month, my cousin told me it was his favorite type of tree, and it was always one of mine.
This was a very weird drawing. I think I was trying to make an ultimate black metal character, which was influenced by Meyhna’ch from Mutillation. I never cut myself so this has no connection with myself, other than the hairstyle was pretty similar.
Felt for death I wish had met This night of pain Brings me my realm Blood to flow Will morrow glow I see this go by Finally life will die Eternal death A peaceful slept Grant passion For once conception
Black feathers to a lost shepherd Residue of thirst and agonic burst Soft darkness remembering bitterness A sweet freshness of missed tenderness Chant echoing once misdoing Graceful flowing and numb endorming
This poem was never finished. I decided to post this simply because I wanted documented. Memories don’t change They howl in vain Every dying night of rain Your face will remain