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3 unusual facts about Theatre of Tragedy


Lorentz Aspen

He played in Theatre of Tragedy from October 2, 1993 to October 2, 2010 and with them he released seven studio albums, one live album and five EP's.

Manhattan Chase

Various songs from Theatre of Tragedy's Musique are used, and the theme played at the beginning of the game is City of Light.

Theatre of Tragedy

The band made use of contrasting vocals – male bass vocals (making some use of death grunts) and female soprano singing (commonly referred to as "Beauty and the Beast" vocals) – and on their first three albums, presented lyrics written predominantly in Early Modern English.


The Man with the Child in His Eyes

Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (former vocalist for the band Theatre of Tragedy and current vocalist for the band Leaves' Eyes) recorded the song in 2012 for her solo album Libertine.


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