Obsidian (Paradise Lost album)
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| Obsidian | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2020 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, death-doom[1] | |||
| Length | 45:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jaime Gomez Arellano | |||
| Paradise Lost chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Obsidian | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Consequence of Sound | A[5] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal Hammer | |
| Metal Storm | 8/10[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.8/5[9] |
Obsidian is the sixteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released on 15 May 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records.[10]
Music videos were released for the songs "Darker Thoughts" and "Fall from Grace". Metal Hammer named it as the 11th best metal album of 2020.[11] Obsidian is the band's last album to feature Waltteri Väyrynen on drums, who went on to join Opeth in 2022.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darker Thoughts" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Fall from Grace" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Ghosts" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "The Devil Embraced" | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Forsaken" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Serenity" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Ending Days" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Hope Dies Young" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Ravenghast" | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 45:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Hear the Night" | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Defiler" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 55:54 | |