Album: As the Flower Withers by My Dying Bride (1992)
Genre: Doom Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: "As the Flower Withers" is the debut studio album by Yorkshire-based doom metal band My Dying Bride, released 22 May 1992 on the Peaceville Records label. The artwork was designed by Dave McKean. This is the only full-length My Dying Bride album on which lead vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe utilizes his death growl as the sole vocal style.

Artist Background: My Dying Bride were formed by Aaron, Andy, Calvin and Rick in the summer of 1990, and after only 6 months of writing together released the now legendary demo Towards The Sinister. Progress continued apace with the release of their first 7" single God Is Alone for the small French label Listenable. The single sold out almost immediately causing eager whispers in the underground, bringing them to the attention of Peaceville Records, who offered the band a deal. The first release from this now i... Part of the Bradford, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Doom Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Paradise Lost, Saturnus, Novembers Doom, October Tide

Music Scene: Part of the Bradford, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Doom Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Doom Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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"As the Flower Withers" is the debut studio album by Yorkshire-based doom metal band My Dying Bride, released 22 May 1992 on the Peaceville Records label. The artwork was designed by Dave McKean. This is the only full-length My Dying Bride album on which lead vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe utilizes his death growl as the sole vocal style.

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