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Theatre of Tragedy Album: “Assembly [French Bonus Track]”
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Assembly [French Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:2002-07-30
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Metal, Goth Rock
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:766489060729
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Review - :
At this point in their career, {$Theatre of Tragedy} have all but eschewed their {\Scandinavian metal} roots in a direction that is a lot closer to {$Siouxsie & the Banshees} jamming with {$Ace of Base}. No, that's not a joke. Even more surprising, {$Theatre of Tragedy} pull off the {\synth pop} quite admirably. Much of the disc has a somewhat retro quality to it, paying homage to the '80s ({&"Play"} sounds like {$the Pet Shop Boys} would have sounded had they been clad in black lipstick and leather when recording {&"West End Girls"} and {&"Superdrive"} could have been the B-side to {&"Like a Virgin"}); however, it also has a space-age modern feel as well, further adding to the schizophrenic nature of {^Assembly}. {\Death metal} growls are completely missing, and frankly, not missed. Like {$Mortiis} did with the preceding year's {^Smell of Rain}, {$Theatre of Tragedy} made a very credible album that is quite out of character, and they both succeed because of (not in spite of) that very reason. The {\black metal} kids will hate it (even the guitars seem to vanish two songs in), but sometimes the view from a dancefloor is a lot nicer than that from a mosh pit. [The French version of the album includes the bonus track {&"You Keep Me Hanging On."}] ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide
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