there's nothing to say about Theatre of Tragedy, is there?

i've recentely heard they're newest release, Storm. imo it's a pretty good album, with catchy songs and interesting lyrics. i never expected a return to Aegis so i'm quite satisfied with the result. this album starts a new and fresh era of Theatre of Tragedy. Nell is the perfect voice for them at this moment. other opinions?

well i dont know,,, is this new album somewhat near their first ones or their ever changing course is still their path??? personally i prefer ToT when Liv was singing and after she left i must admit i prefer Leaves' Eyes over TOT is just her voice is amazing and well their first albums where really awesome, the lyrics, the music all made for an excellent atmosphere,

what I'm going to say is goig to make some people scream (or laugh), but I don't really like Liv voice... But I love this group (with or without Liv), is just the music they make...

Written by Icarus on 18.05.2006 at 17:35

well i dont know,,, is this new album somewhat near their first ones or their ever changing course is still their path??? personally i prefer ToT when Liv was singing and after she left i must admit i prefer Leaves' Eyes over TOT is just her voice is amazing and well their first albums where really awesome, the lyrics, the music all made for an excellent atmosphere,

sadly it still has nothing to do with their old period. it's not electronic either, though. it's some kind of atmospheric metal i guess. listen to it! you won't be disappointed by Nell's voice! she's a charming singer, not as good as Liv but quite promising anyway.

@Alouqua... well Liv's voice is not a type of voice anyone can digest, that's for sure, so don't worry, no one will call you crazy. XD

Written by Zeraphine on 19.05.2006 at 08:13

Written by Icarus on 18.05.2006 at 17:35

well i dont know,,, is this new album somewhat near their first ones or their ever changing course is still their path??? personally i prefer ToT when Liv was singing and after she left i must admit i prefer Leaves' Eyes over TOT is just her voice is amazing and well their first albums where really awesome, the lyrics, the music all made for an excellent atmosphere,

sadly it still has nothing to do with their old period. it's not electronic either, though. it's some kind of atmospheric metal i guess. listen to it! you won't be disappointed by Nell's voice! she's a charming singer, not as good as Liv but quite promising anyway.

@Alouqua... well Liv's voice is not a type of voice anyone can digest, that's for sure, so don't worry, no one will call you crazy. XD

wow ok ill make sure to listen something from their newer period and tell you later thanks thou

I've heard the single and I wasn't really that impressed by it. Neither were most people who got it, from what I heard. I guess in part that probably has something to do with what they compare it to, which is old ToT. They did a lot of really good things and pretty much created the BnB genre, and Liv is one of the most popular female singers in metal. To compare fairly standard goth/atmospheric/symphonic metal to groundbreaking goth metal isn't really fair.

they didn't pretty much create this beauty and the beast scene... they CREATED it. period. a band is allowed to evolve, to change into what they feel like, not what the fans like. if people would think more this way they'd understand better and not get disappointed so easily. Storm is definitely not standard gothic metal like Velvet Darkness They Fear or their debute, it's atmospheric so they're not exactly comparable. i'd say it's a step forward into a new era of ToT. i expect much better releases in the future and i'm pretty sure i won't be disappointed.

The band that has dissapointed me most of all.... The three first albums are really masterpieces, three true Gothic albums.. But, the new industrial/electro staff destroyed the good picture i had for them...

I agree with VaronoZz, this band was awesome at the beginning, excellent music, one of the best gothic bands ever, and now with the electro stuff they're dissapointing, or at least for me

For me, ToT was about Liv Kristine and beautiful gothic music. I've heard Storm and was not impressed. Didn't sound like ToT at all.

I have nothing to say about Theatre of tragedy after Aegis, I really enjoy Velvet Darknees they fear I just can say wow!!!!, the atmosphere is so dark, with obscure emotions and sadly involvement...

i dont care what theatre of tragedy does. i like em. sure, i may prefer their earlier stuff than their later stuff. but i'm not ranting.

anyways, in the last metalstorm forum, we got 'Venus' and '...a distance there is...' translated. i was hoping someone could translate 'on whome the moon doth shine'. i sort of translated that word to word, and even then some stuff doesnt make sense to me becuase there are a few words in that song that have more than 1 meaning. i mean like thier third word 'embalmer' has two different meanings. with both an idea can be created. but i need someone elses prespective on this ?

yes its true old albums were realy good... musique is one of fu*** mistake... my favourites is Aegis...

about meaning... i thought i am to stupid to understund it... i was wrong

They used to make really good music but after Liv left, they suck.

I like industrial music, but don't like the industrial TOT. Liv Kristine's departure wasn't what turned TOT into a worse band, it was this industrial sound. And, in my opinion, Liv doesn't have a great voice.

Of course Theatre Of Tragedy will never be the same without Liv, but I actually think "Storm" is a pretty enjoyable album... the new vocalist has a beautiful voice, and despite its pop atmosphere the album has awesome songs.

/\ the album is shit expensive as well! i havent heard the whole cd, but for some stupid reason, the cd is for 32 dollars here!

no no Storm isn't the best but is good nice to listening...

Ok, first of all, I have no idea where some people get the idea that Storm is Aegis-style-album. Because it's plainly not. Second of all - as much as I simply adore Liv Kristine as a former singer of ToT, as a pop singer and now as a singer in her new band and really like her voice and style, I gotta say honetly I like Nell more. At least with Storm she sounds really good and blends with it better and less singificantly than Liv did and I think ToT couldn't get a better replacement.

I like to see that bands mature and experiment with music as long as they are progressing; I did like the all so hated Musique and Assembly very much though, but Storm beats them both.
Ok, Raymond needs a bit practice on his vox, he's not exactly peachy, but otherwise Storm is a good rock album with great ambient, althought structurely songs are quite plain, but they are really enojoyable and listenabale and I do believe the next album by these guys and gal will be even better.

/\ where do they get that idea from? haha, from the band members themselves. the band members still say that 'storm' is an almost continuation of 'aegis' album...

the band does what they want for themseleves, and not their fans. which is good in a way...sort of

so....anyone feeling kind enough to translate 'on whom the moon doth shine' for me?

I only like first album of band Theatre Of Tragedy, its great doom metal and lyrics are so real an dNorvegian and I just love that album, otherwise after Liv left band I cant stand them

I used to think that new TOT was dissapoiting, now I find Assembly and Musique quite enjoyable, now I have to check Storm to know if it has the Aegis touch

I listened to Storm and I must say it's a really good album, I expected something like Assembly or Musique, but it really amazed me

Velvet darkness they fear is the only album i own, its bloody amazing, and is great to zone out on, can anyone recommend me similar works of this band?

Written by Sunioj on 27.11.2006 at 16:13

Velvet darkness they fear is the only album i own, its bloody amazing, and is great to zone out on, can anyone recommend me similar works of this band?

You should try their first album "Theatre Of Tragedy", this one is really amazing, the atmosphere, the lyrics, all... try the song "A distance there is..."

Written by The Alchemist on 28.11.2006 at 18:28

Written by Sunioj on 27.11.2006 at 16:13

Velvet darkness they fear is the only album i own, its bloody amazing, and is great to zone out on, can anyone recommend me similar works of this band?

You should try their first album "Theatre Of Tragedy", this one is really amazing, the atmosphere, the lyrics, all... try the song "A distance there is..."

I got it, the album is great, its more vibrant with more elements "a distance there is" is my favorite off that one, thanks for recommending me bro.

Haha, I didnt see that you put that as your favorite song above, a guess we both agree that song is amazing.

Written by Sunioj on 22.01.2007 at 17:39

Written by The Alchemist on 28.11.2006 at 18:28

Written by Sunioj on 27.11.2006 at 16:13

Velvet darkness they fear is the only album i own, its bloody amazing, and is great to zone out on, can anyone recommend me similar works of this band?

You should try their first album "Theatre Of Tragedy", this one is really amazing, the atmosphere, the lyrics, all... try the song "A distance there is..."

I got it, the album is great, its more vibrant with more elements "a distance there is" is my favorite off that one, thanks for recommending me bro.

Haha, I didnt see that you put that as your favorite song above, a guess we both agree that song is amazing.

You're welcome man, yeah, "A distance there is... " is really amazing, one of the most elaborated songs, of course because of the piano, but also because of the beautiful voice of Liv Kristine.
And I have another recommendation for you, get the album "Aegis", I'm sure you'll like it, it's one of their earlier works, really similar to the first one: "Theatre of Tragedy", imo

I also prefer Nell over Liv anytime. The Storm album was one of the best in 2006... simple somehow, but extremely catchy. On Aegis the songs were more carefully structured and the male voice was also way better, and even though Liv isn't exactly my favorite vocalist her voice suited that album perhaps better than Nell's would have. The same thing goes the other way too, Storm seems to be the album precisely designed for Nell to sing on and her voice is really pleasing. I haven't listened to the electronic albums yet, probably because I have heard only bad things about them, so I guess I'm still going to stay away from them for a while.

Velvet Darkness They Fear however was a big disappointment, mainly because of Liv who sounded like a sheep on it... but the romantic atmosphere all over the album is truly attractive.

Favorite songs: Venus, Cassandra, Begin & End, Exile, And When He Falleth

Well,to be honest,I've only heard two or three songs of the old ToT(will download them someday,of course).But I got the CD"Storm",and I have to say it
is a masterpiece!When it came out,I didn't like it,but after some time I decided to buy the album and so,I started to adore the songs indeed.