Released 20 years ago this October
A Line of Deathless Kings
My Dying Bride · 2006
61 min · 9 tracks · doom metal
A haunting blend of melancholic melodies and crushing riffs encapsulates the essence of death-doom metal.
Top tracks — play these first
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To Remain Tombless — The opener sets a dark tone with its slow, brooding instrumentation and poignant lyrics about existential longing, establishing the album's thematic foundation.
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Love's Intolerable Pain — This track exemplifies the band's ability to merge crushing heaviness with haunting melody, capturing the essence of heartache and emotional struggle.
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I Cannot Be Loved — With its introspective lyrics and atmospheric instrumentation, this song captures a profound sense of isolation and despair that resonates throughout the album.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's blend of melodic and heavy elements creates a compelling yet cohesive listening experience.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of slow tempos, with most tracks hovering around the same pace, creating a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
- Melodic guitar lines often intertwine with deep growls and clean vocals, alternating between harsh and serene moments throughout the record.
- Several tracks incorporate orchestral elements, adding layers of depth and enhancing the melancholic themes present in the lyrics.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- steady, consistent energy levels
- atmospheric background focus
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2006, A Line of Deathless Kings marked My Dying Bride's eighth studio album, following the critically acclaimed Songs of Darkness, Words of Light. By this time, the band had solidified their reputation within the doom metal genre, continuing to explore themes of love, loss, and despair with a more polished production approach.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Anathema· Paradise Lost· Swallow the Sun
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 To Remain Tombless 6:08
- 2 L'Amour détruit 9:07
- 3 I Cannot Be Loved 7:03
- 4 And I Walk With Them 6:36
- 5 Thy Raven Wings 5:21
- 6 Love's Intolerable Pain 6:14
- 7 One of Beauty's Daughters 5:41
- 8 Deeper Down 6:31
- 9 The Blood, the Wine, the Roses 8:25
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