Album Rating: 4.5

Naaaaaah. "Tragic Idol" comes close, but both "In Requiem" and especially "The Plague Within" are nowhere this although solid efforts.

The Plague Within is best modern PL by a landslide, agreed.

Album Rating: 4.0

All of them rule agreed

Hard

Album Rating: 4.5

Plague is indeed the best, but the 2007-2015 album run is overall amazing.

Album Rating: 4.3

Yeah they're all great. Plague is a close second for me, might be my favorite if this wasn't as nostalgic for me or my introduction to the band.

I think we can all agree Medusa is the weakest in over a decade. It sounds like the follow-up will be more of the same.

I wouldn't mind if they tried a lighter sound again like in the late '90s and early 2000s, but modernized and more similar to the 2007-2015 albums.

"It sounds like the follow-up will be more of the same."

Why though? The single ruled.

Album Rating: 4.3

The single reminded me of Medusa, and they also seem to stick to one style for three or four albums at a time.

They don't though? I don't hear it. Make no mistake, they are all "doom metal", but different facets of it for sure.

Album Rating: 4.5

They said the new one is going to be one of their most eclectic in a while. Besides, the track "Ghosts" might just sound like what you want based on the description.

Album Rating: 4.3

I more meant different facets of gothic/doom metal.

Their first five albums gradually got lighter and more melodic, then they did four albums of goth rock/synth pop, then four albums of more traditional gothic metal, and now it's death/doom metal again starting with The Plague Within, but modernized and a little more musically diverse.

I read some interview a while back where they something like like change things up every four albums or so.

I haven't heard Ghosts yet so maybe they're changing things up for the new one.

TPW is more interesting on paper than it is in reality imo, whereas I see this as their musical peak but not necessarily their most interesting.

Anyway they keep saying that the last single is the closest to Medusa, so we'll see.

Album Rating: 4.5

"The Plague Within is best modern PL by a landslide, agreed."



Naaah, Holmes' growls are horrible on that record. Still a solid effort, but I even like parts of "Medusa" more. But I agree, they're all solid to great records.

Album Rating: 4.0

Congratulations to Paradise Lost! The Faith Divides Us album is ranked #5 in my top 101 albums for summer depression. Tragic Idol also has a very good #47. Obsidian of course is ranked #101. That album needs to grow on me more.

Faith Divides Us clicked immediately with me after first listen, Tragic Idol was similar to that.



I wish Paradise Lost can see my list I wish they would be proud.

Album Rating: 4.0

congrats to the band that's quiet an achievement

Man this is awesome, just wish the singer didnt remind me of hetfield so much but still

was never a bigger fan of their later deathier stuff, but this album was def the beginning of a transition back to the DM side of things and the opening track on this is inSANE