A Map of All Our Failures
| A Map of All Our Failures | ||||
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| Studio album by My Dying Bride | ||||
| Released | 15 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Futureworks Studios, Manchester, UK[1] | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 63:45 | |||
| Producer | Peaceville Records | |||
| My Dying Bride chronology | ||||
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| About.com |   [2] |
| Decibel Magazine |  [3] |
| Popmatters | [4] |
A Map of All Our Failures is the eleventh studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 15 October 2012 via Peaceville Records.[1] Limited editions of the album included a bonus track and a DVD featuring a 70-minute documentary, An Evening With the Bride. The album cover artwork was by Rhett Podersoo.[5]
Musical style
Vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe described the album as being similar to the band's previous effort, For Lies I Sire, but said that the music had evolved. He described the lyrics as being about religion, passion, love and loss. Bassist Lena Abé described the album as being a "new style of writing, done in an old way", and almost having a "live sound" due to the presence of feedback and "raw and rough" elements.[6] Guitarist Andrew Craighan described the album as "a controlled demolition of all your hopes".[1]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Aaron Stainthorpe, all music composed by Andrew Craighan.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Kneel till Doomsday" | 7:52 | |
| 2. | "The Poorest Waltz" | 5:08 | |
| 3. | "A Tapestry Scorned" | 8:00 | |
| 4. | "Like a Perpetual Funeral" | 8:32 | |
| 5. | "A Map of All Our Failures" | 7:53 | |
| 6. | "Hail Odysseus" | 8:54 | |
| 7. | "Within the Presence of Absence" | 8:50 | |
| 8. | "Abandoned as Christ" | 8:39 | |
Total length: |
63:45 | ||
| Special edition bonus track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 9. | "My Faults Are Your Reward" | 5:28 | ||||||||
Personnel
- My Dying Bride
- Aaron Stainthorpe – vocals
- Andrew Craighan – guitars
- Calvin Robertshaw – guitars
- Lena Abé – bass
- Shaun Macgowan – keyboards, violins
- Additional musicians
- Damn Mullions; drums
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "My Dying Bride - A Map of All Our Failures". Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ Jervis, Marcus. "My Dying Bride - A Map Of All Our Failures Review". About.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Dick, Chris (November 2012). "My Dying Bride, A Map of All Our Failures". Decibel Magazine (97): 98.
- ↑ Hayes, Craig (7 December 2012). "My Dying Bride: A Map of All Our Failures". Popmatters. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "My Dying Bride A Map of All Our Failures (CD & DVD)". Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH MY DYING BRIDE by ROCKNLIVE PRODUCTION". Retrieved 2012-10-21.
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