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Medusa
Metal · 2017 · 10 tracks · 51m

Medusa

Paradise Lost

A crushing return to the band's death-doom roots. Dense, murky riffs and guttural vocals create a monolithic wall of ancient, cold sorrow.

September 1, 2017 · Nuclear Blast Records

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A relentless, crushing weight of ancient sorrow that feels both prehistoric and deeply personal.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 51m
01
Fearless Sky
8:30
02
Gods of Ancient
5:50
03
From the Gallows
3:42
04
The Longest Winter
4:31
05
Medusa
6:20
06
No Passage for the Dead
4:16
07
Blood and Chaos
3:51
08
Until the Grave
5:41
09
Shrines
4:00
10
Symbolic Virtue
4:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the funeral-paced organ intro to the guttural roar two minutes into Fearless Sky.
The way the lead guitar line in The Longest Winter mimics a human sob over the heavy rhythmic chugging.
The sudden shift to a faster, almost d-beat punk energy during the bridge of Blood and Chaos.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Medusa sound next to the rest of Paradise Lost's catalogue?

Gravelly+3.3σ

The vocals lean far further into gravelly than the rest of the catalogue.

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