Tears from a Grieving Heart

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
Studio album by
Released1999 (original), September 12, 2012 (CD)
Recorded1997–98
GenreFuneral doom metal
Length45:07
LabelIndependent
ProducerMournful Congregation, Steve Fieldhouse
Mournful Congregation chronology
An Epic Dream of Desire (demo)
(1995)
Tears from a Grieving Heart
(1999)
The Dawning of Mournful Hymns (compilation)

Track listing

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Original version

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All tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[3]

No.TitleLength
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

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All tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[4]

No.TitleLength
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Mournful Congregation". Doom-metal.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Mournful Congregation- Tears from a Grieving Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.