Turn Loose the Swans
Studio album by My Dying Bride
Released	1993 October
Recorded	1993
Genre	Doom metal
Length	58:15
Label	Peaceville Records
Producer	Robert 'Mags' Magoolagan, My Dying Bride
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
My Dying Bride chronology
Unreleased Bitterness (1993) Turn Loose the Swans (1993) I Am the Bloody Earth (1994)

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It marked a radical departure from the band's first full length, As the Flower Withers. As the Flower Withers was the first album by Yorkshire -based Doom metal band My Dying Bride. Martin Powell's violin playing had become fully integrated into the band's sound, whilst vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe mixed death metal growls and grunts with the spoken word and an often plaintive singing voice. For the 19th century baseball player see Martin Powell. Martin Powell (born July 19, 1973 in Sheffield, Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics cf Death rattle, a sound sometimes made by the dying A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, gutteral vocals The first ("Sear Me MCMXCIII") and final ("Black God") tracks dispensed with electric guitar altogether, while the album was also far slower and longer than its predecessor. For these reasons, "Turn Loose the Swans" is often considered to be important in the development of the doom metal/death metal hybrid pioneered by My Dying Bride and fellow Peaceville bands Anathema and Paradise Lost. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Peaceville Records is a British independent metal -oriented record label Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, which together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride, helped to develop the Paradise Lost are a Heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.

Though far from straightforward, Aaron Stainthorpe's lyrics were much less complex than those employed on As the Flower Withers. Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12 1968 is the vocalist for Doom metal band My Dying Bride. As the Flower Withers was the first album by Yorkshire -based Doom metal band My Dying Bride. He abstained from the use of non-English phrases, and explicitly addressed themes such as Christianity and lovelorn longing. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings "Black God" took its lyrics from the last eight lines of a poem called "Ah! The Shepherd's Mournful Fate" by the 18th century Scottish poet William Hamilton. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. William Hamilton (1704 Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland - 1754 Lyon, France) was a Scottish Poet

The artwork for the release was designed and created by Aaron Stainthorpe. Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12 1968 is the vocalist for Doom metal band My Dying Bride.

Contents 1 Song Information 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Credits 5 Notes

Song Information

• "Sear Me MCMXCIII" was the second in a trilogy of songs to bear the title, preceded by the doom-metal orientated "Sear Me" in 1993 and followed by "Sear Me III" in 1999, which is similar in style to the original, being a full band composition. As the Flower Withers was the first album by Yorkshire -based Doom metal band My Dying Bride. The Light at the End of the World is an album by My Dying Bride, released in 1999 The version on this album however, features only the vocals of Aaron Stainthorpe and the keyboards and violin of Martin Powell. Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12 1968 is the vocalist for Doom metal band My Dying Bride. For the 19th century baseball player see Martin Powell. Martin Powell (born July 19, 1973 in Sheffield, It also features different lyrics to the other two versions.
• A video was made for "The Songless Bird" which features slow motion footage of the band running through wilderness, at this stage becoming something of a tradition. The video can be found on "For Darkest Eyes". For Darkest Eyes is the first video release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride.
• A remix of "The Crown Of Sympathy" was featured on the band's third single, "I Am the Bloody Earth". I Am the Bloody Earth is a three-track EP released by British Doom metal band My Dying Bride on 24 January, 1994. This version of the song featured more echoing effects, and a heavy emphasis on Rick Miah's drum sound.
• The 2003 reissue of the album featured as bonus tracks; "Le Cerf Malade", and instrumental from "The Thrash Of Naked Limbs", "Transcending(Into The Exquisite)", a remix of songs from this album taken from the later EP "I Am the Bloody Earth", and a live performance of "Your Shameful Heaven" from the bonus CD of "The Angel and the Dark River". The Thrash of Naked Limbs is the third EP 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 Angel and the Dark River is the third album by the British doom / Death metal band My Dying Bride.
• Live versions of songs from this album can be found on "For Darkest Eyes" (all songs except "Black God") and "The Voice of the Wretched" (Turn Loose The Swans, The Snow In My Hand and Your River). For Darkest Eyes is the first video release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. 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

Reception

Professional reviews:

• Rolling Stone (#681, 05/05/94) - "Turn Loose the Swans is Bram Stoker's Dracula for the ears – diving into melodrama with grace and making that aspect of life seem the only part worth living. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published My Dying Bride take a sickly view of traditional orchestration, coupling it with Aaron's wounded-and-pissed animal groans and growls. Poison line each precious flower petal, as if the band were Laura Ashley's evil twin. Disconsolate guitars and funereal passion – in short, music all too susceptible to adjectives but compelling nonetheless. "^[1]

Track listing

1. "Sear Me MCMXCIII" – 7:21
2. "Your River" – 9:24
3. "The Songless Bird" – 7:00
4. "The Snow in My Hand" – 7:08
5. "The Crown of Sympathy" – 12:15
6. "Turn Loose the Swans" – 10:08
7. "Black God" – 4:52
8. "Le Cerf Malade" – 6:31 *
9. "Transcending (Into the Exquisite)" – 8:39 *
10. "Your Shameful Heaven (live)" – 5:56 *

• *Bonus track on digipak

Credits

• Aaron Stainthorpe - vocals
• Andrew Craighan - guitar
• Calvin Robertshaw - guitar
• Adrian Jackson - bass
• Martin Powell - violin, keyboard
• Rick Miah - drums

Notes

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