34.788%...Complete

1998 studio album by My Dying Bride

34.788%...Complete

Studio album by

My Dying Bride

Released

6 October 1998

Recorded

1998

Studio

Academy Studios

Genre

Death metal, doom metal, gothic metal

Length

56:42

Label

Peaceville

Producer

'Mags', assisted by Calvin Robertshaw

My Dying Bride chronology

Like Gods of the Sun
(1996)

34.788%...Complete
(1998)

The Light at the End of the World
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10^[2]

34.788%...Complete is the fifth album by My Dying Bride, released on 6 October 1998. The track "Under Your Wings and into Your Arms" appears on both The Voice of the Wretched CD and the Sinamorata DVD, and the opening track, "The Whore, the Cook and the Mother" appeared on their latest live DVD, An Ode to Woe.

The Japanese version of the album featured a bonus track, entitled "Follower". This track was also featured on the 2003 re-release digipak of the album.

The album was dedicated to the memory of Richard Jackson, father of bassist Adrian.

Album information

This is the only album by My Dying Bride to feature the drumming of Bill Law. It is also the first not to feature long-time keyboardist and violinist Martin Powell, who became a live member of Anathema shortly afterwards, and full-time member of Cradle of Filth two years after the album was released.

The spoken word interlude during "The Whore, The Cook and The Mother" is based on the replicant interrogation method from the movie Blade Runner. Questions are asked in Cantonese and reversed, and singer Aaron Stainthorpe's replies can be heard.

The album's title was derived from a dream that guitarist Calvin Robertshaw had where he was told the human race had a limited lifespan on Earth, 34.788% of which had already expired.^[3]

Musical style

The album builds on the death-doom sound of 1996's Like Gods of the Sun, highlighting the interplay of guitars played by Calvin Robertshaw and Andrew Craighan.^[4]

Track listing

All songs published By VILE Music.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Whore, the Cook and the Mother"	12:00
2.	"The Stance of Evander Sinque"	5:31
3.	"Der Überlebende" ("The Survivor")	7:39
4.	"Heroin Chic"	8:03
5.	"Apocalypse Woman"	7:38
6.	"Base Level Erotica"	9:55
7.	"Under Your Wings and into Your Arms"	5:57
Total length:		56:42

Japanese Edition

No.	Title	Length
8.	"Follower" (Japanese bonus track)	5:12
Total length:		61:54

Personnel

My Dying Bride

Aaron Stainthorpe – vocals
Andrew Craighan – guitars
Calvin Robertshaw – guitars
Adrian Jackson – bass
Bill Law – drums

Additional personnel

Keith Appleton and Mags – keyboards
Michelle Richfield – female vocals on "Heroin Chic"

Production

Arranged by My Dying Bride
Produced and mixed by Mags and Calvin Robertshaw
Engineered by Mags, with assistance from James Anderson and Stevie Clow

References

^ 34.788%...Complete at AllMusic
^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
^ Aaron Stainthorpe interview metal-rules.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "34.788% Complete Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2024.