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  Type Album
  Artist My Dying Bride
  Cover Angel and the Dark River Album Coverjpg
  Background Orange
  Released 1995
  Recorded 1995
  Genre Death/doom Metal
  Length 52:14
  Label Peaceville Records
  Producer Magne 'Mags' Furuholmen, My Dying Bride
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  Last Album '' I Am The Bloody Earth EP'' <br/>(1994)
  This Album ''The Angel and the Dark River'' <br/> (1995)
  Next Album '' Like Gods Of The Sun '' <br/>(1996)


''The Angel and the Dark River'' was the third album by the British Doom / Death Metal band My Dying Bride .

It was arguably the release that saw the band travel furthest from their Death Metal origins, and provided the fullest expression of the Doom Metal side of their music. Aaron Stainthorpe dispensed with his Death Metal Vocals entirely, and Martin Powell 's violin and keyboard playing now seemed to be the basis around which the rest of the arrangement was built. Apart from the final track of the original release ("Your Shameful Heaven"), the tempo was unremittingly slow, with only the odd fast Drum Fill from Rick Miah adding some variety.

Aaron Stainthorpe's lyrics continued in the vein of Turn Loose The Swans - focusing on religious symbolism and relationship problems - whilst non-English phrases were omitted once more.


TRACK LISTING

# "The Cry of Mankind" - 12:13
# "From Darkest Skies" - 7:48
# "Black Voyage" - 9:46
# "A Sea to Suffer In" - 6:31
# "Two Winters Only" - 9:01
# "Your Shameful Heaven" - 6:59


  • ---Bonustrack ( Digipak ed. CDXVILE 50 only)