Theater of Tragedy – Last Curtain Call

Releasedate: 20-05-2011; Label: AFM Records
By: Nina Mende

Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 and best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. The band made use of contrasting vocals – male bass vocals (making some use of death grunts) and female soprano singing (commonly referred to as “Beauty and the Beast” vocals).

This is the latest and also final album of Theater of Tragedy called “Last Curtain Call”. A live album as well as a DVD ends the last chapter of the Norwegian metal band Theater of Tragedy. The album comes with sixteen tracks. Since it is live you can hear the audience shouting, cheering and singing along on the record. A perfect summary of their best pieces captured live are put together on their last release. The “beauty and the beast vocals” create a certain atmosphere that makes it all sound a little surreal, more like a theater play rather than a metal concert. Which would match the name and album title again. Ironic – in a way. “Last Curtain Call” is a brilliant album to sum up eighteen years of band history. And also to put a great closing to it. Theater of Tragedy and their “Last Curtain Call”, out now!

Line Up:
Raymond István Rohonyi – Vocals
Nell Sigland – Vocals
Frank Claussen – Guitars
Vegard K. Thorsen – Guitars
Lorentz Aspen – Keyboards
Hein Frode Hansen – Drums

Tracklist: 01. Hide And Seek 02. Bring Forth Ye Shadow 03. Frozen 04. Ashes And Dreams 05. A Rose For The Dead 06. Fragment 07. And When He Falleth 08. Venus 09. Hollow 10. Storm 11. Image 12. A Hamlet For A Slothful Vassal 13. Fade 14. Machine 15. Der Tanz Der Schatten 16. Forever Is The World

Links:
Theater of Tragedy Official