As the Flower Withers
As the Flower Withers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 May 1992 | |||
Recorded | December 1991 - January 1992 | |||
Studio | Academy Studios | |||
Genre | Death-doom | |||
Length | 49:26 | |||
Label | Peaceville | |||
Producer | Hammy, My Dying Bride, Keith Appleton (uncredited) | |||
My Dying Bride chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
As the Flower Withers is the debut studio album by Yorkshire-based heavy metal band My Dying Bride. The artwork was designed by Dave McKean. This is the only full-length My Dying Bride album on which lead vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe utilizes his death growl as the sole vocal style.
Song information
Many of the tracks on this album have appeared in a different form on other My Dying Bride releases. "Sear Me" was the first in a trilogy of songs to bear the title, followed by the keyboard- and violin-only "Sear Me MCMXCIII" in 1993 and "Sear Me III" in 1999, which is more similar in style to the original, being a full band composition. "The Bitterness and the Bereavement" evolved from an earlier demo, which was released independently as "
Track listing
All music is composed by My Dying Bride, all lyrics by Aaron Stainthorpe
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Silent Dance" | 2:13 |
2. | "Sear Me" | 9:06 |
3. | "The Forever People" | 4:10 |
4. | "The Bitterness and the Bereavement" | 7:37 |
5. | "Vast Choirs" | 8:16 |
6. | "The Return of the Beautiful"
| 12:49
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Total length: | 44:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Erotic Literature" | 5:14 |
Total length: | 49:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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8. | "Unreleased Bitterness" | 7:44 |
Total length: | 57:08 |
Personnel
- Aaron Stainthorpe - vocals
- Andrew Craighan - guitar
- Calvin Robertshaw- guitar
- Adrian Jackson- bass
- Rick Miah - drums
Additional personnel
- Martin Powell - session violin
- Wolfgang Bremmer - session horn
- Dave McKean - cover photography, illustration and design
- Noel Summerville - mastering (at Transfermation, London)
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. As the Flower Withers review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-21.
- ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.