''The Thrash of Naked Limbs'' is the second
EP by
death/doom metal band
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 compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release.
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. This
EP was also released as a
vinyl record
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. By this time, the band was a 6-piece, having added session violinist and keyboardist
Martin Powell
Martin Powell is an English musician. In 1991, Powell auditioned for the position of bass player in the band My Dying Bride, but was turned down as the band had just filled the position. Upon informing the band he was also a violin and keyboard ...
as an official band member.
The EP was also released as part of the limited box-set, "The Stories", alongside the band's other singles, ''
Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium
''Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium'' is the first EP by death-doom band My Dying Bride. "Symphonaire" was made only a few months after signing to the Peaceville Records label. The song was also released as a vinyl record and an audio tape. ...
'' and ''
I Am the Bloody Earth
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 compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release.
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''. All three were released on one disc on the compilation ''
Trinity
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'' in 1995.
The song's video, available on ''
For Darkest Eyes
For Darkest Eyes is the first video release by death/doom metal band My Dying Bride. Created first as a VHS in 1997, then later being reproduced as a DVD in 2002. Live footage from Willem II, The Netherlands
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'' features much slow motion footage of a girl writhing in her sleep, interspersed with barely visible footage of the band walking with torches. The video version of the song is an edited version, two minutes or so shorter than the EP version. A live version of the title track is also available on ''For Darkest Eyes''.
The lyrics to "Le Cerf Malade" are a fragment from the fable 'Le Cerf Malade' by the 17th century French poet
Jean de la Fontaine
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. The title literally means 'The Sick Stag'.
Track listing
# "The Thrash of Naked Limbs" – 6:13
# "Le Cerf Malade" – 6:31
# "Gather Me Up Forever" – 5:17
Personnel
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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 D ...
- vocals, artwork, photos
*
Andrew Craighan
Andrew Craighan (born 18 July 1970) is one of My Dying Bride's founding guitarists. Along with Aaron Stainthorpe
Aaron Stainthorpe (born 12 November 1968) is an English singer who is the lead vocalist for doom metal band My Dying Bride.
...
- guitar
*
Calvin Robertshaw
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 compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release.
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- guitar, photos
*
Adrian Jackson - bass
*
Martin Powell
Martin Powell is an English musician. In 1991, Powell auditioned for the position of bass player in the band My Dying Bride, but was turned down as the band had just filled the position. Upon informing the band he was also a violin and keyboard ...
- violin
*
Rick Miah
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- drums
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1993 EPs
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