- In Requiem
Infobox Album | Name = In Requiem
Type = studio
Artist = Paradise Lost
Released = UK -May 21 ,2007
Recorded = 2006-2007,The Chapel Studios ,London and Strait Sound Studios, Gibson,Vancouver
Genre =Gothic metal
Length = 45:08
Label =Century Media Records
Producer =Rhys Fulber
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvfuxzy5ldde link]
*Metal Hammer rating-10|9| Last album = "Paradise Lost"
(2005)
This album = "In Requiem"
(2007)
Next album = |"In Requiem" is Paradise Lost's eleventh
studio album , again withRhys Fulber on production duties.Seth Siro Anton is responsible for the artwork, which can be seen [http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/news/204 here] .Nick Holmes has confirmed that 15 tracks have been recorded for the new album [http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3221] , including one cover.
A press release states, "The melancholic atmosphere is as oppressive as ever, but this go round the gloom is fused with an equal amount of dense, punishing riffs" [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68738] .
The first single to be released from the album was " The Enemy" [http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3259] .
The album was leaked onto the internet in its entirety on April 20, 2007.
The album is notable for featuring some harsher vocals by Nick Holmes, similar to the style he had on "Icon". It's often said that this album mixes Paradise Lost's still doom-death resembling style from "Icon" and their melodic gothic metal sound seen in "
Draconian Times ".Track listing
# "Never For The Damned" (5:02)
# "Ash & Debris" (4:16)
# "The Enemy" (3:39)
# "Praise Lamented Shade" (4:02)
# "Requiem" (4:25)
# "Unreachable" (3:38)
# "Prelude To Descent" (4:11)
# "Fallen Children" (3:38)
# "Beneath Black Skies" (4:12)
# "Sedative God" (3:59)
# "Your Own Reality" (4:02)Bonus Tracks
#Missing (cover of
Everything but the Girl ) (Digipak, Vinyl Box Set)
#Silent in Heart (Digipak, Vinyl Box Set)
#Sons of Perdition (Japan)
#Godless (Vinyl Box Set)Trivia
The title for song "Praise Lamented Shade" comes after
An Essay on Criticism byAlexander Pope [ [http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/articles/6 In Requiem - Track by Track - Paradise Lost Official Website ] ] .The song "Sedative God" was originally intended for the previous Paradise Lost album, but was never recorded at that time. That's the reason why it sounds much different from the rest of the album. It's also the oldest song of the album because of this. [ [http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/articles/6 In Requiem - Track by Track - Paradise Lost Official Website ] ] .
Credits
*
Nick Holmes - vocals
*Greg Mackintosh -Lead guitars
*Aaron Aedy -Rhythm guitar s
*Steve Edmondson -Bass guitar
*Jeff Singer - drumsReferences
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