Into the Void Anniversary Show

Tue, 31 Jan 2012
We will be headlining the Into the Void anniversary show on February 11th in The Pint, Dublin
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A Disease for the Ages DLP

Fri, 30 Dec 2011
Finally A Disease for the Ages on double vinyl. Limited to 500 and issued in a very noble Gatefold sleeve with silver scripture and noble rough material. No extra tracks, no splatter versions, no clear versions just black and silver. The new artwork is minimalist and bleak and compliments Mourning Beloveth’s darkest album yet . Contact Darren@mourningbeloveth.com Price 25 euro incl P+P


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Nothing...yet everything

Mon, 19 Sep 2011
So it was November last year since a website update and for good reason, we had nothing to say. The hours of riffs we had for the next album were discarded, as usual, and we began constructing and deconstructing the new stuff with a clean white board. And as the winter months slowly creep in things are beginning to slowly take shape. All minds focused on the strands that will link together the ideas that have been floating around the rehearsal room this year. We have no name, no artwork, no theme just the beginning of things to come and it sounds slow, long and torturous. Vague discussions of a summer 2012 recording in some valley begin and the abandonment of hope for an xmas number 1 are , at this stage, quiet real. Two things are certain this year though, the imminent release on vinyl of A Disease for the Ages on Grau towards the end of the year. The cover art will be the same as used on the shirts and things crossed it should look great. And on its tenth anniversary we also plan on releasing the vinyl version of The Sullen Sulcus with revised artwork courtesy of Paul McCarrol using the original idea, just a few shades of grey to the left. We will be updating regularly over the coming months so keep checking.
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Old and New

Thu, 4 Nov 2010

And once again, we succeed where another year has failed. We're still here.

2010 has once again proved to be a busy and successful year for MB. Although some of you may have been waiting for news of our next studio album, this year we concentrated on introducing Pauric to the madness of MB on the road and in the beer tent.

A full and varied diary of gigs started for us at the Siege of Limerick in April, and Pauric's first appearance with us. Along the way we managed to blaze a trail through Doom Shall Rise VII (Germany), SWR XIII (Portugal), a special one off gig in London (UK), Hells Pleasure (Germany), headlining the amazing success that was Dublin Doom Day II on home soil, Madrid is the Dark II (Spain), an eleventh hour helping hand to our friends at Dutch Doom Days IX (Holland), before bidding 2010 a resounding 'Fuck Off' in Cork in December. We even managed to drag some forgotten gems from our past albums back into our live set, some never before played live and some never to be played again.

Sentinel Records also saw fit to unleash upon the world our split 10' with Wreck of the Hesperus. 'The Weeping Song 10' was our only release in 2010, and anyone that knows us or spoke to us know how proud we are of it. Sentinel still has some copies available, so if you missed it now is your chance.

So, gazing into our crystal ball, what does 2011 hold for MB?

Writing. And more writing. Its been three long years since we recorded 'Disease', and right now all our collective waking moments are concerned with writing and recording the next, as yet untitled, full length. We have upwards of forty hours of riffs collected, and the slow, frustrating and often violent process of turning these into actual songs now lies ahead. It will be finished, just as all the previous albums, when we are happy with it, and not before. There is no scheduled studio date, no vague promises or timeline. To this end, we have decided to give live performances a break for the duration of 2011. We have played an enormous number of gigs in the years since we released 'Disease', and now its time to concentrate on the next chapter. We do, however, have plans for the rest of our back catalogue to join 'Dust' on a long over due vinyl release, with at least two of those due this year. Announcements will be made when the time is closer. We also hear rumours of a few live recordings taken of a few of this year's shows. Time will tell.

A sincere and doomfelt thanks goes out to all the booking agents, promoters, stagehands, sound engineers, light engineers, merch people, drivers and anyone else that helped make it all happen. To all the bands, both old friends and new, that we were honoured to share a stage with .And of course, to all who came to the shows, bought merch and supported MB through one of our busiest years. Cheers.

So 2010, a year of gigs, mudbaths, volcanic ash clouds, cancelled flights, damaged flight cases, Superbok, sunburn and falling asleep standing up. See you all in 2012. Maybe

Upcoming gigs and Festivals

Tue, 30 Mar 2010

Seven days to play 3 songs......longest doom songs ever.....

It's been a while since our last update, as usual, and the summer months have crept into our lives with an unnerving ease. It is usually around this time in the Mourning Beloveth cycle that we would be in the midst of writing a new album but it hasn't worked out that way this time round. Firstly and most importantly we had the pleasure of welcoming a new member into the band so we thought we would play one or two gigs to welcome him. This spiralled around December when we were asked to play the seventh addition of Doom Shall Rise, after a six year break, and how could we say no to our German friends. Suffice to say, after a gig in Limerick we were ready to headline DSR on the Friday night in the chapel and it turned out to be one of our best sets in a while and the crowd reaction confirmed our thoughts on the gig. Next up was SWr in Portugal...

A year in review

Tue, 29 Dec 2009
it has been a busy year in the Mourning Beloveth rehearsal room with a tour, support to Opeth in the Olympia and now a lineup reshuffle
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Mourning Beloveth support Opeth in The Olympia

Sat, 24 Oct 2009
Oh yes we did... This is your Captain speaking! Just after hitting planet reality after the last weeks actions, so time for a little note from us. First and foremost, a BIG thank you to John Foley at MCD for giving us this opportunity, and to Opeth for being gracious hosts. We are much obliged Squires, thank thee. What happened to Belfast?????
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MB to support Swedish titans OPETH in Belfast and Dublin

Fri, 23 Oct 2009
As it says on the tin... Mourning Beloveth are pleased to announce that we have been asked to play support to mega selling Swedish Death/Prog institution OPETH on both their highly anticipated Irish shows this coming Autumn.
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