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8 LPs from My Dying Bride‘s most formative era – united in one boxset. “Anthology Of Sombre Reflections” is set to be released on August 21, 2026, bringing the history of one of the most significant doom metal bands of our time back to light.

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The limited deluxe 8-vinyl boxset is available for pre-order from us starting right now, delivering an unprecedented insight into the early days of the band from Halifax, England, upon its release. The included releases have been processed using half-speed mastering methodology, accompanied by a 48-page book featuring photographic material, artwork, and new interviews with founding members Andrew Craighan and Aaron Stainthorpe. The focus here is also on the reflections of their early days in the 1990s and their influences during the creation process of their first works, as already announced in the title. The whole package is complemented by collector’s items such as reproductions of their original poster for “As the Flower Withers” and the artwork of the “Turn Loose the Swans” CD, plus various art prints.

In total, the collector’s boxset features tracks from their four earliest studio albums, spanning from As The Flower Withers (1992) to Like Gods of the Sun (1996), as well as from groundbreaking EPs like Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium (1991) and I Am the Bloody Earth (1994).

The Complete Tracklist – Viewable Here

Disc 1 – The Grief Of Age

Side A

1. Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium (1990 demo)
2. Vast Choirs (1990 demo)
3. The Grief Of Age (1990 demo)
4. Catching Feathers (1990 demo)

Side B

1. God Is Alone (1991 7″ version)
2. De Sade Soliloquy (1991 7″ version)
3. Unreleased Bitterness
4. The Sexuality Of Bereavement

Disc 2 – Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium

Side A

1. Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium

Side B

1. God Is Alone
2. De Sade Soliloquay

Disc 3 – As The Flower Withers (Half-Speed)

Side A

1. Silent Dance
2. Sear Me
3. The Forever People
4. The Bitterness And The Bereavement

Side B

1. Vast Choirs
2. The Return Of The Beautiful
3. Erotic Literature

Disc 4 – The Thrash Of Naked Limbs EP

Side A

1. The Thrash Of Naked Limbs

Side B

1. Le Cerf Malade
2. Gather Me Up Forever

Disc 5 – Turn Loose The Swans (Half-Speed)

Side A

1. Sear Me MCMXCIII
2. Your River
3. The Songless Bird
4. The Snow In My Hand

Side B

1. The Crown Of Sympathy
2. Turn Loose The Swans
3. Black God

Disc 6 – I Am The Bloody Earth EP

Side A

1. I Am The Bloody Earth
2. Transcending (Into The Exquisite)

Side B

1. The Crown Of Sympathy (remix)

Disc 7 – The Angel & The Dark River (Half-Speed)

Side A

1. The Cry Of Mankind
2. From Darkest Skies
3. A Sea To Suffer In

Side B

1. Black Voyage
2. Two Winters Only
3. Your Shameful Heaven

Disc 8 – Like Gods Of The Sun (Half-Speed)

Side A

1. Like Gods Of The Sun
2. The Dark Caress
3. Grace Unhearing
4. A Kiss To Remember

Side B

1. All Swept Away
2. For You
3. It Will Come
4. Here In The Throat
5. For My Fallen Angel