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"With “Ascension,” Paradise Lost has produced a great album that evokes the best of all its eras, proving itself worthy of its golden age."
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With each album release, the question arises: can Paradise Lost maintain the same level of excellence? For more than twenty years, the English band has continued to impress. Released in 2020, “Obsidian” was a gothic gem of dazzling darkness. The new album is called Ascension and features a splendid cover depicting a painting by George Frederic Watts imbued with esoteric power.
Paradise Lost's path to ascension begins with the sequence of “Serpents Of The Cross” and “Tyrants Serenade.” The duo impresses with its melancholic side, its power carried by growls and a catchy gothic feel in the riffs and solos. Beyond the growls, Nick Holmes hypnotizes with his deep and mesmerizing clean vocals. With “Silence Like The Grave,” “Sirens,” and “Deceivers,” the feeling of rediscovering the magic of “Draconian Times” mixed with the power of ‘Icon’ is confirmed. The power of death metal blends majestically with the heavy riffs, and the polished choruses evoke “True Belief,” “As I Die,” and “Embers Fire.”
The album has other gems. ‘Salvation’, ‘Diluvium’ and ‘The Precipice’ offer a heavy, powerful and sensitive side with an overwhelming doom aspect. There is a catchy melodic side with a captivating gothic spirit, but also a powerful side tinged with heavy death metal. Nick Holmes is impressive, switching from growls to clear vocals with ease. These tracks sound like a perfect marriage of eras, at the crossroads of “Draconian Times,” “One Second,” and “Medusa.” With “Lay A Wreath Upon The World” and “Savage Days,” Paradise Lost highlights the sensitive and melancholic side carried by clear vocals with great depth of soul, full of restraint and sensitivity.
“Ascension” is a major work worthy of Paradise Lost's greatest albums. To produce such a rich album after so many releases is a remarkable achievement, as few bands are capable of maintaining such a high artistic level over such a long period of time. - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Serpent Of The Cross
 02. Tyrants Serenade
03. Salvation
04. Silence like The Grave
05. Lay a Wreath Upon The World
06. Diluvium
07. Savage Days
08. Sirens
09. Deceivers
10. The Precipice
LINEUP:
Aaron Aedy: Guitares
Greg Mackintosh: Guitares / Claviers
Guido Zima: Batterie
Nick Holmes: Chant
Steve Edmondson: Basse
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LAST INTERVIEW
PARADISE LOST (MARCH 2020)
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The representatives of gothic metal are back with a new album, "Obsidian", that guitarist Greg Mackintosh came to present to Music Waves readers.
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