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Category: Doom-Death
Year: 1991
Label: Peaceville (ENG)
Catalog Number: CDVILE 26
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Personnel
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Nick Holmes vocals
Gregor Mackintosh lead guitar
Aaron Aedy rhythm guitars
Stephen Edmondson bass
Matthew Archer drums
Sarah Marrion guest female vocalist
The Raptured Symphonic Orchestra orchestral sections
Second album, first and only featuring female vocals and orchestral parts.
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Tracks
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| 1. | Gothic | 4:43 |
| 2. | Dead Emotion | 4:33 |
| 3. | Shattered | 3:58 |
| 4. | Rapture | 5:09 |
| 5. | Eternal | 3:46 |
| 6. | Falling Forever | 3:27 |
| 7. | Angel Tears | 2:36 |
| 8. | Silent | 4:36 |
| 9. | The Painless | 3:58 |
| 10. | Desolate | 1:50 |
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| Total Running Time: | 38:36 |
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Existing comments about this CD
| From: T1TAN3827 |
Date: December 12, 2001 at 13:17 |
if you like REALLY brutal vocals this album is a good choice. this is a "weird" kind of music, but that's what we all like!!
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| From: hair metal again |
Date: May 15, 2025 at 0:54 |
| very good release for PARADISE LOST being brutal still very atmospheric and offering those unique dark guitar lines that are their trademark sound!"rapture" and "gothic" are the stand out songs
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| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 23, 2025 at 8:34 |
| I realize this is blasphemy, and I understand Gothic's importance in many metal subgenres, but it's not one of my favorites from Paradise Lost. The band were working on a limited budget and playing music that was very new, so the rough production and honestly kinda sloppy playing (particularly the drums) can be forgiven—but only partially, considering the strides the band would make in the very near future in both songwriting and production. However, Gothic is an improvement on the band's debut from just a year earlier, with a more diverse palette incorporating (synthesized) orchestration and female vocals at a time when these really hadn't been done before. Greg Mackintosh's weeping guitar leads are like neon shining through a heavy rain, definitely grabbing your ear. Nick Holmes's death-metal vocals are raw and unrefined, but there are a few moments where he tests out the "growling in key" technique and even a booming, clean baritone, both of which add some needed variety. Again, thi
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| From: Doghouse Reilly |
Date: May 23, 2025 at 8:38 |
| This is just my perspective as a relative latecomer to Paradise Lost. Maybe it's because I wasn't "there" when Gothic was released, but I don't find it as great as many others say. Highlights for me are "Shattered," "Rapture," "Silent" and especially "Eternal," which remains a live staple to this day.
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