My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans

Black God's lyrics has taken from last lines of "Ah! the shepherd's mournful fate!" by William Hamilton:

Ah! the shepherd's mournful fate!
When doom'd to love, and doom'd to languish,
To bear the scornful fair one's hate,
Nor dare disclose his anguish.
Yet eager looks, and dying sighs,
My secret soul discover,
While rapture trembling thro' my eyes
Reveals how much I love her.
The tender glance; the redd'ning cheek,
O'erspread with rising blushes,
A thousand various ways they speak
A thousand various wishes.
For, oh! that form so heavenly fair,
Those languid eyes so sweetly smiling,
That artless blush, and modest air,
So artfully beguiling! [2]
Thy every look and every grace
So charms whene'er I view thee,
Till death o'ertake me in the chase
Still will my hopes pursue thee;
Then when my tedious hours are past
Be this last blessing given,
Low at thy feet to breathe my last,
And die in sight of heaven.

The whole is pure genious and it will crawl inside you for sure

Pure genious indeed. I love the guitar sound

Written by [user id=160] on 17.09.2012 at 05:39

Pure genious indeed. I love the guitar sound

And yet you rated this only an 8?

Anyway, like Songs of Darkness, Words of Light, this is a definite masterpiece.

The Crown Of Sympathy is probably the best song in this album. I love the atmosphere it creates!

Written by Erik M. on 25.11.2012 at 23:58

Written by [user id=160] on 17.09.2012 at 05:39

Pure genious indeed. I love the guitar sound

And yet you rated this only an 8?

Anyway, like Songs of Darkness, Words of Light, this is a definite masterpiece.

8 is good number.

Written by NorthernDickhead on 11.06.2013 at 08:59

8 is good number.

You make a good point there. Seriously though, using the word "genius" and then handing out an 8 is just plain wrong.

Written by Erik M. on 11.06.2013 at 20:31

Written by NorthernDickhead on 11.06.2013 at 08:59

8 is good number.

You make a good point there. Seriously though, using the word "genius" and then handing out an 8 is just plain wrong.

Okay...maybe "genius" is wrong word for 8....whatever

Written by [user id=35732] on 02.10.2013 at 17:33

They're darkthroning this out during next month. In practice this means a re(-re-re?)-release with an extra commentary disc (Aaron, Andrew).

Only by seeing that new cover artwork I could finally realize what is on the original

Written by Unhealer on 02.10.2013 at 20:16

Written by [user id=35732] on 02.10.2013 at 17:33

They're darkthroning this out during next month. In practice this means a re(-re-re?)-release with an extra commentary disc (Aaron, Andrew).

Only by seeing that new cover artwork I could finally realize what is on the original

The two hands praying? Yeah it took me ages to figure it out. The funny thins is that once you do you go all "well, DUH" after seeing the artwork again.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 02.10.2013 at 21:50

The two hands praying? Yeah it took me ages to figure it out. The funny thins is that once you do you go all "well, DUH" after seeing the artwork again.

Exactly, thanks for the confirmation . I even googled a bit and read some posts about the artwork being a cathedral, a swan on the water (?), candles and who knows what else.

Written by Unhealer on 02.10.2013 at 22:41

Written by X-Ray Rod on 02.10.2013 at 21:50

The two hands praying? Yeah it took me ages to figure it out. The funny thins is that once you do you go all "well, DUH" after seeing the artwork again.

Exactly, thanks for the confirmation . I even googled a bit and read some posts about the artwork being a cathedral, a swan on the water (?), candles and who knows what else.

Wait... this is not a cathedral...?

Nice album, diference between this and 1th one was here we have calm vocals, and I like Aaron is good whit it, musically its perfect old school death doom and band did not re write opener 5 times. Aaron has unique voice, and he should use it , other singer could growl

Excellent album.
Their best, in my opinion. But I like most of their albums very much.

Such a boring album. This shit puts me to sleep.

Not as strong as The Angel And The Dark River, but still an enjoyable listen.

8.4/10

Well I must admit this is such a beautifully constructed melancholic album, with some pure emotive songwriting and depressingly passionate vocals, but as of all MDB album's I can't always fully appreciate it unless I'm in the exact mood and environment, in order for it to sink in

There are times when I find the build-ups frustrating, so I find myself just wanting to scream for it to get going!

I really can't get into Doom, it's so boring. But I think I recognize that, for people that enjoy it, this is a pretty good and well constructed album. I just don't really get it