Velvet Darkness They Fear is a Rock album by Theatre Of Tragedy, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
About
Velvet Darkness They Fear is the second album released in 1996 through Massacre Records. Velvet Darkness They Fear used Raymond Rohonyi's Early Modern English lyrics. Der Tanz der Schatten is the exception, which is written in German. The songs themselves rarely have a clear story, but death, undeath, demons and similar supernatural elements are all prominent. The lyrics to the songs are referred to within the sleeve notes as 'plays', 'poems' and one 'soliloquy', depending on the parts the singers play. The fifth track, "And When He Falleth," includes a section of Jane Asher and Vincent Price's dialogue from the .
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Tracklist
- 1Velvet Darkness They Fear1:04
- 2Fair and Guiling Copesmate Death7:05
- 3Bring Forth Ye Shadow6:48
- 4Seraphic Deviltry5:16
- 5And When He Falleth7:08
- 6Der Tanz der Schatten5:28
- 7Black as the Devil Painteth5:26
- 8On Whom the Moon Doth Shine6:14
- 9The Masquerader and Phoenix7:34
Credits
Performers
- Klaus WagenleiterARRANGED BY WRITTEN-BY
- Eirik T. SaltrøBASS
- Hein Frode HansenDRUMS
- Geir FlikkeidGUITAR
- Tommy LindalGUITAR
- Lorentz AspenPIANO SYNTHESIZER WRITTEN-BY
- Liv KristineSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
- Streicherensemble Nedeltcho BoiadjievSTRINGS
- Raymond I. RohonyiVOCALS
- Liv Kristine EspenæsSOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
55 pressings tracked on Gatefold