Album Reviews7/10
Paradise Lost Trade Riffs for Synth on Believe in Nothing, Mostly Rewarding Patience
A grim tale of Paradise Lost's strange departure from metal into shadowy, synth-wrapped gloom, with two songs worth remembering.
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Album Reviews2/10
Paradise Lost’s ‘In Requiem’: Heavy Metal That Never Finds Focus
A heavy requiem that fails to raise the dead, eleven tracks of noise that never quite find their soul.
Album Reviews8/10
Paradise Lost Abandon Metal for Synth on Host, and Mostly Pull It Off
Paradise Lost's Host drops metal for synth, trading guitars for atmosphere. A brave, overlooked record worth your time.
Paradise Lost Finally Got Doom Metal Right on ‘Draconian Times’
Paradise Lost's Draconian Times blends crushing doom metal with sticky melodies, earning its status as a landmark album.
Album Reviews8/10
Paradise Lost Return to Their Roots on Faith Divides Us
Paradise Lost's 2009 album Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us returns to death metal roots with ten tracks of crushing heaviness.
Album Reviews8/10
Paradise Lost Re-Record Their 1993 Album as Grand, Heavy Doom Metal
Paradise Lost's Icon 30 re-recording trades crushing doom for grand, operatic heaviness. A solid, worthy addition.
Album Reviews6/10
Paradise Lost Chase Heaviness on Symbol of Life, Mostly Land
Paradise Lost's Symbol of Life trades keyboards for heavier metal, a mostly successful return to weight.
Album Reviews8/10
Paradise Lost Return to Form With Medusa, a Heavy But Not Punishing Doom Metal Record
A grim return to form: Paradise Lost's Medusa blends doom's crushing weight with melodies that stick.
Album Reviews6/10
Paradise Lost Trade Doom For Melodic Urgency On One Second
A look back at Paradise Lost's 1997 album One Second, where doom gave way to gothic rock with teeth.
Album Reviews9/10
Paradise Lost Fold Doom Weight and Post-Punk Chill Into Obsidian, and It Earns a 9/10
Paradise Lost's 16th album Obsidian fuses doom, gothic metal and post-punk into a confident, cohesive career highlight.