PARADISE LOST - IN REQUIEM [2007] (album review)

Here we go. The band from Yorkshire is back with a new album. This new album will surprise many people and of course many fans of the band. This situation is always, more or less, predictable every time that Paradise Lost release a new album, because everyone is curious to listen to the new songs of the band and depending to each listener likings, to love or hate them. The fact of making so many argument and dissent around their music and their name, is an element that makes Paradise Lost a huge band (except the quality of their music, of course).

This time Paradise Lost decided to make a big return to their roots. They composed new killer songs with heavy/doom riffs, which could excellent, be into “Icon”, “Shades of God” and “Draconian Times” albums. Attention, the order that I referred the albums isn’t randomly. It reflects excellent the mood of the album. Even the double-pedal playing on drums is present on many songs. The new album starts from there, where their last one, “Paradise Lost” album, stopped and continues in a heavier, darker and sadder motive. Elements from the rest albums, are also present here and there. The high quality of the songs must be taken as granted, and the sound of the album is unbelievable, as Rhys Fulber, on the production, and Mike Frazer (Ac/Dc, Aerosmith, Metallica) on the mixing, made amazing work. If I had to mention some songs, as my favorites, these will be: “Ash & Debris”, “Praise Lamented Shade”, “Requiem”, “Prelude To Descent” and “Fallen Children”, without this means that the rest songs aren’t good.

Concluding, the shadowkings are ascending again there where they deserve to be, at their throne. They managed to eliminate all these 12 years, since the releasing of “Draconian Times” and to present us an album which to some years will be mentioned as classic. I kneel humbly before their majesty. The kings are alive, long live the kings.

PARADISE LOST discography:

(1990) Lost Paradise
(1991) Gothic
(1992) Shades Of God
(1993) Icon
(1995) Draconian Times
(1997) One Second
(1999) Host
(2001) Believe In Nothing
(2002) Symbol Of Life
(2005) Paradise Lost
(2007) In Requiem