Tragedies is the first full-length album by the
Norwegianfuneral doom/
death metal band
Funeral. Track one of the album, "Taarene" is sung in
Norwegian, while the other four tracks are sung in English. The album contains three original tracks and two from the Beyond All Sunsets demo.[2] It was originally released through
Arctic Serenades, then rereleased through
Firebox Records, along with the
Tristesse demo and three bonus tracks. In 1994, shortly before the release of this album, Funeral recruited a female vocalist named
Toril Snyen. Funeral was one of the first
doom metal bands to do so. Late in 1995, Funeral would part ways with Snyen.[3]Tragedies was one of the albums that helped form the subgenre of
funeral doom.[4]