A Map of All Our Failures

A Map of All Our Failures
Studio album by
My Dying Bride
Released15 October 2012
RecordedFutureworks Studios, Manchester, UK
Genres
Length63:45
LabelPeaceville
ProducerRobert 'Mags' Magoolagan
My Dying Bride chronology
Evinta
(2011)		 A Map of All Our Failures
(2012)		 The Manuscript
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.comStarStarStarStarHalf star
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A Map of All Our Failures is the eleventh studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 15 October 2012 via Peaceville Records. Limited editions include a bonus track and a DVD featuring a 70-minute documentary, An Evening With the Bride. The cover artwork is by Rhett Podersoo.

Musical style

Vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe described the album as being similar to the band's previous effort, For Lies I Sire, but said that the music had evolved. He described the lyrics as being about religion, passion, love and loss. Bassist Lena Abé described the album as being a "new style of writing, done in an old way", and almost having a "live sound" due to the presence of feedback and "raw and rough" elements. Guitarist Andrew Craighan described the album as "a controlled demolition of all your hopes".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aaron Stainthorpe; all music is composed by My Dying Bride.

No.TitleLength
1."Kneel till Doomsday"7:52
2."The Poorest Waltz"5:08
3."A Tapestry Scorned"8:00
4."Like a Perpetual Funeral"8:32
5."A Map of All Our Failures"7:53
6."Hail Odysseus"8:54
7."Within the Presence of Absence"8:50
8."Abandoned as Christ"8:39
Total length:63:45
Special edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."My Faults Are Your Reward"5:28

Personnel

My Dying Bride

Additional musicians

Charts

Charts (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)137
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)118
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)39
French Albums (SNEP)181
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)82
UK Albums (OCC) 200

References

  1. 1 2 3 "My Dying Bride - A Map of All Our Failures". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Jervis, Marcus. "My Dying Bride - A Map Of All Our Failures Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Dick, Chris (November 2012). "My Dying Bride, A Map of All Our Failures". Decibel Magazine (97): 98.
  4. ↑ Hayes, Craig (7 December 2012). "My Dying Bride: A Map of All Our Failures". Popmatters. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "My Dying Bride A Map of All Our Failures (CD & DVD)". Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH MY DYING BRIDE by ROCKNLIVE PRODUCTION". Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – My Dying Bride – A Map Of All Our Failures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – My Dying Bride – A Map Of All Our Failures" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  9. ↑ "My Dying Bride: A Map Of All Our Failures" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – My Dying Bride – A Map Of All Our Failures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – My Dying Bride – A Map Of All Our Failures" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  12. ↑ "Chart Log UK : New Entries Update : Chart Date 27.10.2012" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 December 2021.