Tragic Idol

Tragic Idol
Studio album by
Paradise Lost
Released18 April 2012 (Japan)
20 April 2012 (Germany)
23 April 2012 (North America)
24 April 2012 (Europe)
Recorded16 November 2011 – ?[1]
StudioThe Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire
Fascination Street Studios, Örebro[2]
Genre
Length46:05
LabelCentury Media
ProducerJens Bogren
Paradise Lost chronology
Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
(2009) 		Tragic Idol
(2012) 		Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities)
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
Exclaim!(favorable)[5]
Jukebox:Metal[6]
Metal Forces(8/10)[8]
Sputnikmusic[7]

Tragic Idol is the thirteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released on 23 April 2012 in Europe and 24 April 2012 in North America through Century Media Records.[9]

In support of the album, Paradise Lost went on a UK concert tour with Insomnium.[10]

Formats the album was released through are: Standard CD; Limited Edition 2-CD Box; a fan box, which includes a poster, album slipmat, gold marbled colored 7" & 12" Vinyl, A1 poster 135g, army cap and boxes selected at random will include handwritten lyrics by the band.[citation needed] This band has a box set titled Original Album Classics and they have a similar release titled Original Album Collection which has this album along with this band's other albums, In Requiem and Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us. There are EMP Edition (200 copies) - gold vinyl, Amazon Edition (400 copies Germany / 200 copies France) - white vinyl, Nuclear Blast Edition (400 copies) - dark blue vinyl and Band Edition (250 copies, signed) - dark sand marbled vinyl

Guitarist Gregor Mackintosh commented: "The [new CD was] again produced by Jens Bogren and is influenced by classic doom metal and classic metal. I would say it is more melodic than the last record whilst retaining the heaviness. There are lots of guitar solos and melodies."[3]

Also this is the first Paradise Lost studio album featuring Adrian Erlandsson on drums, who joined the band in 2009.

There is a track called "The Last Fallen Saviour" which was written for this album but it was initially made only available as a free flexi disc with Decibel magazine, but has since been included on Tragic Illusion 25, a rarities compilation released in 2013 to commemorate the band's 25th anniversary.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Solitary One"4:08
2."Crucify"4:08
3."Fear of Impending Hell"5:25
4."Honesty in Death"4:08
5."Theories from Another World"5:02
6."In This We Dwell"3:55
7."To the Darkness"5:09
8."Tragic Idol"4:35
9."Worth Fighting For"4:12
10."The Glorious End"5:23
Limited edition bonus CD
No.TitleAlbumLength
11."Ending Through Changes" 4:09
12."Never Take Me Alive" (Spear of Destiny cover)Outland4:48
Limited edition Japanese edition CD
No.TitleAlbumLength
13."True Belief (Live)"Icon4:52
14."One Second (Live)"One Second3:38
15."Say Just Words (Live)"One Second4:51

Credits

Charts

Charts (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 42
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 85
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 243
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 85
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 90
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 73

References

  1. ^ "PARADISE LOST Begins Recording New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Paradise Lost Begins Recording New Album Tragic Idol apeshit.org. 28 November 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b Paradise Lost: 'Tragic Idol' Cover Artwork Unveiled, Blabbermouth.net. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 21 March 2012]
  4. ^ Jervis, Marcus. "Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol Review". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012. About.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved on 2012-05-09.
  5. ^ "Paradise Lost Tragic Idol". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ Andy Lye (2012). "Jukebox:Metal review". Jukeboxmetal.com.
  7. ^ Spencer, Trey. Tragic Idol review, Sputnikmusic.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
  8. ^ Not, Neil. "Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol". Metalforcesmagazine.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ^ Paradise Lost Album Art for "Tragic Idol" smnnews.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  10. ^ Paradise Lost: "Tragic Idol" Artwork and Release Date Announced! Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today skullsnbones.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
  11. ^ Kam, Chee. Paradise Lost Unveil 'Tragic Idol' Cover Art; Announce UK Tour Dates puregrainaudio.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
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  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2021.