Triptych (stylized as TRIPtych) is The Tea Party's fifth album, released in 1999. It has the trio blending the major influences found on their previous albums: the earthy rock of "Splendor Solis", the world music inspired arrangements of "The Edges of Twilight", and the industrial edge of "Transmission".
After the gloom of "Transmission", which relied heavily on sampling and electronica, for "Triptych" the band wrote with both melody and content, while using electronica subtlety. This is evidenced by the Juno Award nominated single "Heaven Coming Down", the band's first number one single in Canada. The album itself reached #4 on the Canadian album chart, and received a Juno nomination for "Best Rock Album", before achieving double platinum sales in Canada.
In June 2000, the EMI labels in Europe released "Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000", which included a bonus disc of eight unreleased songs.
Reception.
In 2005, "Triptych" was ranked number 435 in "Rock Hard" magazine's book "The 500 Greatest Rock &amp; Metal Albums of All Time".
Track listing.
The unlisted 13th track is the sound of a clock chiming.
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