Aégis

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Aégis
Studio album by Theatre of Tragedy
Released August 18, 1998
Genre Gothic metal
Gothic rock
Length 49:57
Label Massacre Records
Century Media
Theatre of Tragedy chronology
Velvet Darkness They Fear
(1996)		 Aégis
(1998)		 Musique
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
Metal Storm 9/10 stars [1]
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Aégis is the third album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.

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[edit] Music and lyrics

As with Theatre of Tragedy's previous albums, the lyrics are written in Early Modern English 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.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Cassandra"  – 6:48
  2. "Lorelei"  – 5:37
  3. "Angélique"  – 5:46
  4. "Aœde"  – 6:10
  5. "Siren"  – 7:30
  6. "Venus"  – 5:33
  7. "Poppæa"  – 5:47
  8. "Bacchante"  – 6:42

A limited edition release contains a bonus track, "Samantha", which appears between "Siren" and "Venus". The Japanese release of the album contains a second bonus track, "Virago", which appears after "Bacchante".

[edit] Singles

From this period there were 2 releases.

  • "Cassandra" was the first single and was released in April 1998. It was released with a track called "Cheap Wine (Edit)" and backed with "Aœde (Edit)"
  • "Virago" followed in May 1999. This EP contained the tracks "Virago" and "Samantha" which were released on the limited edition release and Japanese release of the album.
  1. "Der Tanz Der Schatten" (Edit)
  2. "Der Spiegel"
  3. "Samantha"
  4. "A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal"
  5. "Virago"

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Theatre Of Tragedy - Aégis - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.ee. http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=427&band_id=66&bandname=Theatre+Of+Tragedy. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 


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