Paradise Lost – Tragic Idol

Releasedate: 23-04-2012; Label: Century Media
By: Sabine van Gameren

Who does not know about Paradise Lost? Thousands of bands mention them as influence, the band has a career that counts more than 20 years and during that time they released thirteen full length albums. “Tragic Idol” is the band’s latest release.

Within the time in their existence the band experimented around with their sound, last album the band got back a little closer to their start and “Tragic Idol” surely follows the path. Melancholic and depressive sounds, vocals that tell their story softly yet with strength, guitars that fill up the beauty of it all. Simple, no one has to tell Paradise Lost how to make their music, it is their blood. The music is always balanced and carefully thought off, no raw edges but kept from being polished too much as well. Probably there are some fans that would love to see this band break out and do something radical once, but with “Tragic Idol” that won’t be found. It is a one-unit that could be seen as a book with its chapters, following up to each other and tell a complete story, but none of them could be seen as an individual characteristic track. Paradise Lost fans will buy it anyway, but if you have not tried their material before, this album is also a good one to start with. It shows all the band has done in the past, collected with the quality anno 2012. It will open the doors to their past.

Line Up:
Nick Holmes – Vocals
Gregor Mackintosh – Guitar
Aaron Aedy – Guitar
Stephen Edmondson – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums

Tracklist: 01. Solitary One 02. Crucify 03. Fear Of Impending Hell 04. Honesty In Death 05. Theories From Another World 06. In This We Dwell 07. To The Darkness 08. Tragic Idol 09. Worth Fighting For 10. The Glorious End

Links:
Paradise Lost Official