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Ascension
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | September 19, 2025 |
| Genres | Gothic Metal, Doom Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl |
| Length | 1:00:02 |
| Ranked | #6 for 2025 , #1,141 all-time |
Album Photos (3)
Ascension Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Serpent of the Cross | 6:12 | 95 | 4 | Music Video | |
| 2. | Tyrants Serenade | 4:20 | 92.5 | 4 | Music Video | |
| 3. | Salvation | 7:07 | 91.3 | 4 | ||
| 4. | Silence Like the Grave | 4:46 | 96.3 | 4 | Music Video | |
| 5. | Lay a Wreath upon the World | 4:51 | 91.7 | 3 | Lyric Video | |
| 6. | Diluvium | 5:47 | 88.8 | 4 | ||
| 7. | Savage Days | 3:54 | 90 | 3 | ||
| 8. | Sirens | 4:46 | 91.7 | 3 | ||
| 9. | Deceivers | 3:37 | 90 | 3 | ||
| 10. | The Precipice | 5:42 | 91.7 | 3 | ||
| Bonus tracks | ||||||
| 11. | This Stark Town | 5:38 | 92.5 | 2 | ||
| 12. | A Life Unknown | 4:10 | 85 | 2 | ||
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Line-up (members)
- Nick Holmes : Vocals, Lyrics
- Greg Mackintosh : Lead Guitar, Songwriting
- Aaron Aedy : Rhythm Guitar
- Steve Edmondson : Bass
- Guido Montanarini : Drums
Guest / additional musicians
- Lawrence Mackrory : Backing Vocals (tracks 2, 3, 10, 12)
- Heather Thompson : Backing Vocals (track 5)
- Alan Averill : Backing Vocals (track 3)
Production staff / artist
- Greg Mackintosh : Producer, Recording (guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals (additional))
- Lawrence Mackrory : Additional Producer, Recording (drums, vocals), Mixing, Mastering
- Roberto Bordin : Layout, Design
Produced at Black Planet Studios in East Yorkshire, UK, and NBS and Wasteland Studios in Sweden.
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Ascension Comments
(9)Nov 7, 2025
이게 고딕이지. 처연한 멜로디에 모던함 한스푼을 더하니 이리 매력적일수가. 1~2번트랙 원투펀치는 정말 강렬하다. 다만 앨범 후반부로 갈수록 힘이 조금 빠지는건 아쉬운부분
3 likesSep 30, 2025
Excellent album. A mix of Gothic Metal, doom metal, and verging on melodic death metal. Definitely one of the best albums of the year.
2 likesSep 29, 2025
Paradise Lost na novinke "Ascension" ponúka kombináciu Doom/Gothic Metal -u, pričom kombinuje viacere tráre kapely počas jej dlhej a úspešnej kariéry. Nosnou stránkou sú stredno-tempé alebo pomalé gitary, podporené kvalitnými bicími. Nick Holmes pri speve využíva taktiež viaceré polohy od čistého chlapského spevu až po growlingové pasáže. Zaujímavosťou na kapele je, že mimo bubeníka sú všetci ostatní členovia v kapele od pôvodnej zostavy.
3 likesSep 28, 2025
나는 이들의 팬이 아니다. 2,3,4,5집만 들었고 5집은 특히 좋아했지만 그걸로 끝이었다. 고딕메탈도 일부 유명한 밴드들만 들었고 그 장르 자체를 좋아한다고 말하기 힘들다. 이 작품도 그냥 뭐 듣나… 하다가 신작이라 그냥 틀어놨는데 이런! 5집보다 좋고 처연함, 헤비, 멜로디, 분위기 등 어디하나 빠질것 없는 최상위 그레이드의 고딕메탈이다. 올해의 작품 후보.
3 likesSep 22, 2025
Sep 22, 2025
It was a smashing Friday with Paradise lost going through each of their different modes throughout this album. Out of the legacy acts going back to the 90s and earlier, Paradise Lost has given the strongest showing so far this year, in my opinion.
2 likesSep 21, 2025
PARADISE LOST have done a marvelous job on their 17th album. While the album has a few weaker songs, it has many more highlights standing out as proof of the band’s excellent songwriting capabilities. If you’re already familiar with the band, you know what you can expect; if you’re not, “Ascension” could be a perfect introduction. Either way, I consider it one of the strongest releases in an already impressive catalogue of a magnificent band.
2 likesParadise Lost Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Paradise | Album | Jan 1990 | 83.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Gothic | Album | Mar 1991 | 89.1 | 20 | 3 |
| Shades of God | Album | Jul 14, 1992 | 84.6 | 7 | 1 |
| As I Die | EP | Apr 6, 1993 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Icon | Album | Sep 23, 1993 | 80 | 15 | 3 |
| Draconian Times | Album | Jun 12, 1995 | 89.6 | 14 | 1 |
| One Second | Album | Jul 14, 1997 | 82.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Host | Album | May 21, 1999 | 67.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Believe in Nothing | Album | Feb 26, 2001 | 72.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Symbol of Life | Album | Oct 21, 2002 | 81.4 | 7 | 1 |
| At the BBC | Live | Apr 14, 2003 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Paradise Lost | Album | Mar 17, 2005 | 88 | 7 | 0 |
| In Requiem | Album | May 21, 2007 | 90.9 | 15 | 0 |
| The Anatomy of Melancholy | Live | May 23, 2008 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
| Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us | Album | Sep 28, 2009 | 93.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tragic Idol | Album | Apr 23, 2012 | 92.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Live at the Roundhouse | Live | Dec 9, 2013 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| The Plague Within | Album | Jun 1, 2015 | 91.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Symphony for the Lost | Live | Nov 20, 2015 | 88.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Medusa | Album | Sep 1, 2017 | 85.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Live at Rockpalast 1995 | Live | 2020 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Obsidian | Album | May 15, 2020 | 90.6 | 9 | 1 |
| At the Mill | Live | Jul 16, 2021 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Icon 30 | Album | Dec 1, 2023 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ Ascension | Album | Sep 19, 2025 | 92.2 | 9 | 0 |
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