Paradise Lost – Gothic (35th Anniversary)

Paradise Lost formed in 1988 in West Yorkshire, UK, when vocalist Nick Holmes &
guitarist Gregor Mackintosh came together with the idea of taking metal beyond the
conventional styles of the time. They were influenced by acts such as Candlemass,
Celtic Frost & Morbid Angel, & concocted a unique atmosphere of their own as a
result. This was already apparent when their debut album ‘Lost Paradise’ appeared on
Peaceville Records in 1990, & blended death metal with doom & some melodic
elements, but it wasn’t until their follow-up album, ‘Gothic’, that the band truly made its
mark.
Recorded in late 1990/ early 1991 at the renowned Academy Studios in Yorkshire
(responsible for classic albums from bands such as My Dying Bride, Anathema,
Cradle of Filth, among many others), ‘Gothic’ was the album responsible for a whole
sub-genre: Gothic Doom Metal, upon its release in 1991. Creating a more sombre &
atmospheric form of dark extremity, with the introduction of Gregor Mackintosh’s
highly distinctive & unmistakable lead guitar melodies, Paradise Lost established
themselves as among the pioneering UK bands of the early nineties, becoming highly
influential to a generation of subsequent greats.
This new edition of ‘Gothic’, marking the album’s 35th anniversary, is presented on
double CD, with remastered audio courtesy of Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone
Studios. The bonus disc features the band ‘Live in Ludwigsburg’, 1991, performing
tracks from ‘Gothic’ & their debut album. The release also includes a four page booklet
containing recollections from the band on the period & the shaping of the album, as
originally featured in 2021’s ‘The Lost & The Painless’.

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LP Corona Vinyl Tracks: Gothic ( 04:44 ) / Dead Emotion ( 04:33 ) / Shattered
( 03:58 ) / Rapture ( 05:10 ) / Eternal ( 03:47 ) / Falling Forever ( 03:27 ) / Angel Tears
( 02:37 ) / Silent ( 04:36 ) / The Painless ( 03:59 ) / Desolate ( 01:53 )

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CD 2CD Edition Tracks: Gothic ( 04:44 ) / Dead Emotion ( 04:33 ) / Shattered
( 03:58 ) / Rapture ( 05:10 ) / Eternal ( 03:47 ) / Falling Forever ( 03:27 ) / Angel Tears
( 02:37 ) / Silent ( 04:36 ) / The Painless ( 03:59 ) / Desolate ( 01:53 ) / Intro ( Live In
Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 00:50 ) / Dead Emotion ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:43 ) /
Gothic ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:36 ) / Paradise Lost ( Live In Ludwigsburg
1991 ) ( 05:59 ) / Breeding Fear ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:56 ) / Eternal ( Live
In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 03:57 ) / Shattered ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:20 ) /
Frozen Illusion ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 05:50 ) / Angel Tears ( Live In
Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 02:54 ) / The Painless ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:04 ) /
Our Saviour ( Live In Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 06:53 ) / Deadly Inner Sense ( Live In
Ludwigsburg 1991 ) ( 04:59 )