The Dreadful Hours is the seventh studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 13 November 2001. It contains a remake of "The Return of the Beautiful" (renamed "The Return to the Beautiful") from the band's debut album, As the Flower Withers. The Dreadful Hours was issued in a digipak with a full colour booklet.
| The Dreadful Hours | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 70:51 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Mags, Andrew Craighan | |||
| My Dying Bride chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[2] |
| Metal.de | 8/10[3] |
| Release Magazine | 8/10[4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dreadful Hours" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "The Raven and the Rose" | 8:12 |
| 3. | "Le Figlie della Tempesta" (Italian for "The Daughters of the Storm") | 10:08 |
| 4. | "Black Heart Romance" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "A Cruel Taste of Winter" | 7:36 |
| 6. | "My Hope, the Destroyer" | 6:44 |
| 7. | "The Deepest of All Hearts" | 8:56 |
| 8. | "The Return to the Beautiful
| 14:23 |
| Total length: | 70:51 | |
Personnel
edit- Aaron Stainthorpe - vocals
- Andrew Craighan - guitars
- Hamish Glencross - guitars
- Adrian Jackson - bass
- Shaun Taylor-Steels - drums
Additional Personnel
edit- Jonny Maudling - keyboards
- Yasmin Ahmed - keyboards on "A Cruel Taste of Winter"
References
edit- ↑ York, William. The Dreadful Hours review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-23.
- ↑ Azevedo, Pedro (19 November 2001). "My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours Review". Metal.de. 20 November 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Malmstedt, Kalle (13 November 2001). "My Dying Bride: The Dreadful Hours". Release Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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