Tears from a Grieving Heart is the debut studio album by the Australian doom metal band Mournful Congregation. It is regarded as a pioneering release in the funeral doom subgenre.[1] It was originally recorded as a demo but was rereleased as a CD in September 2002 by American record label 20 Buck Spin, with a slightly altered track listing and a bonus track. The band has stated in interviews that it is their first full-length album. It is also the final Mournful Congregation release to be recorded as a duo and the first to feature drummer Adrian Bickle, after the departure of band co-founder Ben Petch the previous year following the "An Epic Dream of Desire" demo, although he has writing credits on this record.[2]
Track listing
Original version
All tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[3]
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Skyward Gaze, Earthward Touch"
9:41
2.
"Opal of the Stream Beneath the Hills" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)
13:10
3.
"Elemental" (instrumental)
0:53
4.
"Remembrance of the Transcending Moon" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)
11:21
5.
"Tears from a Grieving Heart" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)
10:02
Total length:
45:07
CD version
All tracks are written by Damon Good, except where noted.[4]
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Skyward Gaze, Earthward Touch"
9:41
2.
"Remembrance of the Transcending Moon" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)
11:21
3.
"Empirical Choirs"
7:26
4.
"Tears from a Grieving Heart" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)
10:02
5.
"Opal of the Stream Beneath the Hills" (Damon Good, Ben Petch)