PARADISE LOST Release Date Pre-Order Start Medusa Uu 01/09/2017 Uu 07/07/2017

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PARADISE LOST Release Date Pre-Order Start Medusa uu 01/09/2017 uu 07/07/2017

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»Medusa« will be PARADISE LOST’s heaviest full-length release of Price Code: LP16 the past 15 years, melding crushing doom metal with Nick’s harsh NB 3797-1 LP death growls and raw organic sounds, heralding a new era of pure (180g, black in gatefold) Northern misery.

Recorded at Orgone Studios, in the misty countryside of Woburn, with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (GHOST, ULVER, CATHE- DRAL), a truly brutal beast of an album has been born. It not only expands PARADISE LOST’s musical boundaries, but also unveils Territory: World the band’s darkest thoughts. The meaninglessness of our own existence is expressed through bitter yet laconic lyrics, typified by their eight-minute opening track ‘Fearless Sky’: uu Tracklists: “I’ve always liked the expression ‘the richest man in the grave- THEIR HEAVY SOUND yard’, as it sums up so much about life, our purpose for existence, DIGI: and what all material possessions actually mean once we have 01. Fearless Sky 02. Gods Of Ancient IS BACK! gone. Yet, particularly in the West, adult life seems to be about ac- 03. From The Gallows Most people will know Medusa as the Gorgon from Greek mythology; cumulating meaningless things, or admiring other people that have 04. The Longest Winter she is the infamous beast with venomous snakes for hair who will turn accumulated more meaningless things than you have. In a famous 05. Medusa anyone that dares to look into her eyes to stone. It is this hideous creature film, someone’s mum once said: ‘there’s only so much fortune a 06. No Passage For The Dead who PARADISE LOST have chosen to be the figureheard for their 15th man really needs... and the rest is just for showing off.’ I also like 07. Blood And Chaos studio album, as, from a philosophical perspective, she is more than sim- 08. Until The Grave that expression”, states singer Nick Holmes. Bonus: ply a monster. Singer Nick Holmes started his research, intrigued to find 09. Shrines greater meaning behind the symbol of Medusa and became particular- Believing in a higher power, or a deeper meaning of our human 10. Symbolic Virtue ly fascinated by the Gorgon’s nihilistic connotations. “Attempts to avoid existence, is a concept that the band has always denied. ‘Gods of looking into her eyes represent avoiding the ostensibly depressing reality Ancient’ deals with the more plausible concept of ancient pagan- that the universe is meaningless”, is an idea that was adopted by Ameri- CD: ism, and how worshipping the sun, moon and stars is more under- 01. Fearless Sky can novelist Jack London, and a thought that could have easily emerged standable than any man-made deity. In a similar way, ‘No Passage 02. Gods Of Ancient from PARADISE LOST’s lyrics over the past 3 decades. for the Dead’ also settles old scores with blind faith and the fact 03. From The Gallows Founded in 1988 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, the band are not only that many world religions solely aim for a glorious life after death, 04. The Longest Winter known as one of the most distinctive acts in metal – their music defined the instead of cherishing the short time we have on earth: 05. Medusa gothic subgenre and raised doom metal to a new level – they are also 06. No Passage For The Dead 07. Blood And Chaos considered pioneers of an entire musical generation. Never ones to hes- “The possibility of entrance into some heavenly kingdom after 08. Until The Grave itate to explore undiscovered paths, PARADISE LOST have encompassed death is such a ridiculous man made notion, pretty much like a many genres during their career – from their death metal beginnings to medicine man in the old west. I imagine it was initially a theo- the more mainstream electronic dark-pop album »Host«, electronic influ- ry invented to profit clever individuals, aimed at weak, frightened LP: ences on »Symbol Of Life« alongside majestic gothic moments. Vocalist (180g, 33 RPM) people. Accepting that there is nothing else after death isn’t a nice Side A Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, along with thought, but at the same time it can also make you appreciate the 01. Fearless Sky bassist Steve Edmondson have never ceased to follow their own vision. time you have, and live life to the fullest.” 02. Gods Of Ancient The quartet has been an inseparable unit since its inception with only the 03. From The Gallows drummer’s position changing hands several times. With their new drum There are some sparks of hope that shine through on the song 04. The Longest Winter prodigy, the 22-year-old Finn Waltteri Väyrynen, behind the kit the leg- Side B ‘Blood and Chaos’, but in the end it all comes down to a final dis- 01. Medusa ends are now returning to their early beginnings. The band have already illusioning conclusion: that humanity is only seldom worth living on 02. No Passage For The Dead brought back the sound of their roots with their critically acclaimed last this planet. This is a perception that Nick considers in the eighth, 03. Blood And Chaos album »The Plague Within«, and now it has become clearer than ever and concluding, track of the album, ‘Until the Grave’. 04. Until The Grave that they’re continuing the theme: www.paradiselost.co.uk · www.facebook.com/paradiselostofficial · www.nuclearblast.de/paradiselost Style: Cult Metal

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www.paradiselost.co.uk · www.facebook.com/paradiselostofficial · www.nuclearblast.de/paradiselost Style: Cult Metal