My Dying Bride - Like Gods of the Sun (CD)

All Music Guide

Dismal and dark as usual, Like Gods of the Sun contains all the essential My Dying Bride characteristics. While there is nothing this record specifically lacks with regard to execution, there is nothing new or interesting about it either, and generally, the '94 release is considered one of the band's lesser offerings. Hardly unlistenable, there are a few nice moments on this record, most notably during A Kiss To Remember and For My Fallen Angel. Despite these musical highlights, My Dying Bride seem a little disinterested on Like Gods of the Sun. They had honed their gothic death-doom to an art for sure, but the group's best ideas had all been used by the time this record his the streets in '94. Like Gods of the Sun boasts some of the best production to date for the band, but the songwriting is flat, which leaves this record towards the bottom of My Dying Bride's list of worth-the-purchase-price releases.

- Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide