 The name of the band is the Greek word for "triptych", and is aimed at stating that Triptykon is founding member Thomas Gabriel Fischer's third project after Hellhammer and Celtic Frost.The band logo is inspired by a writing pattern used in Weimar Republic.On August 5, 2009, Triptykon issued a press release indicating the recording of their debut album, "Eparistera Daimones", would commence in the middle of August and continue through November, with a release in the spring of 2010.