Tears from a Grieving Heart is the debut studio album by the Australian doom metal band Mournful Congregation. It is regarded as a pioneering release in the funeral doom subgenre.[1] It was originally recorded as a demo but was re-released as a CD in September 2012 by American record label 20 Buck Spin, with a slightly altered track listing and a bonus track. The band has stated in interviews that it is their first full-length album. It is also the final Mournful Congregation release to be recorded as a duo and the first to feature drummer Adrian Bickle, after the departure of band co-founder Ben Petch the previous year following the An Epic Dream of Desire demo, although he has writing credits on this record.[2]
Tears from a Grieving Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1999 (original), September 12, 2012 (CD) | |||
Recorded | 1997–98 | |||
Genre | Funeral doom metal | |||
Length | 45:07 | |||
Label | Independent | |||
Producer | Mournful Congregation, Steve Fieldhouse | |||
Mournful Congregation chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editOriginal version
editAll tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Skyward Gaze, Earthward Touch" | 9:41 |
2. | "Opal of the Stream Beneath the Hills" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 13:10 |
3. | "Elemental" (instrumental) | 0:53 |
4. | "Remembrance of the Transcending Moon" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 11:21 |
5. | "Tears from a Grieving Heart" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 10:02 |
Total length: | 45:07 |
CD version
editAll tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Skyward Gaze, Earthward Touch" | 9:41 |
2. | "Remembrance of the Transcending Moon" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 11:21 |
3. | "Empirical Choirs" | 7:26 |
4. | "Tears from a Grieving Heart" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 10:02 |
5. | "Opal of the Stream Beneath the Hills" (Damon Good, Ben Petch) | 13:10 |
6. | "Elemental" (instrumental) | 0:53 |
Total length: | 52:33 |
Personnel
edit- Mournful Congregation
- Damon Good – Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Adrian Bickle – Drums
- Additional personnel
- Ben Petch – songwriting
- Anne O'Neill – cover art
- Pat di Palo – layout
- Steve Fieldhouse – mixing, mastering
References
edit- ^ "Mournful Congregation". Doom-metal.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.