genre ashes 
Ashes is the fourth full - length album by the Norwegian band Tristania . The album registers a change in the band ' s musical style , leaving out the choirs and initiating a heavier sound , with a focus on darker lyrics and the pure vocals of Vibeke Stene . This album is the only one Kjetil Ingebrethsen performed harsh vocals on . A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types . The soprano ' s vocal range ( using scientific pitch notation ) is from approximately middle C ( C ) = 261 Hz to " high A " ( A ) = 880 Hz in choral ___MASK68___ , or to " soprano C " ( C , two octaves above middle C ) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic ___MASK68___ . In four - part chorale style harmony , the soprano takes the highest part , which usually encompasses the melody . The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura , soubrette , lyric , spinto , and ___MASK87___ soprano . The lyric soprano is the most common female singing voice . Vibeke Stene ( pronounced vee - beh - keh ) ( born 17 August 1978 ) is a Norwegian soprano . She is best known as the former vocalist in the ___MASK62___ band , Tristania . ___MASK62___ ( or goth metal ) is a ___MASK78___ ___MASK4___ combining the heaviness of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock . The music of ___MASK62___ is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music . The ___MASK4___ originated during the early 1990s in Europe originally as an outgrowth of death - doom , a ___MASK78___ of death metal and doom metal . Lyrics are generally dark and introspective with inspiration from ___MASK97___ as well as personal experiences .