Now well into their fourth decade, My Dying Bride have produced a remarkably consistent output. Aside from 34.788%… Complete, which followed Paradise Lost into more experimental waters at the end of the 90s, the gloom lords have worked on steadily defining and refining their core elements.
This means that they’ve never made a bad album, but it can also make them a little predictable. Their last album, 2020’s The Ghost Of Orion, was a triumph in the face of adversity. Line-up changes and vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe’s family situation – his daughter underwent treatment for cancer, and thankfully recovered – made its very existence a cause for celebration.
