Friday, March 27, 2009

MY DYING BRIDE


Genre Doom/Death Metal (early), Gothic/Doom Metal (later)
Lyrical theme Despair, Pain, Romance, Losing Faith
Origin United Kingdom (Halifax, England)
Formed in 1990
Current label Peaceville Records
Status Active

Current line-up
Aaron Stainthorpe - Vocals (1990-)
Andrew Craighan - Guitars (1990-) (Abiosis)
Hamish Hamilton Glencross - Guitars (2000-) (Solstice (Gbr), Seer's Tear)
Lena Abé - Bass (2007-)
Shaun Macgowan - Keyboards, Violin (2009-) (Narcotic Death)
Dan "Storm" Mullins - Drums (2007-) (Sermon of Hypocrisy, Kryokill, Bal-Sagoth, The Axis of Perdition, Epitaph, Code (Session), The Enchanted, Thine, Broken (Gbr), Mine[thorn])

Live members:
David Gray - Drums (2010) (Akercocke, Salem Orchid (Gbr), Church of Satan, The Berzerker, Photographing Girls, The Antichrist Imperium)

Former/past member
Guitars:
Calvin Robertshaw (1990-1999)

Bass:
Adrian "Ade" Jackson (1991-2007)

Keyboards:
Martin Powell (1991-1998, also violin) (Anathema (Gbr), Cradle of Filth, Cryptal Darkness, Sarah Jezebel Deva)
Sarah Stanton (2002-2008)
Katie Stone (2008-2009, also violin) (A Forest of Stars)

Drums:
Rick Miah (1990-1997) (Abiosis, Khang, Lazarus Blackstar)
Bill Law (1998) (Dominion)
Shaun Taylor-Steels (1999-2006) (Vagrant God, Solstice (Gbr), Anathema (Gbr), Ironside)

Discography

Towards the Sinister Demo, 1990
Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium EP, 1991
God Is Alone Single, 1991
The Thrash of Naked Limbs EP, 1992
As the Flower Withers Full-length, 1992
Unreleased Bitterness Single, 1993
Turn Loose the Swans Full-length, 1993
The Sexuality of Bereavement Single, 1994
I Am the Bloody Earth EP, 1994
The Stories Boxed set, 1994
The Cry of Mankind (Edit) Single, 1995
The Angel and the Dark River Full-length, 1995
Trinity Best of/Compilation, 1995
For You Video/VHS, 1996
Sampler Single, 1996
Like Gods of the Sun Full-length, 1996
For Darkest Eyes Video/VHS, 1997
34.788%... Complete Full-length, 1998
The Light at the End of the World Full-length, 1999
Meisterwerk 1 Best of/Compilation, 2000
Meisterwerk 2 Best of/Compilation, 2001
The Dreadful Hours Full-length, 2001
For Darkest Eyes DVD, 2002
The Voice of the Wretched Live album, 2002
Songs of Darkness, Words of Light Full-length, 2004
Anti-Diluvian Chronicles Best of/Compilation, 2005
Sinamorata DVD, 2005
Deeper Down Single, 2006
A Line of Deathless Kings Full-length, 2006
An Ode to Woe Live album, 2008
For Lies I Sire Full-length, 2009
Bring Me Victory EP, 2009

Links

Official
My Dying Bride Homepage
Aaron's Artwork
My Dying Bride Forum
Hamish @ MySpace
My Dying Bride @ MySpace
Dan Mullins @ MySpace

Labels
Peaceville Records

Fan site
Your Shameful Heaven
German Fan Site
Lake Of Ghosts - Polish Fan Site
Polish Fan Site
Scarlet garden - czech fan site
My Dying Bride club @ deviantART.com
My Dying Bride @ MySpace
Interview on Mortem zine
My Dying Bride @ Wikipedia
My Dying Bride @ Metalseek

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