Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Genre: Goth
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If you had to describe the genre of “new gothic metal,” you need only say “Theatre Of Tragedy.” The sound they have created in the mid-90s completely embodies everything that is good about gothic metal. It is at once industrial, with their unique and upbeat take on 80’s synth new wave melodies, and yet warmly alive and inviting. The music has both danceable grooves and metal hooks, and Liv’s vocals aren’t ethereal and creepy like Switchblade Symphony, but energetic and sexy as they deliver romantic and intelligent lyrics.

Assembly perfectly typifies good goth, but its shining excellence also breaks down the boundaries of metal, new wave, and Euro dance, building them back up into a style that is distinctly theirs.

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