''A Line of Deathless Kings'' is the ninth studio album by

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. It was released on 9 October 2006. A limited edition of the album comes in a hard clamshell case with a double-sided poster and five postcards, depicting the full-time members of the band. The drummer on this album ( John Bennett from

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) is not included. This is the only album on which he appears. He replaced previous drummer

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, who left the band after a repeated leg injury meant he could not drum full-time for fear of worsening his condition. This echoes how

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left the band in 1997 after falling ill with

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. Bennett filled in for Steels for two years until his commitments to

became too great to continue drumming for My Dying Bride. Following the release of the album, and with an imminent return of Steels looking unlikely,

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(previously of Thine,

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, Sermon of Hypocrisy, Kryokill and others) was recruited by the band as its permanent drummer. Lena Abé also replaced the departed Adrian Jackson on bass. The album was preceded by the EP '' Deeper Down'' on 18 September 2006. The video for " Deeper Down" is featured on the CD version of the album. It was directed by Charlie Granberg, who also directed

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's " My Twin" and "Deliberation" videos. The album artwork was created by Matthew Vickerstaff.

Track listing

Personnel

My Dying Bride

Aaron Stainthorpe Aaron Stainthorpe (born 12 November 1968) is an English singer who is the lead vocalist for doom metal band My Dying Bride. In December 2005, it was announced that Stainthorpe would lend his voice and some lyrics to a song with Sarah Jezebel ...

– vocals *

Andrew Craighan Andrew Craighan (born 18 July 1970) is one of My Dying Bride My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, they have released 13 studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four com ...

– lead guitar *

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 ca ...

– rhythm guitar * Adrian Jackson – bass * Sarah Stanton – keyboards

Additional Personnel

* John Bennett – drums

References

2006 albums My Dying Bride albums {{2000s-death-metal-album-stub