Oh man, the new MY DYING BRIDE album, A Mortal Binding is great as hell! I know some people were a little impatient, especially because it took four years to have a new LP, but I can say it was worth it. Every single second. I remember when they released the first single Thornwyck Hymn back on February, I was like βOkay, it seems like this will be a more melodic album than the previous oneβ. But then, a little while later, they release The 2nd of Three Bells, and hearing Aaron Stainthorpe (The vocalist) doing some guturals in the song was satisfying as hell.
It also seems like Nuclear Blast Records gave them more budget to produce this new album, because it had two musical videos (Unlike the two previous ones, they only had a single musical video) and maybe itβs only me, but I swear the guitars and the violin sounds angelic, yet so heavy when is needed. The production was really flawless! Although thatβs no surprise considering the producer from their previous album, Mark Mynett came back to work with the band again.
Now I need to hear at least one of the new songs live! >_< Cross my fingers for The 2nd of Three Bells.