Tragic Idol

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

Tragic Idol
Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	18 April 2012 (Japan) 20 April 2012 (Germany) 23 April 2012 (North America) 24 April 2012 (Europe)
Recorded	16 November 2011 – ?[1]
Studio	The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire Fascination Street Studios, Örebro[2]
Genre	Gothic metal[3] doom metal
Length	46:05
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jens Bogren
Paradise Lost chronology
Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us (2009) Tragic Idol (2012) Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities) (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
Exclaim!	(favorable)[5]
Jukebox:Metal	[6]
Metal Forces	(8/10)[7]
Sputnikmusic	[8]

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. 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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Album	Length
11.	"Ending Through Changes"		4:09
12.	"Never Take Me Alive" (Spear of Destiny cover)	Outland	4:48

Limited edition Japanese edition CD

No.	Title	Album	Length
13.	"True Belief (Live)"	Icon	4:52
14.	"One Second (Live)"	One Second	3:38
15.	"Say Just Words (Live)"	One Second	4:51

Credits

Paradise Lost Nick Holmes – vocals and lyrics Greg Mackintosh – lead guitar and music Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar Steve Edmondson – bass Adrian Erlandsson – drums

Production Jens Bogren – production, mixing[2] Johan Örnborg – engineering

Imagery Valnoir & Metastazis.com – album artwork[11] Paul Harries – photography Paul Grand – background photography Takehiko Maeda (前田岳彦) – liner notes

References

1. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/paradise-lost-begins-recording-new-album/
2. Paradise Lost Begins Recording New Album Tragic Idol apeshit.org. 28 November 2011. Retrieved on 6 February 2012.
3. Paradise Lost: 'Tragic Idol' Cover Artwork Unveiled blabbermouth.net. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 21 March 2012]
4. Jervis, Marcus. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2012-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) About.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved on 2012-05-09.
5. Wiebe, Laura. http://exclaim.ca. 2012-04-25. Retrieved on 2012-05-09.
6. Andy Lye (2012). "Jukebox:Metal review".
7. Not, Neil. "Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol". Metal Forces Magazine.com. Metal Forces. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
8. Spencer, Trey. Tragic Idol review sputnikmusic.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
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.