MY DYING BRIDE Angel And The Dark River CD 1995

If you've ever argued about the exact moment My Dying Bride became My Dying Bride, someone's going to point to this album. Released in 1995, Angel and the Dark River is where the death metal snarl gave way almost entirely to gothic doom, where the violin took centre stage and Aaron Stainthorpe's words became something closer to liturgy.

It's the pivot record, and it holds up. This is the album that sits alongside Paradise Lost's Icon and Katatonia's Brave Murder Day in a very specific conversation about what dark, heavy music could sound like when it decided to feel something. The bonus tracks on this edition make it the version to own. Alternative fashion has its totems, and so does alternative music. This is one of them.

CD with bonus tracks. Full length album. UK import. Genre: Gothic / Doom / Death Metal.

Fans of: KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST