Theatre of Tragedy - Storm:
Product Description
Can you see the storm getting closer now?" It is with words like these
Nell will capture you with her beautiful, outstanding and powerful
voice. "STORM" is Theatre of Tragedy's latest offering (
SSK - They just came out with an even newer one), the sixth album
from Norway's biggest and most influencing Gothic Rock-act. Even though
Nell has been with the band for over two years now, this is the first
album with her as the front-lady, together with Raymond and the rest of
the band. And somehow the whole album is kind of a comeback, although
Theatre of Tragedy has never really been away. Theatre of Tragedy made
music history in the mid nineties with albums like "Velvet darkness
they fear" and "Aegis". Never before had a band combined a dark male
voice with enchanting and bright female vocals to this extent. And
no-one could have guessed that this mixture would cause such a bright
variety of dark and atmospheric shades that has made Gothic Rock/Metal
so popular. Theatre of Tragedy will be, and has always been, unique.
But a band creating something so ground-breaking can never be a band
that does not dare anything. So the Norwegians have always developed
and experimented with their talents, being creative and exploring new
ways to express themselves. Industrial electronic influences were to
follow with their album Musique, there were changes in the line-up, and
even shades of pop-music on their following album Assembly. Even though
they've experimented with different musical styles, you could always
find the 'Theatre of Tragedy touch' in their music. Theatre of Tragedy
parted ways with female singer Liv Kristine in August 2003 and thereby
marked an end of their first decade as a band that has dared, gained
and achieved more than most of the others. A decade of great creativity
and a permanent artistic development draws to a close. And what has
been more than clear all the time, is that this was not an conclusive
end, but a new beginning. With Nell, their new age has begun. The age
of the "Storm", one might say. This is the beginning of which is marked
by an album that unites all that the band has ever been loved and
adored for: strong, dark melodies, powerful arrangements, haunting
lyrics, the charming play between the deep mystical male voice and the
pure beauty of female vocals. The unique atmosphere of Theatre of
Tragedy is once again alive and breathing, in a new incarnation that
will totally blow you away. "Storm" has been produced and recorded by
Rico Darum (e.g. Zeromancer, Gothminister, Apoptygma Berzerk) in the
famous Toproom Studio in Norway (e.g. Mayhem, Tristania, Extol), and
has been mixed and mastered in Canada's The Green Jacket Studio by no
other than Greg Reely (e.g. Paradise Lost, Fear Factory, Front Line
Assembly, Skinny Puppy). "Storm" will be the strong comeback of a band
that has never been away. It will be another proof that Theatre of
Tragedy has not only influenced the music scene, but that they are
still able to do so. And it will be the clear statement that none other
than Theatre of Tragedy themselves are better with the style they have
established more than ten years ago. So beware the storm - it's getting
closer now!. Phduk.2006