Release date: September 19, 2025
Origin: Halifax, England
Personnel: Nick Holmes-vox, Greg Mackintosh-guitar, Aaron Aedy-guitar, Steve Edmondson-bass, Guido Montanarini-drums
One of the kings of English gothic doom. I sometimes wonder if I’m the only one that enjoys Paradise Lost’s latter output much more than their earlier material. Even though some of the earlier albums are seen as being their classic sound, some of it was a little too gothic and emo-ish for me to fully embrace. In my opinion, their albums from the past 10+ years or so are my favorite. Ascension continues the stellar run the band has been in of late and may be my favorite of theirs yet. Just a solid slab of haunting doom.
4.5 flip flops out of 5
The list so far:
5. Paradise Lost-Ascension
6. Baest-Colossal
7. Messa-The Spin
8. Kadavar-I Just Want To Be A Sound
9. Harakiri For The Sky-Scorched Earth
10. 16-Guides For The Misguided
11. Lo-Pan-Get Well Soon
12. Hooded Menace-Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration
13. Byzantine-Harbingers
14. Wretched-Decay
15. Green Carnation-A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia
16. Scorpion Child-I Saw The End As It Passed Right Through Me
17. Benediction-Ravages of Empires
18. Testament-Para Bellum
19. In Mourning-The Immortal
20. Allegaeon-The Ossuary Lens
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