Darker Days
Tom Gabriel Fischer, founder, guitarist, and frontman of the Swiss heavy metal pioneers Hellhammer and that band’s more sophisticated second incarnation Celtic Frost, is a unique creative force. Now leading the acclaimed Triptykon, Fischer has teamed up with Mia Wallace, formerly of the Italian black metal band The True Endless, in a three-bassist group called Niryth, in which Triptykon’s bass player Vanja Slajh also appears. With Wallace also appearing in Triumph Of Death, a project in which Fischer pays his respects to the music of the long-lost Hellhammer, there’s a whole lot of bass to talk about.
One and a half years ago, Mia sent me a demo in the mail. We had known each other already, but the music blew me away. That led to Niryth; Niryth led to Triumph Of Death; Triumph Of Death led to her helping with the songwriting in Triptykon; and who knows what else will be there. We are both very
