The Dreadful Hours
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | November 13, 2001 |
| Genres | Death Doom Metal, Gothic Metal |
| Labels | Peaceville Records |
| Length | 1:10:50 |
| Ranked | #34 for 2001 , #925 all-time |
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The Dreadful Hours Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Dreadful Hours | 9:23 | 88 | 5 | |
| 2. | The Raven And The Rose | 8:13 | 89 | 5 | |
| 3. | Le Figlie Della Tempesta | 10:08 | 85 | 4 | |
| 4. | Black Heart Romance | 5:24 | 85 | 4 | |
| 5. | A Cruel Taste Of Winter | 7:36 | 88 | 5 | |
| 6. | My Hope, The Destroyer | 6:45 | 89 | 5 | |
| 7. | The Deepest Of All Hearts | 8:56 | 86.3 | 4 | |
| 8. | The Return To The Beautiful | 14:24 | 87.5 | 4 |
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Line-up (members)
- Aaron Stainthorpe : Vocals
- Andy Craighan : Guitars
- Hamish Glencross : Guitars
- Ade Jackson : Bass
- Shaun Steels : Drums
- Yasmin Ahmid : Keyboards
The Dreadful Hours Lists
(2)
The Dreadful Hours Reviews
(1)
Date : Aug 24, 2025
My Dying Bride have had many twists and turns in their discography, but despite that, have always remained connected to the Gothic Doom sound, and have also been quite consistent in their career. They’ve got multiple albums that are viable picks for the band’s best, and while I personally wouldn’t pick The Dreadful Hours as my favorite MDB record, I would say it’s the best representation of the band and their career out of all their releases.
After having experienced old school Doom Death, true Death Doom, Gothic Doom, and even some experimentation with Alternative Metal influences in the 90’s, the turn of the century sees the band settle very solidly on their apex Gothic Death Doom style. Every song here is long, dreadful, and contains many varying passages and intricate song structures. While the style is consistent, the variety within said style is quite nice, with funereal plodding dirges, energetic belays of tormented grief, and softer atmospheric moments of quietude. The album is riff-oriented, but has a great amount of soundscapes layered beneath the classic metal ensemble, from strings and synths to choral arrangements.
The songwriting is the most impressive aspect here to me. The songs progress seamlessly between different sections, and seem to know exactly when to throw in a burst of energy, or a quite reprieve of peace. I think the band have written better riffs and melodies, but the song structures here are probably the best of their career. It sa ... See More
After having experienced old school Doom Death, true Death Doom, Gothic Doom, and even some experimentation with Alternative Metal influences in the 90’s, the turn of the century sees the band settle very solidly on their apex Gothic Death Doom style. Every song here is long, dreadful, and contains many varying passages and intricate song structures. While the style is consistent, the variety within said style is quite nice, with funereal plodding dirges, energetic belays of tormented grief, and softer atmospheric moments of quietude. The album is riff-oriented, but has a great amount of soundscapes layered beneath the classic metal ensemble, from strings and synths to choral arrangements.
The songwriting is the most impressive aspect here to me. The songs progress seamlessly between different sections, and seem to know exactly when to throw in a burst of energy, or a quite reprieve of peace. I think the band have written better riffs and melodies, but the song structures here are probably the best of their career. It sa ... See More
The Dreadful Hours Comments
(10)
Jun 28, 2023
개인적으로 프로그레시브 메탈을 상당히 좋아하는데 My D B를 통해 둠메탈과 고딕메탈에도 눈을 뜨기 시작했다 개인적으로 이 프로그레시브, 둠, 고딕 장르를 즐기기 위해서 타 장르대비 정성이 필요한데 감상을 위한 집중력과 집중할 수 있는 시간을 별도로 좀 내야하는 부분이다 대곡지향의 구성과 앨범 전체의 서사가 있어서 그렇지 않을까 싶다 3번 트랙 추천
Jul 23, 2022
Very nice variety, alternating and blending aggression with mournfulness. Some faster parts are downright fun. A Cruel Taste of Winter totally blew me away.
1 like
Feb 15, 2015
아론의 클린보컬이 빛을 발하고 있다. 거기에 전반적인 사운드는 좀 부드러워졌고, 데스적인 부분보다는 고딕적인 둠사운드를 좀 더 표현했다. 쉽게 좀 더 부드러웠졌다라는 의미.
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My Dying Bride Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium | EP | 1991 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| God Is Alone | EP | 1991 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| As the Flower Withers | Album | May 22, 1992 | 81.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Unreleased Bitterness | EP | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Thrash of Naked Limbs | EP | 1993 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Turn Loose the Swans | Album | Oct 11, 1993 | 84.4 | 16 | 1 |
| The Sexuality of Bereavement | EP | 1994 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| I Am the Bloody Earth | EP | 1994 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| The Angel and the Dark River | Album | May 22, 1995 | 88.3 | 9 | 2 |
| Like Gods of the Sun | Album | Oct 7, 1996 | 86.9 | 11 | 0 |
| 34.788%... Complete | Album | Oct 6, 1998 | 78 | 5 | 0 |
| The Light At the End of the World | Album | Oct 12, 1999 | 85 | 8 | 0 |
| ▶ The Dreadful Hours | Album | Nov 13, 2001 | 92.2 | 11 | 1 |
| The Voice of the Wretched | Live | May 21, 2002 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Songs of Darkness, Words of Light | Album | Feb 23, 2004 | 86.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Deeper Down | EP | Sep 18, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| A Line of Deathless Kings | Album | Oct 9, 2006 | 83.8 | 4 | 0 |
| An Ode to Woe | Live | Apr 28, 2008 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| For Lies I Sire | Album | Mar 23, 2009 | 78.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bring Me Victory | EP | Oct 26, 2009 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Evinta | Album | May 30, 2011 | 80.8 | 6 | 1 |
| The Barghest O' Whitby | EP | Nov 7, 2011 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| A Map of All Our Failures | Album | Oct 15, 2012 | 77.5 | 6 | 0 |
| The Manuscript | EP | May 13, 2013 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| Feel the Misery | Album | Sep 18, 2015 | 77.5 | 4 | 0 |
| The Ghost of Orion | Album | Mar 6, 2020 | 77.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Macabre Cabaret | EP | Nov 20, 2020 | - | 0 | 0 |
| A Mortal Binding | Album | Apr 19, 2024 | 81.3 | 4 | 0 |
