Aégis (album)

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.

Aégis
Studio album by Theatre of Tragedy
Released	18 August 1998
Recorded	Woodhouse Studio, Hagen, Germany
Genre	Gothic metal doom metal
Length	49:45
Language	Early Modern English, Latin
Label	Massacre
Producer	Peter "Pee Wee" Coleman
Theatre of Tragedy chronology
A Rose for the Dead (1997) Aégis (1998) Virago (1999)
Singles from Aégis
"Cassandra" Released: April 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Sputnikmusic	^[2]

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Raymond Rohonyi - vocals
• Liv Kristine Espenæs - vocals
• Frank Claussen - guitars
• Tommy Olsson - guitars
• Lorentz Aspen - synthesizer
• Eirik T. Saltrø - bass
• Hein Frode Hansen - drums

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

External links

• Aégis at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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]}