THE VOICE OF THE WRETCHED

My Dying Bride

•

Tech/Extreme Prog Metal

From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

My Dying Bride The Voice of the Wretched album cover

3.30 | 16 ratings | 3 reviews | 19% 5 stars

Write a review

Buy MY DYING BRIDE Music
from Progarchives.com partners

Live, released in 2002

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. She Is the Dark (8:40)
2. Turn Loose the Swans (10:02)
3. The Cry of Mankind (6:33)
4. The Snow in My Hand (6:32)
5. A Cruel Taste of Winter (6:51)
6. Under Your Wings and into Your Arms (5:28)
7. A Kiss to Remember (6:55)
8. Your River (9:05)
9. The Fever Sea (4:13)
10. Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium (10:34)

Total Time 74:53

Line-up / Musicians

- Aaron Stainthorpe / vocals, cover art, photos
- Andrew Craighan / guitar
- Calvin Robertshaw / guitar
- Adrian Jackson / bass
- Martin Powell / violin, keyboard
- Rick Miah / drums

Thanks to toroddfuglesteg for the addition
and to projeKct for the last updates
Edit this entry

Buy MY DYING BRIDE The Voice of the Wretched Music

DOUG LARSON IMPORTS — Buy prog rock music and rarities (Free shipping on orders over 10 CD's)
AMAZON.COM — Best-selling prog vinyls

MY DYING BRIDE The Voice of the Wretched ratings distribution

3.30
(16 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(19%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(38%)
Good, but non-essential (38%)
Collectors/fans only (0%)
Poor. Only for completionists (6%)

MY DYING BRIDE The Voice of the Wretched reviews

Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings

Collaborators/Experts Reviews

Review by kev rowland
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Reviewer

'Voice Of The Wretched' shows the band live at the 013 in Tilburg on 4th March 2001 and while it doesn't manage to totally convey all of the emotion that is present in the studio album it proves that the band are much more than just a heads down and riff act. Yes there are plenty of guitars at massive volume, with death metal vocals aplenty (listen to the powering "She Is The Dark"), but there is also a considerable amount of space in their music. This gives the brutality an even harsher edge that is missing from many other bands that try to match this level of darkness. It is not quite there is the sound front but as an overview of the band's history it shows why they have such a faithful following.

Originally appeared in Feedback #70, Oct 02

Review by Warthur
PROG REVIEWER

The first My Dying Bride live album takes in songs from a wide range of their albums - their debut, As the Flower Withers, isn't represented but most others are - and finds the band sounding live much as they do in the studio. On the one hand, you may feel that makes the live album redundant, on the other hand that is at least a testimony of how well they were able to capture their live energy in the studio.

The sound quality feels a bit fuzzy at points, but at least when it comes to this sort of death-doom metal that sort of murkiness is actually aesthetically appropriate to some extent. Good, but not essential.

Latest members reviews

4 stars Dark symphonic prog...... My Dying Bride went out and released this live album with some tracks from the first six albums. Most of the tracks here are their darkest and most symphonic tracks. The feeling of gloom, death and sadness is the overriding feeling. Maybe it is a good idea to avoid t ... (read more)

Report this review (#262888) | Posted by toroddfuglesteg | Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | Review Permanlink

Post a review of MY DYING BRIDE "The Voice of the Wretched"

You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not.

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).