A Map of All Our Failures

A Map of All Our Failures
Studio album by My Dying Bride
Released	15 October 2012
Recorded	Futureworks Studios, Manchester, UK[1]
Genre	Doom metal, gothic metal
Length	63:45
Producer	Peaceville Records
My Dying Bride chronology
For Lies I Sire (2009) A Map of All Our Failures (2012) The Manuscript (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Decibel Magazine	[3]
Popmatters	[4]

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.^[1] Limited editions of the album included a bonus track and a DVD featuring a 70-minute documentary, An Evening With the Bride. The album cover artwork was by Rhett Podersoo.^[5]

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.^[6] Guitarist Andrew Craighan described the album as "a controlled demolition of all your hopes".^[1]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
9.	"My Faults Are Your Reward"	5:28

Personnel

My Dying Bride

• Aaron Stainthorpe – vocals
• Andrew Craighan – guitars
• Hamish Glencross – guitars
• Lena Abé – bass
• Shaun Macgowan – keyboards, violins

Additional musicians

• Shaun Taylor Steels – drums

References

1. "My Dying Bride - A Map of All Our Failures". Retrieved 2012-10-21.
2. Jervis, Marcus. "My Dying Bride - A Map Of All Our Failures Review". About.com. 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 2012-10-21.
6. "INTERVIEW WITH MY DYING BRIDE by ROCKNLIVE PRODUCTION". Retrieved 2012-10-21.