My Dying Bride - Anthology Of Sombre Reflections My Dying Bride

After a career spanning over thirty five years, from UK underground upstarts & outliers, to major success on the international stage - including tours with UK icons Iron Maiden & genre legends Dio - My Dying Bride have themselves become a firmly established pillar of metal history with a refined & influential brand of Death/Doom metal. With enduring popularity across subsequent decades, My Dying Bride remains a productive & captivating vessel for tragedy & despair, with their studio output spanning fourteen full-length albums to date.

As part of the "Peaceville Three", along with fellow countrymen Paradise Lost & Anathema, My Dying Bride truly became a primary force in highlighting Britain as an epicentre of this Doom revolution of the time, creating a highly distinguishable sound assisted by the inclusion of violin & a more poetic approach to the delivery of morbid & salacious topics, lending an additional air of eccentricity & eloquence to the darkness.

'Anthology Of Sombre Reflections' is an expansive & comprehensive collection of the early & much- celebrated works of the Doom Gods, from the formative deathly rawness of the revered 'Towards The Sinister' demo, 'God Is Alone' 7" tracks & subsequent debut album, 'As The Flower Withers', through to the gothic- tinged funereal seductive delights of 1996's highlight, 'Like Gods Of The Sun'.

With the addition of all- time genre classic opuses 'Turn Loose The Swans', & 'The Angel & The Dark River' also representing My Dying Bride's much-loved early to 90's period, the band's three cult EPs are also featured in this deluxe eight- vinyl boxset, with each record presented on 180gm heavyweight black vinyl. The four studio albums themselves have also been treated to new half-speed masters courtesy of Air Studios.

Accompanying the audio is a 48- page book featuring photographs & artwork, plus new interviews with Andrew Craighan & Aaron Stainthorpe exploring some of the influences & thought- processes behind the creation of such cherished works of the 90s, as well as reflections of their output over this period.

'Anthology Of Sombre Reflections' also contains 2 large posters depicting the 'Turn Loose The Swans' CD artwork image, plus the original poster included in 'As The Flower Withers'. A selection of photo prints of the band from this era are also included.