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Boxset / Compilation · 2016

Filed under Doom Metal
By MY DYING BRIDE

Tracklist

Disc 1:
1. Vast Choirs (8:17)
2. The Thrash of Naked Limbs (6:11)
3. The Snow in My Hand (7:08)
4. Black Voyage (9:47)
5. Apocalypse Woman (7:38)
6. The Light at the End of the World (10:38)
7. Feel the Misery (6:18)

Disc Time 55:57

Disc 2:
1. Like a Perpetual Funeral (8:31)
2. Two Winters Only (9:02)
3. My Hope, the Destroyer (6:48)
4. I Cannot Be Loved (7:05)
5. A Doomed Lover (7:53)
6. You Are Not the One Who Loves Me (6:48)
7. And Then You Go (9:20)

Disc Time 55:27

Disc 3:
01. Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium (8:56)
02. Vast Choirs (7:37)
03. The Grief of Age (4:11)
04. Catching Feathers (3:43)
05. God Is Alone (4:59)
06. De Sade Soliloquay (4:42)
07. The Bitterness & the Bereavement (7:38)
08. The Sexuality of Bereavement (8:05)
09. A Sea to Suffer In (6:15)
10. From Darkest Skies (8:17)
11. Your Shameful Heaven (7:01)
12. The Cry of Mankind (7:01)

Disc Time 78:25

Disc 4:
01. All Swept Away (4:18)
02. Like Gods of the Sun (5:58)
03. The Whore, the Cook, the Mother (9:43)
04. An Unforgettable Journey (5:28)
05. I Believe (7:06)
06. On Monolith (5:07)
07. Glorious Midnight (6:01)
08. The Fool (5:23)
09. The Child of Eternity (4:16)
10. Scarborough Fair (6:20)
11. Failure (6:46)
12. Hollow Cathedra (6:43)

Disc Time 73:09

Disc 5:
1. From Darkest Skies (7:56)
2. The Cry of Mankind (6:42)
3. The Dark Caress (5:44)
4. For You (7:14)
5. A Kiss to Remember (7:27)
6. Like Gods of the Sun (6:28)
7. All Swept Away (4:15)
8. Your Shameful Heaven (6:11)

Disc Time 51:57

Total Time 314:55

Line-up/Musicians

Various line-ups

About this release

Compilation, Peaceville Records, December 9th, 2016

Marking 25 years of My Dying Bride - a deluxe 12" 92 page hardback book celebrating the rise of the UK Doom Metal legends.

The book features interviews with the band members plus others associated with the scene from the early 1990s to present day, giving a great insight into the nature of the sublime beast that is MDB.

Containing 5 discs of rarities, early works, previously unheard pre-production demos, band favourites, and live audio.

Among the essential historical treasures are pre-production tracks from The Angel And The Dark River and Like Gods of the Sun, plus vastly different development versions of tracks eventually featured on (or intended for) the 34.788%...Complete album, exhibiting a darker, and leaner sound.

Also featured on the set are a collection of the early works of the band, including the Towards the Sinister demo, plus tracks from My Dying Bride's rare early 7" releases and EPs, and a previously unheard live concert recorded in 1997 during their tour with Cathedral and The Blood Divine.

Joining these rarities are a special selection of catalogue tracks chosen by core members Aaron Stainthorpe and Andrew Craighan. The book includes their reflections on why each track holds a particular interest to them, and on the legacy of My Dying Bride.

A Harvest of Dread also notably features a foreword by the legendary Tom G Warrior of Triptykon/Celtic Frost/Hellhammer fame.