My Dying Bride announce new boxset “Anthology of Sombre Reflections”

On August 21st, an 8-LP boxset containing several of My Dying Bride‘s early works will be released, as per theprp. The compilation, titled “Anthology Of Sombre Reflections,” will be released under Peaceville’s supervision. The following titles, four of which have recently been half-speed remastered for this release, will be included in the set. There will also be two new colour posters and a 48-page booklet with interviews done in 2025 with lead guitarist Andrew Craighan and now-former vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. You can place preorders right now by clicking this link.

• The Grief Of Age
• Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium
• As The Flower Withers (half-speed)
• The Thrash Of Naked Limbs
• Turn Loose The Swans (half-speed)
• I Am The Bloody Earth
• The Angel & The Dark River (half-speed)
• Like Gods Of The Sun (half-speed)

In June 1990, guitarist Andrew Craighan, drummer Rick Miah, singer Aaron Stainthorpe, and guitarist Calvin Robertshaw founded My Dying Bride in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Miah and Craighan used to be Abiosis members. Tim Walker of Voltage Records produced the band’s demo, “Towards the Sinister”, which was released after six months of rehearsal. A passage from the song “Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium” served as the inspiration for the title. The band’s debut single, “God Is Alone,” was subsequently released by Listenable, a small French label. They were signed by Peaceville Records after the single sold out almost instantly, allowing them to release “Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium”, their debut EP including bassist Adrian Jackson.

“As the Flower Withers”, their debut album, was released shortly after the EP. Following a lengthy tour of the UK and Europe, “As the Flower Withers” was followed by their next EP, “The Thrash of Naked Limbs”, in 1992. Their current drummer suffered a serious fall while filming the accompanying video, which led to the cancellation of another tour. When Martin Powell joined My Dying Bride in 1993 as a violinist and keyboards, they began recording “Turn Loose the Swans”, their second studio album. when their album “As the Flower Withers”, the violin has been used significantly more when Martin Powell joined. “I Am the Bloody Earth”, another EP, and a tour followed the album’s release that year.