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.
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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 |
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| 9. | "My Faults Are Your Reward" | 5:28 |
Personnel
- My Dying Bride
Additional musicians
References
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