| A Rose for the Dead | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Theatre of Tragedy |
| Cover: | A Rose for the Death.jpg |
| Released: | 1 April 1997 |
| Recorded: | Commusication Studio, Beindersheim, Germany, July and 7–10 October 1996 Additional recordings at Mansion Studio, Stavanger, Norway, 2–3 November 1996 Tracks 4 & 5 remixed at Danse Macabre Studios, Bayreuth, Germany |
| Genre: | Gothic metal, death-doom |
| Length: | 32:22 |
| Language: | English, Early Modern English, German |
| Label: | Swanlake/Massacre |
| Producer: | Pete Coleman |
| Prev Title: | Velvet Darkness They Fear |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Aégis |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
A Rose for the Dead is an EP released by the Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy in 1997.[1] It was the band's last release using the doom metal-influenced sound that Theatre of Tragedy had originally adopted. "A Rose for the Dead" and "Der Spiegel" are leftovers from the Velvet Darkness They Fear recording sessions, which were completed after the release of that album.[2] "As the Shadows Dance" is the English-sung version of the single "Der Tanz der Schatten", while the remixes involved the electro-industrial musician Bruno Kramm of the German duo Das Ich.[2] Finally, "Decades" is a cover version of a Joy Division song, which Theatre of Tragedy had recorded for a Norwegian tribute album.[2]