| The Angel and the Dark River | ||||
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| Released | 22 May 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994 – January 1995 | |||
| Studio | Academy | |||
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| Length | 52:14 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Robert 'Mags' Magoolagan, My Dying Bride | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
The Angel and the Dark River is the third album by the British heavy metal band My Dying Bride. The 1996 re-release contains one bonus track "The Sexuality of Bereavement" and a bonus CD titled Live at the Dynamo. The Live CD was recorded during their appearance at the Dynamo Festival in 1995.
Aaron Stainthorpe's lyrics continued in the vein of Turn Loose the Swans, focusing on religious symbolism and relationship problems. Stainthorpe has said in many interviews that "Two Winters Only" is his favourite My Dying Bride song.
Five of the album's six tracks appear on the band's VHS and DVD For Darkest Eyes.
- ^ Serba, John. The Angel and the Dark River review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-21.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.