Mourning Beloveth began in winter 1992 but it wasn't until 1996 that they recorded thier first, untitled, demo with Darren (vocals), Frank (guitar), Brian (bass), Tim (drums). Recorded in eight hours with Adrian Butler at the desk this demo contains two songs and is a raw indication of what was to come for Mourning Beloveth. Adrian joined on bass soon after and Brian switched to guitar. This was the line-up that recorded the highly acclaimed Autumnal Fires demo in 1998.

An extensive tour of Ireland followed being topped off by a support slot to none other than Cathedral in May 1999. Over 1200 copies of Autumnal Fires were sold throughout the underground and the MB name spread.

Mourning Beloveth, decided to take a bold step, like so many of their contemporaries, and record in the famous Academy studios with Magz at the helm. What was produced after seven intense days of recording was "Dust", a sixty-six minute Doom masterpiece harking back to the days of the early '90's Doom/Death scene. Dust is a mixture of old and new songs and this creates some of the heaviest and most melancholic music ever. The atmosphere and originality is helped by the greater usage of clean and growling vocals and the perfect production. The strength of the material is helped in no small way by the fact that the same line-up has been together for 5 years at the time of recording Dust.

Following the release of their debut album , Dust, in March 2001 Mourning Beloveth received rave reviews in many established magazines including Terrorizer, Metal Hammer (Greece), Heavy Oder,Was, Metal Ireland, Doom-metal.com, Aardshock along with many others, mostly seeing the band as the saviours of the Doom/Death style of the early 90's. On the strength of this they played some high profile dates with none other Cradle of Filth that was huge exposure for the band. Following this MB hit all four corners of Ireland with their inimitable brand of Doom and gained many new fans along the way and managed to play in Leeds, Bradford (UK), the first overseas gig.

It was now February 2002 and MB had eight songs written, six of which were finally chosen and recorded at Academy studios, again with Magz at the helm, from April 20 to May 5, 2002.

"The Sullen Sulcus" is a torturous and epic listen that requires the usual MB listening patience and obedience - with six songs over 65 minutes it is not for the feint hearted.

Epic and heavy guitars with a crushing vocal display by both Frank and Darren the progression was easy to hear as MB gained in confidence. Mourning Beloveth had shaken off the MDB tag which plagued some reviews of Dust and move into what can simply be called Doom, the Mourning Beloveth way. It was released in December 2002 by Aftermath music and is now available worldwide.

Sentinel Records re-released Dust with new artwork, a new song from the latest recording sessions and Forever Lost Emeralds (from the Autumnal Fires demo) all of which was remastered by Stuart Anstis in 2003 and in the summer of 2003 they released a split picture 7” with dark metallers Lunar Gate. The MB track is an exclusive track for this release and shows a new direction that had not even been hinted at on previous recordings.

A two week tour of Europe with fellow doomsters Morgion and the Prophecy entitled "The DOOMination of Europe” covered Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland over a two week period and gained MB a lot of new fans.

August saw MB embark on a gruelling four-week tour of America with The Prophecy and Orodruin that covered the length and breadth of America and was an amazing experience ending up at the famous Stoner Hands of Doom fest in Portland Oregeon.

Not content with that April 2004 saw MB on tour again this time with While Heaven Wept and Thee Plague of gentlemen, squeezed between their appearances at Doom Shall Rise 2 and Belgian Doom Night and included 3 dates in Germany and two in Holland.

MB is now concentrating on writing the new album and no more live appearances are planned until next year.

DISCOGRAPHY
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The Sullen Sulcus : CD, Aftermath 2003 (Recorded at Academy Studios, England)
Dust : CD, Sentinel 2002(Recorded at Academy Studios, England)
Dust : CD, Bron, 2000 (Recorded at Academy Studios, England)
Autumnal Fires : Demo 1998
Untitled : Demo 1996


OTHER INFORMATION
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Email: darren@mourningbeloveth.com
Web: www.mourningbeloveth.com
MP3: The Mountains are Mine