A Map of All Our Failures
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 My Dying Bride.
| 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 |
| 9. |
"My Faults Are Your Reward" |
5:28 |
Personnel
- My Dying Bride
Additional musicians
References
[2]