Tristwood was formed in 1996 with the main members Deimon and Neru under the name ‘December’. In the early beginnings the band’s style was rather traditional in the vein of e.g. Khold, Dimmu Borgir and Mayhem. Their first demo 'Torment' was recorded in January 1997 and found its way through the local underground.In early 2005, they got the idea to re-record some songs written in the Pre- 'Fragments…' -Era. So, the 'Svarta Daudi' EP was done. This gloomy and heavy mid-tempo piece consisting of 4 songs in 21 minutes was recorded in only 10 hours at Volcano Studio under the influence of loads of alcohol. The track 'Svarta Daudi' was exclusively written in honour to their longtime friend Mr. Jack Daniels.

In the middle of 2005 they started to work on their new material in studio. This time the Tristwood sound got an approach with more Death Metal with a technical invention but still retained the grimness of Black Metal. Some advance-songs from this recording were sent to Sound Riot Records, if even no vocals recorded, Sound Riot Records got very impressed with the improvement of the band on this new material, both musically and the production. In September of 2005, Tristwood has been signed to Sound Riot Records. The band has finished the mixing and mastering process of their new album entitled 'The Delphic Doctrine' in October/November 2005.

Extreme Metal band from Austria combining the obscurity and speed of the Black Metal and the brutality of the Death Metal with the abysmal atmosphere of the Industrial, nothing have been as consistent as TRISTWOOD to fusion of the variant of Extreme Metal with formidable precision, perfect symbioses and sophisticated metallic assault! Labeled as Apocalyptic Metal, a soundtrack for the end of the world!

Of course, there are a few influences that recall the similarly bombastic of BEHEMOTH, ABORYM or yet NILE but they have more to offer. The band has improved a lot since their debut album, both the playing and musically with notable songwriting ability and lyrics well wrote. “The Delphic Doctrine” is a furious onslaught in 42 minutes. Out Now!!!