Songs of Darkness, Words of Light

2004 studio album by My Dying Bride

Studio album by

My Dying Bride

Released

23 February 2004

Recorded

2003

Genre

Doom metal
gothic metal
death-doom

Length

59:13

Label

Peaceville

My Dying Bride chronology

The Voice of the Wretched
(2002)

Songs of Darkness, Words of Light
(2004)

Anti-Diluvian Chronicles
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
BraveWords	^[2]

Songs of Darkness, Words of Light is the eighth album from 2004 by the British heavy metal band My Dying Bride. This album marks the debut of keyboardist Sarah Stanton. Initial copies of the album came in a hard clamshell case and featured a double sided poster and a fridge magnet as extras. This tradition was continued for the next album, A Line of Deathless Kings.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Wreckage of My Flesh"	8:45
2.	"The Scarlet Garden"	7:49
3.	"Catherine Blake^[3]"	6:32
4.	"My Wine in Silence"	5:53
5.	"The Prize of Beauty"	8:02
6.	"The Blue Lotus"	6:33
7.	"And My Fury Stands Ready"	7:45
8.	"A Doomed Lover"	7:54
Total length:		59:13

Credits

Aaron Stainthorpe - vocals
Andrew Craighan - guitar
Hamish Glencross - guitar
Adrian Jackson - bass
Sarah Stanton - keyboards
Shaun Taylor-Steels - drums

References

^ Jurek, Thom. Songs of Darkness, Words of Light review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.
^ Perri, David (5 February 2004). "MY DYING BRIDE - Songs Of Darkness, Words Of Light". BraveWords.
^ Discussion regarding the identity of "Catherine Blake" and the possibility that the reference is to Catherine, the wife of William Blake (My Dying Bride forum, August 2008)