My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans (1993)

Track Listing:

1. Sear Me MCMXCIII
2. Your River
3. The Songless Bird
4. The Snow in My Hand
5. The Crown of Sympathy
6. Turn Loose the Swans
7. Black God

Lineup:

• Aaron Stainthorpe
• Andy Craighan
• Calvin Robertshaw
• Ade Jackson
• Martin Powell
• Rick Miah

doom death metal?? takes the listener by complete surprise when one listens to the opening track 'Sear Me MCMXCIII' with its funny name. evil yet utterly depressing piano accompanied with morose violins and narrative vocals which may not be the perfect start for a band just enjoying their success from their previous effort, but then this is no ordinary album

this album is solely responsible for the countless imitators of the 'doom death' genre , the most famous one being USA's NOVEMBERS DOOM.

just 7 song but over 1 hour of pure sadness. there are several shades of Gothic influences which only add more character to each song. this is one of those albums you wouldn't want to listen to if you have suicidal tendencies.
'Your River',''The Crown of Sympathy', 'The Song less Bird', 'The Snow in My Hand' are all depressing classics. and that's a good thing. there are some parts in the album which sound like as if Satan's having to deal with the loss of a loved one, evil , yet so beautiful & dark.

the guitars are very melodic at times, slow & then it changes all of a sudden to this real evil sounding passage that it scares the daylights out of you.
the riffs even though slow , weigh as heavy as a 10 ton hammer smashing against ones head. the moods that this album can create is quite phenomenal.

looks like Satan came down to earth, decided to form the ultimate depressing band on the planet, & gave its members music composed from the tortured pits of hell.

lethal album

my rating
10/10

review by Pritham 'Metal farmer' D'Souza