In Requiem (2 Bonus Tracks) [Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition]

Paradise Lost | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Century Media Int'l
• ASIN: B000PFT254
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Never For The Damned

2. Ash & Debris

3. Enemy

4. Praise Lamented Shade

5. Requiem

6. Unreachable

7. Prelude To Descent

8. Fallen Children

9. Beneath Black Skies

10. Sedative God

11. Your Own Reality

12. Missing (Bonus Track)

13. Silent In Heart (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Heavier, August 10, 2007

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This review is from: In Requiem (2 Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of Paradise Lost since I heard Symbol of Life. I bought their self-titled follow up and had mixed feelings about it. It just wasn't as strong as Symbol of Life - it sounded "bored". However, I picked this one up and it's up there with Symbol of Life.

The techno/industrial sound is gone, and in its place is a monster inspired by guitar-driven songs and symphony-supported atmosphere. I only have issues with how certain songs were executed. The verse in "Requiem" and "Beneath Black Skies" annoys me (with the growling in the former, and the thin, weak voicing in the latter), but the song(s) as a whole make up for it. Highlights for me were "Praise Lamented Shade", "Unreachable" and, not surprisingly, "Missing" (I bought the import with this bonus track) which is a cover. I thought "Small Town Boy" and "Xavier" on Symbol of Life were highlights of that album, and "Missing" on Requiem is another excellent Paradise Lost-stamped interpretation. Overall, my only complaints are with the two-songs previously mentioned.

Requiem is a certain improvement over Paradise Lost and the melodies are memorable for this genre, not to mention some of the "crunch" in the guitar parts. I was bobbing my head on almost every song. Good stuff. If you're a fan, pick it up because many of these other reviewers are right - it's a good album.