This Burning Effigy were an
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gothic rock/
ethereal wave
Ethereal wave,Glasnost Wave magazine, issue # 42, p. 32/34, genre classification of the bands Trance to the Sun (''"Ghost Forest"''), This Ascension (''"Light and Shade"''), Soul Whirling Somewhere (''"Eating the Sea"''), Cocteau Tw ...
band, originally formed in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
in 1993, and consisting of members Stephen Carey (guitar and keyboards), Ger Egan (vocals), Micheal Cowley (bass), Brian Fallon (drums).
They recorded one album with this line-up, before becoming a two-piece and subsequently recorded two more albums, before splitting in 2001.
Origins
Formed in 1993 with a fifth member, Phil Doyle on guitar,
the band began performing regularly around Dublin, and recorded their first demo ''The Eternal Procession'' at Heartbeat Studios in Dublin, on audio cassette. Doyle subsequently left, but the cassette attracted the attention of record company Grave News, who asked them for a track for the compilation album ''Dreams in the Witch House''.
The track, "Communion with Sophia", led to an album deal with the label.
The subsequent album, ''To Bestial Gods...'', was recorded during 1995 at Sonic Studios, Dublin, with guest vocalist Tanya Doyle.
Move to London
In the summer of 1996 the band relocated to London, but two of the original line-up, Cowley and Fallon, decided to remain in Dublin due to personal commitments.
The remaining two members continued to write songs, some of which turned up on various compilation albums. Working on the new album, working title ''Exiles'',
the band enlisted the vocals of
Julianne Regan
Julie-Ann "Julianne" Regan (born 30 June 1962) is an English-Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. She achieved success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the lead singer of the band All About Eve. AllMusic describes Regan as "certainly on ...
, of
All About Eve
''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...
, on some of the tracks. The album, recorded in 1998 at Substate Belgravia Studios, London, came out in 1999 with the title ''Descent''.
In 2000, the band released their final album ''Resolution'', recorded at The Hermitage and Shelter Studios, London. The album contained new songs as well as
remixes and alternative versions of previous tracks.
In 2001 the band split up, with Egan returning to Dublin and Carey remaining in London. Carey later formed the band ''
The Eden House
The Eden House is a collaborative musical project, initiated by Stephen Carey (formerly of This Burning Effigy and Adoration) and involving a collection of guest musicians and vocalists; later joined by Tony Pettitt (formerly of Fields of the ...
''.
Discography
Albums:
''To Bestial Gods...'' (1996)
#"Lantern"
#"Affliction"
#"The Well"
#"Thine Adversary"
#"Flagellation And Dancing"
#"Communion With Sophia"
#"Her Own Volition"
#"For Within This Journey"
#"Amaunet (The Unknown Goddess)"
#"Emeritus"
#"Drowning The Veil"
#"Cypher"
''Descent'' (1998)
#"The Parody"
#"Sylvan"
#"Exquisite" †
#"The Eternal Procession"
#"An Untold Release"
#"Transfiguration (Extract 1): Seclusion"
#"Descent" †
#"Exiled"
#"Pure Complex (Version)" †
#"Nothing More Sacred Than Apathy"
#"Bastardised"
#"Transfiguration (Extract 3): Figures"
''Resolution'' (2000)
#"The Orra Man" †
#"Carnival Syndrome"
#"Change To Change"
#"The Loose Fabric Of Sense"
#"Transfiguration (Extract 2): Delerium" (Alternative Vocals)
#"Sterilise"
#"In Adamantine Chains" (Fatigues Issue)
#"Bare" (Cabra Boot Boy Mix)
#"Pure Complex" (Queen D-Eve-A Mix) †
#"The Parody" (Intra Muros Mix)
#"Exiled" (Welders Union Mix)
#"After Thought" (Retrospective Version, Instrumental)
†
Features Julianne Regan
Julie-Ann "Julianne" Regan (born 30 June 1962) is an English-Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. She achieved success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the lead singer of the band All About Eve. AllMusic describes Regan as "certainly on ...
References
Irish gothic rock groups
Musical groups established in 1993
Musical groups from Dublin (city)
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