Gothic (Paradise Lost album)

Gothic is the second full-length album released by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost.

Gothic
Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	19 March 1991
Recorded	November 1990 – January 1991
Studio	Academy Music Studios, West Yorkshire, England
Genre	Death-doom, doom metal
Length	39:24
Label	Peaceville
Paradise Lost chronology
Lost Paradise (1990) Gothic (1991) Shades of God (1992)

The album has been re-released and remastered twice. The 2003 re-release contains two remixes of songs from Lost Paradise (1990), bringing the total running time to 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Remixed/live versions of the songs "Eternal", "Gothic" and "The Painless" appear on the 2003 digipak re-release of Lost Paradise. In 2008, Gothic was re-released with a bonus DVD with a rare performance by the band.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

AllMusic gave Gothic a three-star mixed review. In June 2005, Gothic was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame, becoming the fifth album overall to be featured there.

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Holmes and Gregor Mackintosh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gothic"	4:51
2.	"Dead Emotion"	4:38
3.	"Shattered"	4:01
4.	"Rapture"	5:09
5.	"Eternal"	3:55
6.	"Falling Forever"	3:35
7.	"Angel Tears"	2:40
8.	"Silent"	4:42
9.	"The Painless"	4:02
10.	"Desolate"	1:51
Total length:		39:24

Personnel

• Nick Holmes – vocals
• Matthew Archer – drums
• Stephen Edmondson – bass
• Aaron Aedy – guitars
• Gregor Mackintosh – guitars

Guest musicians

• The Raptured Symphony Orchestra – orchestral sections
• Sarah Marrion – vocals

Production

• Keith Appleton – engineering
• Richard Moran – cover art, photography