Theatre of Tragedy (album)

Theatre of Tragedy is the first studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. The album was issued in the US by Century Media Records in 1998.

Theatre of Tragedy
Studio album by Theatre of Tragedy
Released	4 July 1995[1]
Recorded	Unisound, Sweden, December 1994 – January 1995
Genre	Death-doom, gothic metal
Length	44:25
Language	English, Early Modern English
Label	Massacre
Producer	Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy chronology
Theatre of Tragedy (demo) (1994) Theatre of Tragedy (1995) Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Metal Storm	[3]
sputnikmusic	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal"	4:05
2.	"Cheerful Dirge"	5:02
3.	"To These Words I Beheld No Tongue"	5:06
4.	"Hollow-Heartèd, Heart-Departèd"	4:57
5.	"...A Distance There Is..."	8:51
6.	"Sweet Art Thou"	4:00
7.	"Mïre"	4:07
8.	"Dying – I Only Feel Apathy"	5:07
9.	"Monotonë"	3:10
Total length:		44:25

All lyrics are written by Raymond Rohonyi; all music is composed by Theatre of Tragedy, except "...A Distance There Is..." lyrics by Rohonyi and Liv Kristine, music by Kristine and Lorentz Aspen.

Personnel

Theatre of Tragedy

• Raymond I. Rohonyi – vocals, lyrics
• Liv Kristine – vocals
• Pål Bjåstad – guitar
• Tommy Lindal – guitar
• Eirik T. Saltrø – bass guitar
• Lorentz Aspen – keyboards
• Hein Frode Hansen – drums

Guest musicians

• Anders Måreby – cello on tracks 4 and 5

Production

• Dan Swanö – engineering, mixing with Theatre of Tragedy