The Angel and the Dark River
The Angel and the Dark River is the third studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 15 May 1995 through Fierce Recordings. It follows As the Flower Withers and Turn Loose the Swans, and sits just before Like Gods of the Sun in the band's run of records. Its sound is rooted in doom and gothic metal.
Aaron Stainthorpe's lyrics carry on in the spirit of Turn Loose the Swans, dwelling on religious symbolism and troubled relationships. He has said in many interviews that "Two Winters Only" is his favourite My Dying Bride song, which makes it a good place to start. The album was reissued in 1996 with a bonus track, "The Sexuality of Bereavement", and a second disc, Live at the Dynamo, recorded at the Dynamo Festival in 1995. Five of its six tracks also feature on the band's video release For Darkest Eyes.
The Angel and the Dark River: tracklist, credits and charts
6 tracks · 52:17Tracklist
- 1The Cry of MankindMy Dying Bride12:13
- 2From Darkest SkiesMy Dying Bride7:48
- 3Black VoyageMy Dying Bride9:46
- 4A Sea to Suffer InMy Dying Bride6:31
- 5Two Winters OnlyMy Dying Bride9:01
- 6Your Shameful HeavenMy Dying Bride6:58
- Produced by
- Mags, My Dying Bride, Robert 'Mags' Magoolagan
- Recorded at
- Academy Music Studio
- Recorded
- December 1994 – January 1995
- Mixed by
- Mags
- Mixed at
- Academy Music Studio
- Engineered by
- Mags
- Labels
- Fierce Recordings, Peaceville
- Length
- 52:17
Line-up
- Andrew Craighan · guitar
- Adrian Jackson · bass guitar
- Rick Miah · drums (drum set)
- Martin Powell · keyboard, violin
- Calvin Robertshaw · guitar
- Aaron Stainthorpe · lead vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 1995 | 61 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-05-15; musicbrainz + wikidata 1995-05-22 (7 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 May 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 May 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 22 May 1995 | |
| US release | 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 May 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Fierce Recordings | 090861108625 | other |
| 22 May 1995 | GB | Peaceville | 5020157105002 | original |
| 22 May 1995 | GB | Peaceville | 5020157105026 | original |
| 1996 | GB | Peaceville | 5020157105057 | other |
| 19 April 1996 | JP | Peaceville | 4988013636439 | other |
| 28 May 1996 | US | Fierce Recordings | 090861109226 | other |
| 20 May 2003 | GB | Peaceville | 801056705020 | remaster |
| 15 February 2010 | GB | Peaceville | 801056726025 | other |
| 20 January 2021 | XW | Peaceville | 801056705020 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 953×953 | upscaled |