Songs of Darkness, Words of Light | ||||
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Released | 23 February 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
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Length | 59:13 | |||
Label | Peaceville | |||
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Songs of Darkness, Words of Light is the eighth album from 2004 by the British doom metal band My Dying Bride. This album marks the debut of keyboardist Sarah Stanton. Initial copies of the album came in a hard clamshell case and featured a double sided poster and a fridge magnet as extras. This tradition was continued for the next album, A Line of Deathless Kings .
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Wreckage of My Flesh" | 8:45 |
2. | "The Scarlet Garden" | 7:49 |
3. | "Catherine Blake [3] " | 6:32 |
4. | "My Wine in Silence" | 5:53 |
5. | "The Prize of Beauty" | 8:02 |
6. | "The Blue Lotus" | 6:33 |
7. | "And My Fury Stands Ready" | 7:45 |
8. | "A Doomed Lover" | 7:54 |
Total length: | 59:13 |
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