Macabre Cabaret

Macabre Caberet is the seventh EP by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released in CD and vinyl formats via Nuclear Blast on 20 November 2020.

Macabre Cabaret
EP by My Dying Bride
Released	20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
Genre	Doom metal gothic metal death-doom
Length	21:56
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Mark Mynett
My Dying Bride chronology
The Ghost of Orion (2020) Macabre Cabaret (2020) A Mortal Binding (2024)

Background

Frontman Aaron Stainthorpe said of the album:

Macabre Cabaret delves into the shadow empire of dark love and the consequences of unchecked sexuality. The deep passion of physical desire and its all-conquering rage over pure love is written bleakly here. A destructive essence within the soul can’t help but rear its ugly head. A Secret Kiss is the final and lasting mark on the soul any human will feel when the lights have dulled and nothing meaningful remains for them. All religion features a shadow creature who arrives at the point of extinction and the release of the human soul, to either guide them to majesty or allow them do fall eternally into the ether. A Purse of Gold and Stars is where we keep our hopes and desires and affection, perhaps in a dreamlike state, unattainable yet we still reach out for them. The trinkets and shiny baubles we call happiness and love are what we try so hard to keep close and protect. But it is never quite like that in real life and is often a struggle tainted with sadness but still, we hold the purse close and in tight cold hands.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Macabre Cabaret"	10:00
2.	"A Secret Kiss"	6:22
3.	"A Purse of Gold and Stars"	5:34
Total length:		21:56

Personnel

My Dying Bride

• Aaron Stainthorpe – lead vocals
• Andrew Craighan – guitar
• Neil Blanchett – guitar
• Lena Abé – bass
• Shaun MacGowan – violin, keyboards
• Jeff Singer – drums