34.788%...Complete is the fifth studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 6 October 1998. The track "Under Your Wings and into Your Arms" appears on both The Voice of the Wretched CD and the Sinamorata DVD, and the opening track, "The Whore, the Cook and the Mother" appeared on their latest live DVD, An Ode to Woe. The Japanese version of the album featured a bonus track, entitled "Follower". This track was also featured on the 2003 re-release digipak of the album. The album was dedicated to the memory of Richard Jackson, father of bassist Adrian.

Album information

This is the only album by My Dying Bride to feature the drumming of Bill Law. It is also the first not to feature long-time keyboardist and violinist Martin Powell, who became a live member of Anathema shortly afterwards. The spoken word interlude during "The Whore, The Cook and The Mother" is based on the replicant interrogation method from the movie Blade Runner. Questions are asked in Cantonese and reversed, and singer Aaron Stainthorpe's replies can be heard. The album's title was derived from a dream that guitarist Calvin Robertshaw had where he was told the human race had a limited lifespan on Earth, 34.788% of which had already expired.

Musical style

Despite a more experimental sound, the album continues the clean doom metal style of 1996's Like Gods of the Sun, highlighting the interplay of guitars played by Calvin Robertshaw and Andrew Craighan.

Track listing

Japanese Edition

Personnel

My Dying Bride

Additional personnel

Production