Anti-Diluvian Chronicles
My Dying Bride · 2005
226 min · 30 tracks · doom metal · death-doom
A haunting blend of melancholic melodies and crushing heaviness that defines the death-doom genre.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- extended journey of emotional weight
- wave-like pacing with dynamic peaks
- haunting melodies for introspection
- immersive experience for deep focus
- cathartic release through heaviness
Maybe skip if you want
- seekers of instant gratification
- prefer short, standalone tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2005, 'Anti-Diluvian Chronicles' marks My Dying Bride's return after a four-year hiatus following 'Songs of Darkness, Words of Light'. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their legacy within the doom metal scene while exploring more atmospheric elements in their sound. This album showcases a mature reflection on themes of loss and despair, characteristic of their established style.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Anathema· Paradise Lost· Swallow the Sun
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Catherine Blake 6:30
- 2 My Wine in Silence (remix) 6:02
- 3 A Doomed Lover 7:52
- 4 The Blue Lotus 6:34
- 5 The Dreadful Hours 9:23
- 6 My Hope, the Destroyer 6:45
- 7 The Deepest of All Hearts 8:55
- 8 She Is the Dark (live) 8:40
- 9 The Light at the End of the World 10:37
- 10 The Fever Sea (live) 4:14
Disc 2
- 1 The Raven and the Rose (remix) 5:49
- 2 Sear Me III 5:25
- 3 The Whore, the Cook and the Mother 11:59
- 4 Der Überlebende 7:38
- 5 Under Your Wings and Into Your Arms 5:58
- 6 Like Gods of the Sun 5:40
- 7 Here in the Throat 6:20
- 8 For My Fallen Angel 5:54
- 9 The Cry of Mankind 12:12
- 10 From Darkest Skies 7:50
Disc 3
- 1 The Wreckage of My Flesh (remix) 9:04
- 2 Turn Loose the Swans 10:07
- 3 Black God 4:51
- 4 Sear Me 9:05
- 5 The Forever People (live at Dynamo ’95) 4:24
- 6 The Bitterness & the Bereavement 7:37
- 7 Symphonaire infernus et spera empyrium 11:38
- 8 God Is Alone 4:50
- 9 The Thrash of Naked Limbs 6:12
- 10 The Sexuality of Bereavement 8:06
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