''Bring Me Victory'' is the fourth EP by English

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band

My Dying Bride My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, they have released 15 studio albums, five EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release. Along ...

. "Bring Me Victory" is a song from My Dying Bride's previous album, For Lies I Sire; a video was made for the song and released on this EP. "Scarborough Fair", an English traditional song, has two additional verses incorporated into it written by

Aaron Stainthorpe Aaron Stainthorpe (born 12 November 1968) is an English singer who is the lead vocalist for doom metal band My Dying Bride and the goth metal band High Parasite. In December 2005, it was announced that Stainthorpe would lend his voice and some ...

. "Failure" is a cover of a song written by

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. The original version had long been a highly respected song among the members of the band. "Vast Choirs" is a live version of a song originally released on My Dying Bride's first album,

As The Flower Withers ''As the Flower Withers'' is the debut studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride. The artwork was designed by Dave McKean. This is the only full-length My Dying Bride album on which lead vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe utilizes his death ...

, and since included on several compilation releases. This is the first release to feature

Shaun Macgowan Shaun MacGowan (born 13 May 1988) is an English violinist, keyboardist and guitarist, best known as the keyboardist and violinist of British doom metal band My Dying Bride. He replaced Katie Stone in 2009, and joined the band to tour the album ...

on keyboards and violins (on tracks 2 and 3), since he replaced Katie Stone's position in the band.

Track listing

# "Bring Me Victory" – 4:11 # " Scarborough Fair" – 6:20 # "

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cover) – 6:47 # "Vast Choirs" (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2008) – 10:54 My Dying Bride Completes Recording New EP, "Bring Me Victory"
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Personnel

– vocals *

Andrew Craighan Andrew Craighan (born 18 July 1970) is one of My Dying Bride's founding guitarists. Craighan is one of two original My Dying Bride members still in the lineup, alongside Aaron Stainthorpe. He played the guitar from 1989 to 1990 in the band Abio ...

– guitars *

Hamish Glencross Hamish Glencross is a Scottish guitarist best known for his work with the English metal band My Dying Bride. He also co-founded the short-lived Blackdoom Records with the band's other guitarist, Andrew Craighan. Glencross had a brief acting c ...

– guitars * Lena Abé – bass *Katie Stone – keyboards, violins (on tracks 1 & 4) *

Shaun MacGowan Shaun MacGowan (born 13 May 1988) is an English violinist, keyboardist and guitarist, best known as the keyboardist and violinist of British doom metal band My Dying Bride. He replaced Katie Stone in 2009, and joined the band to tour the album ...

– keyboards, violins (on tracks 2 & 3) *

Dan Mullins Dan Mullins (born 15 June 1978) is an English heavy metal music, metal drummer. He is most known for being the drummer of the doom metal band My Dying Bride. Mullins has cited drummers such as Buddy Rich, Mike Portnoy, Sean Reinert, and Paul Maz ...

– drums

References

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