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THE REVIEW
Everyone always said: 'The Theatre of Tragedy are the best in the gothic -beauty and the beast- field... they're the best... the untouchables...' and so forth. So, since I love the genre, I dashed into the first CD store and searched for one of their albums, unfortunately among the used records there was only "Assembly" (now I understand why it was among the used ones); I bought that one.
...I was literally speechless... a... a thing... I wouldn't even know how to describe it; I can understand why the Norwegian band fell so low with this CD... a concoction of techno-pop-rock....
If that's gothic, then Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' is death metal... I didn't even struggle to learn all the song titles, they were so bad... I can only say that I was 'unlucky', because although ToT produced this atrocity, their previous works in "Aegis" and "Velvet Darkness They Fear" are nothing short of marvelous. In conclusion, I give a 1 only for poor Liv Kristine who is now in Leaves' Eyes.
Strongly not recommended, instead, I recommend the previous albums mentioned a few lines ago.
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The reviewer expresses deep disappointment with Theatre of Tragedy's 'Assembly', criticizing its departure from gothic metal to a techno-pop-rock mix. While praising earlier albums 'Aegis' and 'Velvet Darkness They Fear' and vocalist Liv Kristine, the album is described as an 'atrocity'. The review strongly advises against this album in favor of the band's previous works.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy were a Norwegian band formed in Stavanger in 1994, widely associated with early gothic/doom metal and the “beauty and the beast” vocal contrast. Their catalogue is frequently discussed for its major stylistic shifts, from doom-tinged gothic metal into more electronic and industrial/pop-leaning territory, and later releases featuring a new female vocalist after Liv Kristine’s departure.13 Reviews
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By fjelltronen
The vocal duet between Raymond and Liv is interesting, where the sobriety of the former gently embraces the histrionic talent of the latter.
This is a work of quality, ideas, and compositions of rare effectiveness.
