My Dying Bride announce new boxset ‘A Harvest of Dread’

MY DYING BRIDE have announced a new boxset!

Titled A Harvest of Dread, the new boxset features a deluxe 92-page 12” hardback book on the rise of the UK doom metal legends, five discs of rarities, early works, newly unearthed & never-previously-heard pre-production demos, band track favourites, & live audio. The boxset will be released in May this year.

The book features interviews with the band members plus others associated with the scene from the early 1990’s to present day; with a large number of brand new interviews conducted in 2018 with former members of the band, this new 2019 release gives a more comprehensive look into the history of these doom metal masters.

The five disc collection features an expansive selection of rarities uncovered from the vaults and presented for the first time. Among these essential historical treasures are pre-production tracks from The Angel & the Dark River, Like Gods of the Sun, plus vastly different development versions of tracks which were eventually featured on (or intended for) the 34.788%…Complete album, showing a much darker, stripped down & metallic edge to the tracks generally. Also included on the collection is the early works of the band, including the Towards the Sinister demo, plus tracks from the band’s rare early 7” releases & EPs, plus a previously unheard live concert from back in 1997. Joining these rarities are a special selection of catalogue tracks chosen by core members Aaron Stainthorpe and Andrew Craighan, including their own words on why each tracks holds a particular poignancy to them, & the legacy of MY DYING BRIDE.

Speaking about the collection, vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe says, “I am astounded at the body of work this outfit has created over quarter of a century but immensely proud too. From humble beginnings of demo tape, draughty rehearsal rooms and transit vans up to the heady heights of digi-packs, hotels and tour buses, we’ve done just about everything a rock n roll band is supposed to do. Members have come and gone, some lost forever and others staying in touch and all, thankfully, still friendly and welcoming. I look back at our extensive career, much of it laid out here for all to see in this impressive collection and feel strong and thrilled at what our output has achieved. There surely is something for everyone scripted here within A Harvest of Dread as it’s been hand-picked by the band and a select number of friends who know better. And if this isn’t enough, we are working on new material already so that, perhaps in another 25 years, we may be sat here again doing something very similar.”

A Harvest of Dread is set for release on May 24th via Peaceville Records.

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