Gothic (Paradise Lost album)
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| Released | 19 March 1991 | |||
| Recorded | November 1990 – January 1991 | |||
| Studio | Academy Music Studios, West Yorkshire, England | |||
| Genre | Death-doom, doom 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.
The album has been re-released and remastered twice. The 2003 re-release contains two remixes of songs from Lost Paradise (1990), bringing the total running time to 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Remixed/live versions of the songs "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. The album was performed in full at the 2016 Roadburn festival and released by the band on Bandcamp.
Reception
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AllMusic gave Gothic a three-star mixed review. In June 2005, Gothic was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, becoming the fifth album overall to be featured there.
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