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Paradise Lost - Medusa



7.9 | 389 votes |
Release date: 1 September 2017
Style: Death doom metal, Gothic metal

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01. Fearless Sky
02. Gods Of Ancient
03. From The Gallows
04. The Longest Winter
05. Medusa
06. No Passage For The Dead
07. Blood & Chaos
08. Until The Grave
09. Shrines [bonus]
10. Symbolic Virtue [bonus]
11. Frozen Illusion [Japanese bonus]

The Best Doom Metal Album Of 2017

Staff review by
nikarg
Rating:
8.7
I have been following Paradise Lost since the Frozen Illusion demo back when there was no internet and we had to rely on scarce metal radio shows and MTV's "Headbangers Ball" for our fix of new music. The band has tried its hand at death, doom, gothic and even electronic styles, but since In Requiem they have been gradually returning to their roots with every release. Medusa is another sample of greatness in a nearly thirty-year-old, more-than-remarkable career.

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published 01.09.2017 | Comments (32)

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23.06.2017 - 21:13
Rating: 10
un/heart/ed
The Sufferer
Dom Lawson from Metal Hammer says Medusa is possibly even better than The Plague Within. If this is true... Good fucking Lord...
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My only thrill alone in my own hell
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23.06.2017 - 21:28
Risto
Wandering Midget
Greg let us know in an interview that the opening track clocks about 8:30
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27.07.2017 - 22:32
Maco
Pvt Funderground
LEAAAAKED YOOOO
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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28.07.2017 - 01:08
nikarg

Written by Risto on 23.06.2017 at 21:28

Greg let us know in an interview that the opening track clocks about 8:30

It does and it's a great track too.
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03.08.2017 - 07:18
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Only listened to this once but I can say it's like a death/doom version of Type O Negative. Sexy stuff.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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03.08.2017 - 13:49
Rating: 10
Oykan Övgü

Better than Tragic Idol and on par with The Plague Within. Potentially AOTY!
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17.08.2017 - 00:59
jupitreas
hi-fi / lo-life
This is a quality release and its good to see them so wholeheartedly embracing their roots and going for such an extreme sound... and yet, I feel somehow let down. The pure death doom tracks are good but not quite as good as something from the likes of Mourning Beloveth. I find myself missing the wider range of Plague Within. Either way, certainly worth hearing and owning a copy, but leaves me unsatisfied.
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01.09.2017 - 07:32
Rating: 9
Soulhole

This is just what I wished Paradise Lost was all along!
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01.09.2017 - 09:47
Rating: 7
Daniell
_爱情_
Written by jupitreas on 17.08.2017 at 00:59

This is a quality release and its good to see them so wholeheartedly embracing their roots and going for such an extreme sound... and yet, I feel somehow let down. The pure death doom tracks are good but not quite as good as something from the likes of Mourning Beloveth. I find myself missing the wider range of Plague Within. Either way, certainly worth hearing and owning a copy, but leaves me unsatisfied.

I agree 100% with what you said. It seems to me that they took "Beneath the Broken Earth" from the previous album and made a whole album like this song, meanwhile forgetting how varied and multi-faceted "The Plague Within" was. Such a waste and shame. "Medusa" is still a good album, but it could've been so much better.
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01.09.2017 - 16:25
Rating: 10
Gunkaranlik

Maybe it is too early to say but I feel this record is one of Paradise Lost's best works.
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01.09.2017 - 16:50
Rating: 7
metaalbewerker

I prefer track 1,4,5,7,10 and 11 because they sound divers and melodic. The other songs sounds too monotone for me. But I think this is a good album in it's genre. The fans of the death/doom genre will love it!
I will see them anyway on their tour in Netherlands!
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01.09.2017 - 17:07
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Tage Westerlund
Maybe best band album, each of them comes out you can say so, but in some way I prefer this more as original 4 albums. Kick ass, death doom, gothic elements, litte clear and same time grunthy vocals. amazing album, maybe my second fav from 2017.
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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01.09.2017 - 17:09
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by metaalbewerker on 01.09.2017 at 16:50


I will see them anyway on their tour in Netherlands!


Utrecht, just like me?
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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05.09.2017 - 00:27
Rating: 8
Vermoorden

This is a huge step back from the plague within... That being said, its still a pretty good album, albeit way less inspired.
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06.09.2017 - 16:33
Rating: 7
metaalbewerker

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.09.2017 at 17:09

Written by metaalbewerker on 01.09.2017 at 16:50


I will see them anyway on their tour in Netherlands!


Utrecht, just like me?


No I will see them the day after in 013 in Tilburg.
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07.09.2017 - 18:30
Rating: 8
musclassia

It's been a long time since I listened to The Plague Within or Tragic Idol and I haven't listened to either nearly enough to properly remember them and compare to this, but I will say that despite the lack of variety here, I really dig the sound throughout. Love the lead guitar melodies and the generally meaty feel of the album
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20.09.2017 - 03:10
Rating: 7
Ace Frawley
The Spaceman
The title track is a standout for me. Very very good.
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The sun shines over The Fool...
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01.10.2017 - 13:45
Rating: 8
Dalleo

Good album, has some influences of plague within and draconian times which is not a bad thing.
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05.10.2017 - 19:02
Rating: 7
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
I still can't find myself enjoying this one as much as The Plague Within, but then again, I haven't listened Medusa as much times as The Plague Within.
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"Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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06.10.2017 - 20:24
Rating: 9
deswesher

Arter one month , it grew on me surprisingly.
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29.10.2017 - 21:24
VIG
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Written by Maco on 03.08.2017 at 07:18

Only listened to this once but I can say it's like a death/doom version of Type O Negative. Sexy stuff.

That sounds so hot. Seriously.
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09.12.2017 - 01:50
Rating: 9
BlankFile

Excelent álbum. Paradise Lost still in great shape.
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28.12.2017 - 22:37
Rating: 8
Sircheesewhistle

Not quite as memorable as "The Plague Within" but a great addition to their discography either way.
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16.02.2018 - 18:18
Rating: 7
Metren
Dreadrealm
Disappointing album, I expected much better based on the comments, scores, and reviews. Maybe it would grow on me, but I don't even feel like giving it another listen tbh.
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22.03.2020 - 02:20
Rating: 8
Illusion's_Void

When the album is great, but the best track is a bonus...
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