Gothic (Paradise Lost album)
| Gothic | ||||
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| Released | 19 March 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Academy Music Studios, West Yorkshire. November 1990 - January 1991 | |||
| Genre | Death-doom, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 39:24 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
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Gothic is the second full-length album released by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost.
This album has been re-released twice, both of which contain remastered sound. The 2003 re-release of this album appended two remixes of songs from Lost Paradise, bringing the total running time to 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Remixed/live versions of "Eternal", "Gothic" and "The Painless", appear on the 2003 digipak re-release of Lost Paradise. In 2008, Gothic was re-released with a bonus DVD with a rare performance by the band.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic gave Gothic a three star mixed review.[1] In June 2005, Gothic was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, becoming the fifth album overall to be featured in the Decibel Hall of Fame.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Nick Holmes and Gregor Mackintosh.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gothic" | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Dead Emotion" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Shattered" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Rapture" | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Eternal" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Falling Forever" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Angel Tears" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Silent" | 4:42 |
| 9. | "The Painless" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Desolate" | 1:51 |
| Total length: | 39:24 | |
Personnel
- Nick Holmes - vocals
- Matthew Archer - drums
- Stephen Edmondson - bass
- Aaron Aedy - guitars
- Gregor Mackintosh - guitars
Guest musicians
- The Raptured Symphony Orchestra - orchestral sections
- Sarah Marrion - vocals
Production
- Keith Appleton - engineering
- Richard Moran - cover art, photography
References
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. Gothic review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
- ^ Chase, Jesse. "Paradise Lost – "Gothic"". Decibel. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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