Aégis (album)

Aégis
Studio album by
Theatre of Tragedy
Released18 August 1998
RecordedWoodhouse Studio, Hagen, Germany
Genre
Length49:45
LanguageEarly Modern English, Latin
LabelMassacre
ProducerPeter "Pee Wee" Coleman
Theatre of Tragedy chronology
A Rose for the Dead
(1997) 		Aégis
(1998) 		Virago
(1999)
Singles from Aégis
  1. "Cassandra"
    Released: April 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Aégis is the third studio album by Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.

Music and lyrics

As with Theatre of Tragedy's previous albums, the lyrics are written in Early Modern English (except "Venus", in Latin) which sounds very different from modern English: Vaunt! - Devil tyne - Wadst thou wane fore'ermae? (from the song "Angélique"). The subject matter is drawn from a range of European folklore and history: Venus and Poppæa are from Roman sources; Aœde, Cassandra, Bacchante and Siren are drawn from Greek mythology; while Lorelei refers to a Nix from German stories, and Angélique is inspired by medieval poem Orlando Furioso.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cassandra"6:47
2."Lorelei"5:36
3."Angélique"5:45
4."Aœde"6:10
5."Siren"7:27
6."Venus"5:32
7."Poppæa"5:46
8."Bacchante"6:42
Total length:49:45
Japanese Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Cassandra"6:47
2."Lorelei"5:36
3."Angélique"5:45
4."Aœde"6:10
5."Siren"7:27
6."Samantha"4:12
7."Venus"5:32
8."Poppæa"5:46
9."Bacchante"6:42
10."Virago"5:19
Total length:59:16

Personnel

Theatre of Tragedy

Singles

From this period there were 2 releases.

  • "Cassandra" was the only single taken from the album and was released in April 1998. It was released in shorter version called "Cheap Wine Edit" and backed with "Aœde (Edit)"

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak position
German Albums Chart[3] 40

References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Theatre of Tragedy - Aégis review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ g, manos (26 August 2014). "Review: CD Theatre Of Tragedy - Aegis Album". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Album - Theatre of Tragedy, Aégis". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2014.[dead link‍]



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