My Dying Bride is a British doom metal band formed in 1990. My Dying Bride is one of the three bands responsible for the formation of death/doom metal, along with Anathema and Paradise Lost.
Their music is characterised by romantic, sensual lyrics, often using gothic themes and imagery, and an obsessive attention to atmospheric detail. The lyrics are often inspired by Old English in its choice of words and metaphores, and in their song "For My Fallen Angel" (from Like Gods of the Sun) they included a quotation from a Shakespeare poem.To date, My Dying Bride has released one demo, three EPs, several singles, ten full-length studio albums, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, one live CD/DVD release, and several video releases. The band recently released its tenth studio album titled For Lies I Sire. Although their early demos were built on slow yet otherwise traditional death metal, with uncharacteristic death grunts, later albums would start mixing death grunts with clean vocals, starting with Turn Loose the Swans. The Angel and the Dark River saw the abandonment of death grunts altogether, with The Light at the End of the World seeing their return. With their first full-length album (As the Flower Withers, 1992), they took a step towards classical influences with the frequent usage of keyboards and violin. The music of My Dying Bride has been noted as "dripping with treachery and pain" from a "lyrical fascination with deceit and transgressions of every variety". According to Last.fm, they are known for their "slow yet extremely heavy riffs and haunting lyrics. Relentlessly slow, thick, heavy chords allied with remarkably morose lyrics make My Dying Bride a unique proposition and certainly a challenge to the listener".
Current members
* Aaron Stainthorpe - Vocals (1990-)
* Hamish Glencross - Guitar (1999-)
* Andrew Craighan - Guitar (1990-)
* Lena Abé - Bass (2007-)
* Dan Mullins - Drums (2007-)
* Katie Stone — Violin, Keyboards (2008-)
Former members
* Martin Powell - Keyboards, Violins (1991-1998) (ex-Anathema (UK), ex- Cradle of Filth, ex-Cryptal Darkness)
* Calvin Robertshaw - Guitar (1990-1999)
* Bill Law — Drums (1998-1999) (ex-Dominion (UK))
* Rick Miah - Drums (1990-1997) (ex-Abiosis, ex-Khang, ex-Lazarus Blackstar)
* Shaun Taylor-Steels - Drums (1998-2006) (ex-Solstice (UK), ex-Anathema (UK), ex-Ironside)
* Adrian Jackson - Bass (1991-2007)
* Sarah Stanton - Keyboards (2002-2008)
Albums
* (1992) As the Flower Withers
* (1993) Turn Loose the Swans
* (1995) The Angel and the Dark River
* (1996) Like Gods of the Sun
* (1998) 34.788%...Complete
* (1999) The Light at the End of the World
* (2001) The Dreadful Hours
* (2004) Songs of Darkness, Words of Light
* (2006) A Line of Deathless Kings
* (2009) For Lies I Sire
Demos, singles and EPs
* (1990) Towards the Sinister (demo)
* (1991) God Is Alone (7")
* (1991) Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium (EP)
* (1992) The Thrash of Naked Limbs (Single)
* (1993) Unreleased Bitterness (7")
* (1994) I Am the Bloody Earth (Single)
* (1994) The Sexuality of Bereavement (7")
* (2006) Deeper Down (Single)
Compilations
* (1994) The Stories (box set)
* (1995) Trinity
* (2000) Meisterwerk 1
* (2001) Meisterwerk 2
* (2002) The Voice of the Wretched (live)
* (2005) Anti-Diluvian Chronicles
* (2008) An Ode to Woe (live, also contains DVD version)
Video releases
* (1997) For Darkest Eyes
* (2005) Sinamorata
* (2008) An Ode to Woe (live, also contains CD version)
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