Genre: Doom Metal
Style: Death Doom
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© 2006 Peaceville Records
AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
In 2006, My Dying Bride
celebrated their 16th anniversary. Not every album the British goth
metal outfit recorded along the way was a five-star masterpiece, but
even when they came out with an album that wasn't quite up to par, they
would eventually bounce back with something impressive -- and A Line of Deathless Kings finds My Dying Bride
very much on top of their game. This 2006 recording is state-of-the-art
goth metal -- brooding, gloomy, sorrowful, pessimistic, and darkly
poetic. Very few, if any, rays of sunlight find their way to tracks like
"The Blood, the Wine, the Roses," "Deeper Down," "Thy Raven Wings," and
"Love's Intolerable Pain"; the goth scene has a long history of
focusing on darker emotions, and A Line of Deathless Kings lives up to that time-honored tradition. True to form, lead singer Aaron Stainthorpe conveys despair masterfully; he is the quintessential goth vocalist. It should be stressed that A Line of Deathless Kings, like other My Dying Bride
releases, is aggressive without being ferocious. These Brits have
always been highly melodic, making it easy for goth rock fans to get
into their work even if they aren't necessarily big supporters of goth
metal. And for that matter, the doom metal crowd should have no problem
getting into this 60-minute CD; My Dying Bride, with their passion for slow, plodding, Black Sabbath-influenced
riffs, have long had plenty of credibility among doom metal
enthusiasts. This is a band that clearly sees the parallels between goth
metal and doom metal, and both goth and doom enthusiasts will find a
great deal to savor on A Line of Deathless Kings.
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