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My Dying Bride
Origin Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Genre(s) Death/doom[1]
Gothic metal[1][2]
Years active 1990—present
Label(s) Peaceville Records
Website www.mydyingbride.org
Members
Aaron Stainthorpe
Hamish Glencross
Andrew Craighan
Sarah Stanton
Dan Mullins
Lena Abé
Former members
Martin Powell
Yasmin Ahmed
Calvin Robertshaw
Bill Law
Rick Miah
Shaun Taylor-Steels
Adrian Jackson

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Biography

My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Craighan left his former band Abiosis to join Aaron Stainthorpe (vocals), Calvin Robertshaw (guitar) and Rick Miah (drums). Andrew Craighan (born July 18, 1970) is one of My Dying Bride 's guitarists Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12 1968 is the vocalist for Doom metal band My Dying Bride. Calvin Robertshaw was a guitarist in the Doom metal band My Dying Bride. Adrian Jackson would join later on bass. Adrian Jackson (born June 12, 1970) is My Dying Bride 's former bassist After six months of rehearsing, the band recorded and released their demo, Towards the Sinister. Towards The Sinister is the first demo release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride after their intense 6 month rehearsal period in 1990 Its title was taken from a line in the song "Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium". Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium is the second EP by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride.

In the early 1990s My Dying Bride were part of what was known as the Peaceville Three with Paradise Lost and Anathema - all three bands hailing from the north of England. Paradise Lost are a Heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, which together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride, helped to develop the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland They also toured in 1995 with Iron Maiden as part of their European tour. For other uses see Iron maiden.

Their music is characterised by romantic, sensual lyrics and an obsessive attention to atmospheric detail. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the Early demos were death metal in a traditional sense, though much slower than most. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics However, their debut album As the Flower Withers saw the addition of violins and keyboards. As the Flower Withers was the first album by Yorkshire -based Doom metal band My Dying Bride. Turn Loose the Swans built on that foundation, utilising clean as well as death grunts and, unusually, lead violin on several tracks. Turn Loose the Swans was the second album by the British Doom metal band My Dying Bride. cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Trinity is a compilation of the three early EPs and a 7". Trinity is a Compilation album by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. The Angel and the Dark River saw the abandonment of death grunts altogether, this added a more traditional Doom feel to the songs. The Angel and the Dark River is the third album by the British doom / Death metal band My Dying Bride. Like Gods of the Sun continued in that direction. Like Gods of the Sun is an album by My Dying Bride. The song "For My Fallen Angel" has an extract from a poem called Venus and Adonis by the

The somewhat experimental 34.788%...Complete was next, which along with the following The Light at the End of the World polarized fans over the band's new direction. 34788%Complete is an album by My Dying Bride. The band has defended the album with guitarist Andrew Craighan maintaining that the album is full The Light at the End of the World is an album by My Dying Bride, released in 1999 My Dying Bride entered something of a hiatus after this, releasing two retrospective albums Meisterwerk 1 and Meisterwerk 2. Meisterwerk 1 is a compilation album by My Dying Bride, which features both album tracks and rare recordings Meisterwerk 2 is a compilation album by My Dying Bride, which features both album tracks and rare recordings These albums lay halfway between best of albums and rarity compilations.

It was not until 2001's The Dreadful Hours that My Dying Bride managed to win round the bulk of their former fans. The Dreadful Hours is an album by My Dying Bride released in 2001 More innovative than The Light at the End of the World, yet retaining all the key elements of the My Dying Bride sound, The Dreadful Hours was a slightly darker release. 2004's follow-up Songs of Darkness, Words of Light showed a band continuing to expand and refine their sound and purpose. Songs of Darkness Words of Light is a 2004 album by the British Doom metal band My Dying Bride. A substantial increase in live performances - once an unheard-of rarity - has led to much greater recognition by a new generation of fans.

Between 2003 and 2004, the band's label, Peaceville, re-released their entire back-catalogue in digipak format, with rare bonus tracks (demos, remixes, live performances etc. Peaceville Records is a British independent metal -oriented record label Digipak is a patented style of Compact disc or DVD packaging and is a registered Trademark of AGI Media a MeadWestvaco Inc ) added to each release. The band's next release came in May 2005, when they released the fancifully-titled Anti-Diluvian Chronicles, a fully-fledged best of box set featuring three discs and thirty tracks. Anti-Diluvian Chronicles is a compilation album by My Dying Bride which features both album tracks and new remixes

My Dying Bride toured the UK in November 2005, playing shows at London Astoria and Bradford Rio. The London Astoria is a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road in London, England. The band spent the winter of 2005/2006 writing material for new studio album A Line of Deathless Kings. A Line of Deathless Kings is the ninth studio album by My Dying Bride. The album was released on October 9, 2006. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was preceded by the EP Deeper Down on September 18. Deeper Down is a three-track EP released by British Doom metal band My Dying Bride on 18 September, 2006. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Shortly before the release of A Line of Deathless Kings, Shaun Taylor-Steels announced his permanent departure from the band due to persistent problems with his ankle.

In early 2007, Jackson announced his departure and session-drummer John Bennett could no longer stay, citing a lack of time due to work commitments. Replacements were found in Lena Abé on bass and Dan Mullins on drums[3].

Pre-production has begun for My Dying Bride's next album. The band has entered the Futureworks studio in Manchester. Andrew Craighan stated that there are no song or album titles yet, but the feel of the album is, in his words, 'heading for empty and bleak with flashes of rage. ' [4]

Members

Current members

Former members

Session members

Discography

Demos, singles and EPs

Albums

Compilations

Video releases

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,6165.sm My Dying Bride @ Rockdetector
  2. ^ http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/mydyingbride.htm
  3. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MY DYING BRIDE Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Replacements Announced
  4. ^ http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=47934
  5. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94642

External links

John Bennett is a British drummer and a founder member of the Progressive Doom Death Metal band The Prophecy. Towards The Sinister is the first demo release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride after their intense 6 month rehearsal period in 1990 God Is Alone is the first EP by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride, and was released in 1991 Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium is the second EP by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. The Thrash of Naked Limbs is the third EP by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Unreleased Bitterness is a 7" EP release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. I Am the Bloody Earth is a three-track EP released by British Doom metal band My Dying Bride on 24 January, 1994. The Sexuality of Bereavement is an EP by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Deeper Down is a three-track EP released by British Doom metal band My Dying Bride on 18 September, 2006. As the Flower Withers was the first album by Yorkshire -based Doom metal band My Dying Bride. Turn Loose the Swans was the second album by the British Doom metal band My Dying Bride. The Angel and the Dark River is the third album by the British doom / Death metal band My Dying Bride. Like Gods of the Sun is an album by My Dying Bride. The song "For My Fallen Angel" has an extract from a poem called Venus and Adonis by the 34788%Complete is an album by My Dying Bride. The band has defended the album with guitarist Andrew Craighan maintaining that the album is full The Light at the End of the World is an album by My Dying Bride, released in 1999 The Dreadful Hours is an album by My Dying Bride released in 2001 Songs of Darkness Words of Light is a 2004 album by the British Doom metal band My Dying Bride. A Line of Deathless Kings is the ninth studio album by My Dying Bride. The Stories is a Boxset of three EPs by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Trinity is a Compilation album by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Meisterwerk 1 is a compilation album by My Dying Bride, which features both album tracks and rare recordings Meisterwerk 2 is a compilation album by My Dying Bride, which features both album tracks and rare recordings The Voice of the Wretched is a live album by Doom metal band My Dying Bride, recorded in Tilburg, the Netherlands on the 4 March Anti-Diluvian Chronicles is a compilation album by My Dying Bride which features both album tracks and new remixes For Darkest Eyes is the first video release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Sinamorata is a DVD by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride, produced in 2005 An Ode To Woe is My Dying Bride 's latest live release The set contains a live show recorded in Amsterdam on CD and DVD during the band's MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database Chronicles of Chaos is an extreme metal Webzine. It focuses on artists that are generally outside the metal Mainstream, and occasionally covers other forms
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