British death-doom legends, MY DYING BRIDE, are proud to announce their 15th studio album, “A Mortal Binding,” set to be released on 19th April via Nuclear Blast Records. The news is accompanied by the release of tempestuous, heart-wrenching new single “Thornwyck Hymn.” The track comes with a stunning video directed by Daniel Gray, depicting a maritime story of unfolding desire and tragedy.
MY DYING BRIDE‘s Aaron Stainthorpe commented,
“Set upon the rugged coast of Yorkshire, Thornwyck village has spent an eternity being haunted by the chill waters that wash its shore – and the hidden folk who dwell in the salty depths. Woe betide anyone who fares into the briny sea, or even steels too close to its edge for they may never set foot back on mother Earth”
You can pre-order “A Mortal Binding” here: https://mydyingbride.bfan.link/a-mortal-binding
“A Mortal Binding,” the much-anticipated follow-up to “The Ghost of Orion” (2020) finds the Yorkshire-based quintet delighting in anxiety, loss, and toil to resplendent effect. From the raw distress of “Her Dominion” and twisted horror of “Thornwyck Hymn” to the funerary violins of the 11-minute monolith “The Apocalyptist” and the classic-feeling “The 2nd of Three Bells,” “A Mortal Binding” is the pinnacle MY DYING BRIDE. If “Songs of Darkness, Words of Light” (2004) elevated the band to new heights and “A Map of All Our Failures” (2012) expanded upon the group’s mid-tens grandeur, then “A Mortal Binding” stages of MY DYING BRIDE‘s next exultant phase of elegiac misery.
“A Mortal Binding” tracklisting:
01. Her Dominion
02. Thornwyck Hymn
03. The 2nd of Three Bells
04. Unthroned Creed
05. The Apocalyptist
06. A Starving Heart
07. Crushed Embers
“A Mortal Binding” formats:
- CD jewelcase
- Vinyl 2LP gatefold – green
- Vinyl 2LP gatefold – red w/ black smoke
- Vinyl 2LP gatefold – clear w/ black smoke
MY DYING BRIDE hired “The Ghost of Orion” studio wizard Mark Mynett to produce, mix, and master “A Mortal Binding.” The group holed up at Mynett’s Mynetaur Productions (PARADISE LOST, ROTTING CHRIST) in Manchester, UK, where they tracked the album consecutively from July to September 2023.
My Dying Bride are:
Aaron Stainthorpe | vocals
Andrew Craighan | guitars
Lena Abé | bass
Shaun MacGowan | keyboards / violin
Neil Blanchett | guitars
Dan Mullins | drums
