Towards The Sinister is the first demo release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride after their six-month rehearsal period in 1990. The entire demo was recorded and mixed at Revolver Studios on 24 and 25 November 1990 and was produced by Tim Walker of Voltage Records. The demo contains low sound quality due to the band requesting a 'dirty-grunge sound' using old analogue sound equipment. After the release of the demo tape in 1990, the band had no problem with sales of the Listenable Records EP "God Is Alone", which attracted the attention of Peaceville Records, with whom the band has signed ever since.
Track listing
- "Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium" – 8:33
- "Vast Choirs" – 7:20
- "The Grief of Age" – 4:00
- "Catching Feathers" – 3:34
Song information
"Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium" was recorded and released as a single in 1992.
"Vast Choirs" was re-recorded and released on the debut album "As the Flower Withers".
"The Grief Of Age" and "Catching Feathers" have never been re-recorded.
All four tracks from the demo have been re-released. "Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium" and "The Grief of Age" appear on the 2000 compilation "Meisterwerk 1", and "Vast Choirs" and "Catching Feathers" appear on both "Meisterwerk 2" and the 2004 reissue of "Trinity".
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