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THE REVIEW
Before starting to review the album, I just wanted to say that I am aware of the other review written about this full-length. However, I take the liberty to write another one due to the affection I have for this record, considering also that these artists have not been discussed much. But let's move on to this work of art.
Still fascinated by a splendid cover, evocative and full of pathos, "She Is The Dark" begins in its magnificence. A killer song in some ways, heartrending in its evocative melancholy in others. A masterpiece supported by intense and dark riffs like few others and by Aaron's disarming vocal performance in its perfection. Already tested, the following "Edenbeast" seems to lull us transporting us, through its oriental melodies, to another world, but it's all an illusion because halfway through the song we are massacred by a death assault worthy of the early Bride. Deadly, the song takes us into an ethereal and dreamy interlude only to abandon us completely to the initial melodies. It is impossible not to mention the title track, a song enriched by an indescribable text (I can only recommend you to read it, maybe with the track playing in the background) dealing with an intense love story, as is the song, broken only by some more aggressive and tormented interludes, but carried throughout its length by a unique and fascinating epicness. This is poetry.
After a very intense track like The Fever Sea, we reach the second part of the album embodied by the intense and sick "Into The Lake Of Ghosts", the dark "The Isis Script" with Aaron's voice dominating over heavy yet always elegant guitar riffs, and "Christliar", frantic in the first part but damn evocative in the second, in the transitions from aggressive growl to a sublime and melancholic melody left entirely to the guitars and keyboards. It closes with the third version of the eternal "Sear me" which certainly does not betray its renowned reputation, appearing sad and tormented like its predecessors.
In conclusion, yet another confirmation of the stature of these artists capable of producing an album with different facets, supported by a consistently high level of emotion. Turn off the light, close your eyes, and let yourself be carried away... perhaps then you will see it, the light at the end of the world...
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This review praises My Dying Bride’s album for its emotional depth, masterful vocal and instrumental performances, and poetic lyrics. Key tracks like "She Is The Dark" and the title track are highlighted as masterpieces. The album offers a blend of dark riffs, intense aggression, and melancholic beauty, proving the band's artistic stature. The reviewer encourages immersing oneself fully to experience the album’s profound impact.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
01 She Is the Dark (08:26)
A cruel sleep 'cross our land
All withered and dying
As the fall, the victims
They're dying a sad death
In our land, we lay down
And suffer again
A dark girl'cross our land
Is pacing. Is preying
And with her, a fever
A marching black fever
No eyes see. No features
Just black form, suffering
You have her sympathy
You have her tears
She tries only to take
All your fears
The pain she feels
When she drinks your soul
Is hers to suffer
It is her toll
Believe me, she's helpless
When she curses our land
When she swallows light
It's not her hand
Poison awaits when you kiss her
Her heart cries out for you, for me
Untold misery is hers to serve
out for eternity
Out cold. Mankind will stay
forevermore if she gets her way
She can't help it. It's her curse
To sing your pain in her own verse
She is the dark
The nightmares you hide
The pain you feel
The suffering inside
Though she was like you
Through her dark past
But now, the conqueror
Her choirs vast
Oh, please forgive her
As mankind dies
As angels weep
And heaven cries
My Dying Bride
Formed in Halifax, England in 1990, My Dying Bride are a seminal English doom/death-doom band led by vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. They are noted in reviews for long, melancholic compositions, prominent violin parts and literary, gothic themes.28 Reviews
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By Norvheim
"She’s The Dark, one of the greatest masterpieces ever composed by My Dying Bride."
"Poetry, decadence, and art have never had better interpreters in the Metal field."
