Album
The Ghost of Orion
The Ghost of Orion is the thirteenth studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 6 March 2020. It followed Feel the Misery from 2015, a gap of five years, and came before A Mortal Binding in 2024. It sits in the later stretch of a career that began with As the Flower Withers in 1992.
The Ghost of Orion: tracklist, credits and charts
8 tracks · 56:11Tracklist
- 1Your Broken ShoreAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe7:41
- 2To Outlive the GodsAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe7:55
- 3Tired of TearsAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe8:35
- 4The SolaceAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe5:51
- 5The Long Black LandAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe9:59
- 6The Ghost of OrionAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe3:30
- 7The Old EarthAndrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe10:31
- 8Your Woven ShoreAndrew Craighan2:09
- Produced by
- Mark Mynett
- Recorded
- 2018–2019
- Labels
- Chaos Reigns, Nuclear Blast
- Length
- 56:11
Line-up
- Lindy‐Fay Hella · vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2020 | 12 |
| Swiss Albums · 2020 | 19 |
| Austrian Albums · 2020 | 22 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2020 | 27 |
| Finnish Albums · 2020 | 34 |
| Polish Albums · 2020 | 34 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 2020 | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2020 | 107 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2020 | 160 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 2020 | 172 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 6 March 2020 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 6 March 2020 | |
| Deezer | 6 March 2020 | |
| US release | 6 March 2020 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 6 March 2020 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2020 | JP | Chaos Reigns | 4582546591311 | original |
| 6 March 2020 | XW | Nuclear Blast | 727361516161 | original |
| 6 March 2020 | US | Nuclear Blast | 727361535223 | original |
| 6 March 2020 | XE | Nuclear Blast | 727361516123 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |