Frank Claussen
Encyclopedia
Frank Claussen is a Norwegian
heavy metal
guitarist
. From 1997-2010 he played in Theatre of Tragedy
, and with them released six studio album
s, a live album
and several studio EP'sEP
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. From 1997-2010 he played in Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre.-Biography:...
, and with them released six studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and several studio EP'sEP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
.
With Theatre of Tragedy
- AégisAégisAégis is the third music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.- Music and lyrics :...
(1998) - MusiqueMusique (album)Musique is the fourth music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the album that marked the switch from gothic metal with Early Modern English lyrics to a more electronic style, using Modern English....
(2000) - Closure: LiveClosure: LiveClosure: Live is a 2001 release by Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. Recorded live at the Metal festival in Katowice 2000, the CD is composed of 10 audio tracks and 2 multimedia video tracks....
- Live (2001) - Inperspective - Compilation EP (2001)
- AssemblyAssembly (album)Assembly is the fifth music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and continued the group's departure from gothic to a more electronic style of metal...
(2002) - Two Originals - Compilation (2003)
- Storm (2006)
- Forever Is the WorldForever Is the WorldForever Is the World is the seventh and final studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy. It was released on September 18, 2009 on AFM Records. The album was produced by Zeromancer singer Alexander Møklebust and mastered by Bjørn Engelmann...
(2009) - Addenda-EP (2010)
Singles
- "Cassandra" (1998)
- "Image" (2000)
- "Machine" (2001)
- "Let You Down" (2002)
- "Envision" (2002)
- "Storm" (2006)
- "Addenda" (2010)