Name: Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
Brand: Paradise Lost

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SM33170122-TCM031LP

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

617669419618

Total Cap

Black 12"

Artist

Paradise Lost

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

The Circle Music

Metal band Paradise Lost, formed in 1988 in Halifax, UK, is credited with creating the death/doom subgenre and pioneering gothic metal. Throughout their career, they have reinvented themselves and experimented with different musical genres. Their early albums established them as a leading force in death/doom, but they gradually moved towards a more melancholic goth-influenced sound. They then explored mainstream success while still maintaining their metal roots before venturing into non-metal territory. In recent years, the band has returned to their gothic and heavy metal roots.

Paradise Lost's unique sound has influenced similar artists such as Tiamat, Moonspell, and Lake Of Tears. Other notable bands within the same genre include My Dying Bride, Katatonia, and Anathema.

With their perpetual taste for reinvention and refusal to repeat themselves, Paradise Lost continues to captivate fans and critics alike with their exploration of gothic and heavy metal territories.

Looking back at the progression Paradise Lost has made over the years, "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" does seem to rely on two important ingredients that made this band worthy in the first place. Nick Holmes brings back the harsh vocal attack you could find on the band's '93-'95 material and while he doesn't sound as ''cool'' as he did earlier on. The heavier, yet elaborated approach sees Paradise Lost aiming for several contrasts; the vocals often alternate between wise angry bellows and baritone-esque cleans, yet both aspects are used often which you couldn't say so much about the band's earlier works.''As Horizons End'' opens up with its thundering guitar chords, followed by gruff verses and its rhymed cleaner chorus. It's an excellent opening track and should remind you the band has definitely left their goth rock phase behind for good. ''The Rise of Denial'' has the most guitar chugged verse since ''Colossal rain'', but fortunately sees Greg and Aaron pull out a few more tricks in their advantage.The lead segment Greg appears on is nothing but nostalgic sorrow whereas the punchy riff follows right after offers an extra dose of good old heaviness before the vocal-oriented chorus makes it present clear again. Mood-wise, this new approach might take a little getting used to those yearning for a serious copy of the Paradise Lost of old, but most of the time the results are more than satisfying to me. ''First Light'' is an emotional roller-coaster and demonstrates Nick Holmes' new-found vocal abilities at their best, especially during that deceiving chorus and even the title track's balladic tale doesn't shy away from a rougher chorus emerging between the tranquil verses with great effects. Still, "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" is a fine album of a band rediscovering their heavier pasts. It remains one of the band's more unique album.This album comes out in deluxe Triple Gatefold edition, in two colors (Gold / Red) 500 limited edition each.

Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us

Music GB

Discover Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us by Paradise Lost on vinyl from The Circle Music. A unique album with heavy past influences, available in deluxe Triple Gatefold edition.