Theatre of Tragedy is a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 by Hein Frode Hansen, Raymond István Rohonyi and Lorentz Aspen, together with Tommy Lindal and Pål Bjastad.
They are probably best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. The band was one of the first ones who made use of contrasting vocals - male bass vocals and death grunts and female soprano singing, today sometimes referred to as the "Beauty and the Beast" vocals. On their first three albums (Theatre of Tragedy, Velvet Darkness They Fear, Aégis) Theatre of Tragedy presented lyrics written predominantly in Shakespearean English.
Starting from the album Musique, however, the band made drastic changes to their style, which became significantly inspired by the industrial rock genre, abandoning Shakespearian English writing and death grunts in the process. This style change was consequently continued on the following album, Assembly.
After a long break and after changing the female vocalist due to musical differences, and furthermore their management and the record label, Theatre of Tragedy released their new album Storm, the first one with their new singer, Nell Sigland (also a member of The Crest). On this album, the electronic influences are reduced again in favour of simplicity and naturalism. According to Hein Frode Hansen, Storm it is to be seen as the missing link between Aégis and Musique.
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