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I found with this recording that Theatre of Tragedy had recovered from their
musical famine on "Velvet Darkness They Fear". This release shows the
true nature of the Norwegian band and what they can accomplish under the right
conditions. Aégis is very different from the band's first two albums - it's
much more clean, softer and more electronical. The beautiful piano play by
Lorentz Aspen from their first album has now been completely replaced with
keyboards, something I find a bit sad - the piano gave life to the songs in a
way that keyboards can't. The death metal growling from Raymond has also been
replaced with a soft, spoken, sometimes whispering voice. Although this album
is softer than their previous two I find this one to be their best so far and
that also seems to be what most people think. The music is very melodic and
the male and female vocals by Raymond and Liv interact perfectly with each
other. This is a very well-arranged metal album dedicated to suffering women
(as you may notice by the song names), perhaps the best release of 1998. The
lyrics are as usual written by Raymond in old Shakespearian English that might
be a bit difficult to understand sometimes. If you haven't already got this
record I recommend you to buy it right
away!
| Tracklist |
1. Cassandra 2. Lorelei |
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3. Angélique 4. Aæde 5. Siren 6. Venus 7. |
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Poppæa 8. Bacchante |
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