The goth / doom purveyors, Paradise Lost came out swinging with their latest album titled Ascension, out now via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has compiled a set of tracks filled with sorrow and fantastic music.
The album Ascension by Paradise Lost drags you in to a vortex of melancholic tunes and abysmal sounds. The first track titled, “Serpent On the Cross” kicks in with an ominous riff, with hints of heavy metal and gory vocals. An alluring guitar solo surfaces as the track reaches its end. The follow up track titles “Tyrants Serenade” has a heavy pounding drum intro, as the guitars kick in that melody as clean vocals resonate deep and powerful. An apprehensive feeling overtakes your body as this song marches on, it encapsulates all the signature sounds Paradise Lost is known for. After five years, Paradise Lost came with this melancholic record and each track pushes you down more and more into oblivion. The sounds are epic, the musicianship stronger than ever. The track “Salvation” will send you into a catatonic state, this is a powerful song. The album focuses on misery of man, as they thrive to be saved from earth, only to meet their demise, death is inevitable. The beauty of each track on this album makes life more paletable.
This album is a masterful composition, each track is packed with something that remains in your memory, captivating your soul with each note. The track “Diluvium”, harrows the listener with the sounds of doom, and intensity through and through. Metal riffs and drum beats kick in giving life to a gloomy song, energizing it for a brief moment, succumbing into a relentless double pedal and pulverizing tones. This has to be one of the most perplexing albums of all year, with elements of doom, energetic solos, upbeat sounds and condemning lyrics; Ascension, will rip your soul. Make sure to get this album and check out these songs on your own.
By: Jose Barrientos
PARADISE LOST Tour Dates:
June 7 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle (w/King Diamond)
June 10 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof (w/King Diamond)
June 11 – Tilburg, NL – O13 (w/King Diamond)
June 13 – Oberhausen, DE – Turbinenhalle (w/King Diamond)
June 14 – Ludwigsburg, DE – MHP Arena (w/King Diamond)
June 16 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz (w/King Diamond)
June 17 – Zurich, CH – Komplex 457 (w/King Diamond)
June 18 – Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting
June 21 – Lublin, PL – Lublin 2025
June 28 – Vana-Vigala, EE – Hard Rock Laager 2025
June 30 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
July 1 – London, UK – Roundhouse
July 4 – Joensuu, FI – Ilovaari Festival 2025
July 6 – Sariyer, TR – Headbangers’ Weekend 2025
July 10 – Malakasa, GR – Rockwave Festival 2025
July 17 – Málaga, ES – Sun and Thunder Festival 2025
July 31 – Bergen, NO – Beyond The Gates 2025
Aug 1 – Czaplinek, PL – Pol’and’Rock Festival
Aug 8 – Jaroměř, CZ – Brutal Assault 2025
Aug 15 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo Metal Fest 2025
Oct 9 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
Oct 10 – Wolverhampton, UK – KK’s Steel Mill
Oct 11 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University
Oct 12 – Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Garage
Oct 14 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Oct 15 – Bristol, UK – Electric
Oct 16 – Southampton, UK – The 1865
Oct 17 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
Oct 19 – Oignies, FR – Tyrant Fest 2025
Oct 20 – Paris, FR – Élysée Montmartre
Oct 21 – Lyon, FR – La Rayonne
Oct 23 – Köln, DE – Live Music Hall
Oct 24 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal
Oct 25 – Dornbirn, AT – Conrad Sohm
Oct 26 – Padova, IT – Hall
Oct 28 – Munich, DE – Backstage Werk
Oct 29 – Prague, CZ – Palc Akropolis
Oct 30 – Zagreb, HR – Boogaloo Zagreb
Oct 31 – Vienna, AT – Simm City
Nov 1 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
Nov 3 – Geneva, CH – PTR/L’Usine
Nov 4 – Nürnberg, DE – Z-Bau Biergarten
Nov 5 – Utrecht, NL – Pandora
Nov 6 – Antwerpen, BE – Trix Hall
Dec 13 – Bradford, UK – Bradford Live
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