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Obsidian
Metal · 2020 · 11 tracks · 55m

Obsidian

Paradise Lost

A masterfully bleak fusion of crushing doom riffs and elegant 80s gothic rock. It sounds like a cathedral collapsing in slow motion under a grey sky.

May 15, 2020 · Nuclear Blast Records

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A sophisticated, grand-scale melancholy that balances crushing weight with elegant, darkwave-tinged beauty.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 55m
01
Darker Thoughts
5:46
02
Fall From Grace
5:42
03
Ghosts
4:35
04
The Devil Embraced
6:08
05
Forsaken
4:30
06
Serenity
4:46
07
Ending Days
4:36
08
Hope Dies Young
4:02
09
Ravenghast
5:30
10
Hear the Night
5:34
11
Defiler
4:46
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in Darker Thoughts from fragile acoustic picking to a sudden wall of distorted doom.
The Sisters of Mercy inspired danceable gothic rock beat that drives the track Ghosts.
The crushing, slow-motion death metal weight of the closing riffs on Ravenghast.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Obsidian sound next to the rest of Paradise Lost's catalogue?

Cathedral+1.4σ

Cathedral saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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