A Map of All Our Failures

AlbumOct 15 / 20128 songs, 1h 3m 48s
Doom Metal
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THE 2012 EPIC VOYAGE INTO THE DARKEST DEPTHS OF HUMANITY, RELIGION, LOVE & DEATH FROM THE UK MASTERS OF DOOM My Dying Bride's 2012 album, 'A Map of All Our Failures', distinctively combined sumptuous dual guitar melodies and juggernaut dark metal riffs. The doom-laden croon of vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe recites tragic tales over powerful soundscapes to elicit a deep sense of tragedy and foreboding. 'A Map of All Our Failures' was perhaps most effectively summarised by guitarist Andrew Craighan at the time, who described the album as, "A controlled demolition of all your hopes", & the opus was considered one of the modern stand-out releases in the rich catalogue of the UK Doom Metal legends. The album recording and mix were completed at Futureworks Studios in Manchester UK, with long-standing production maestro Mags at the helm. "Funereal goth-tinted doom in all its dark glory. Hear it and weep" KKKK Kerrang "The elation of misery, the exhilaration of tragedy…once again My Dying Bride have shown they are close to unparalleled in allowing metallic disillusionment to run amok" 4/5 Terrorizer

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My Dying Bride perform what might as well be a trademarked kind of doom; it's an unsettlingly delectable sound forged over more than 20 year...

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I’m a devotee of My Dying Bride in principle, if not always in practice. The band have been indulging us in beautiful misery for 20 years, but I’ve never been a blind buyer of their albums. After releasing a string of modern classics, my incredulity was rewarded in For Lies I Sire, which thoroughly

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My Dying Bride formed in Bradford, England in 1990.