Reviewing EVERY Paradise Lost Album!

Examining the MASSIVE discography of doom & gothic metal icons Paradise Lost.
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[@Flugmorph]

one of the most diverse, expansive and underrated discographies in all of metal. love this band to bits. also symbol of life is one of my favs from them wtf lol

[@TBaggins96]

Obsidian is actually my favorite PL album. 10/10 perfection.

[@alexgram1276]

I feel it's their best since draconian times

[@alex_flamer267]

Wow 17 albums! This band seems like the Overkill of doom metal. Literally pumping out new albums like clockwork with no delays.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Two of my favorite bands right there.🤘

[@toxicavenger9562]

Paradise Lost one love. It's such a joy to hear such well put words of praise for this great band ❤

[@richardwarner8648]

I'm a fanatical concerning they're first 4 albums and they're last 5 albums. Esp The Plague Within. Great job on the episode and great job with the reviews. Thanks for covering this often overlooked group. An amazing band with very powerful albums.

[@MrOmac09]

Such an amazing band, not a bad album in the bunch. My personal favs are Shades of God, Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us, Medusa & Obsidian.

[@jesseleavy5841]

I have a hard time picking a favorite. I seriously love all of their albums. There are a few that I don't go back to as much, but I can at least find some things I enjoy about them. I'm gonna have to say my favorite is The Plague Within. Part of me wants to say Draconian Times, but I think Plague Within has more variety.

[@TheSlysterII]

Thank you for such an honest review of all albums, there are a few that I missed, and I will be checking out because of you.

[@georgeconradie4854]

Nice to know there are more people out there that appreciated One Second and Host. :-) I liked them all.

[@Hecatecrossways]

Goddamn My Dying Bride reviews would fucking also fucking be kind of a Goddamn good idea. Great Goddamn Review of the fucking Paradise Lost

[@Questformetal]

Saw them play draconian times in full was amazing that album is my favourite but they have no bad albums

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

That sounds like an awesome show

[@brickcitybrownchick]

Full disclosure: I am not a metal fan (disco, new wave, dance music person), but I am a new fan of this channel. Your commentary style is spot on and your honesty is refreshing (as in, you don't love everything in your genre, you distinguish the good from the bad). I discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago when watching a review that either Rocked or Crash Thompson did a couple of years ago on Danzig Sings Elvis. I looked around to see what other creators had to say about it and found your review. That led me down the video-watching rabbit hole and here I am, a new subscriber. Keep doing what you do and rock on!

[@Leves789]

Funnily enough, the albums that got me into their music were those more alt-metal sounding ones from the 2000s, because that was the kind of music I was into as a kid. Like I have so much nostalgia for Believe In Nothing, and I still fuck with a lot of the tracks on it, but it was so interesting to discover their early material as a teen, because it was not what I knew them for at all.

[@DragonlordfrodoGaming-qz8hk]

They say be there or be square because when you're not there, you're not around.

[@tonyziporlin4240]

Paradise Lost is my favorite metal band, so I was trying too hard not to judge lol. Great video overall! I have many favorites: Icon, Dranconian Times, Faith Divides Us, Shades of God, The Plague Within, and Obsidian. Least favorites would be: Lost Paradise, Believe in Nothing, Symbol of Life, and Medusa (maybe I need to revisit this one though).

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Agreed, Medusa is fantastic bud

[@futuresequence5016]

Hey Robert, what are the chances we see a “Reviewing every Enslaved album” video?

[@blackwaterrust476]

^^^^^^^

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

its tempting but thatd be a BIIIIG endeavor, maybe some day

[@blackwaterrust476]

They are a great band, with a very interesting discography tbh especially since they changed their sound quite a bit like you said if it makes me interested what they do next for an album. S: Gothic, Obsidian, Shades of God, Medusa A: Faith Divides us Death Unites Us Draconian Times, The Plague Within, Lost Paradise B: Icon, In Requiem, One Second, Host, Tragic Idol C: Symbol of Life, Paradise Lost D: Believe in Nothing Would be cool to see you maybe do the other bands in the peaceville trio (My Dying Bride, Anathema) in the future.

[@foojam2002]

Icon 30 was re-recorded because they don't own the rights to that album.

[@robr2303]

Icon 1993 Host 1999 Symbol of life is really good lyrically....all their albums are perfect though.

[@archangelofcoffee922]

7:36. DAMN...PL hitting the streets in 83 with this bad boy.

[@user-cf6su3fg9w]

Awesome brother 🤘🏻 I would love to see a dimmu borgir all albums review stay metal bro 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Anthony32126]

Does this mean, My Dying Bride is next ;)

[@Manolonation2]

Well, the cover for In Requiem and Paradise Lost was from Seth (Septic Flesh), so you are spot on the comment...

[@neugey]

Holy cow, somehow I missed the news on that "Host" album - thanks for calling that out!

[@19megamustaine85]

Finaly shades of god gets the acknowledgment it deservse !

[@thunderspike1892]

Draconian Times, One Second and Host are my favorites. I'm just not into all the growling on the earlier and later albums. But there are great songs on these albums as well. I actually like Believe In Nothing. The McIntosh/Holmes Project Host are phenomenal.

[@mindful2864]

Paradise Lost is one of the absolute best doom metal bands that are also masters of gothic metal too. Even when they’ve experimented with alternative metal, it’s worked out well. Here would be my rating of each album: Lost Paradise: 4/5 Gothic - 4.5/5 Shades of God - 4.5/5 Icon - 4.75/5 Draconian Times - 5/5 One Second - 3.75/5 Host - 3/5 Believe in Nothing - 3.5/5 Symbol of Life - 3.5/5 Paradise Lost - 4/5 In Requiem - 4/5 Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us - 4.25 Tragic Idol - 4.5/5 The Plague Within - 4.75/5 Medusa - 4.5/5 Obsidian - 4.25/5

[@TBaggins96]

Benefit of being square: most holes are round or roundish, so being square in shape decreases the odds of tumbling to one's death down said theoretical hole, or at least getting one of your angles lodged so that it's easier for search and rescue to locate your pointy self. Admittedly, small chance of any of this, but still.

[@NicolasAristizabal-rb3ju]

Love Gothic and Icon, but kinda checked out until The Plague Within. Absolutely loved Obsidian, got it on vinyl as well

[@chrisbaranowski5516]

Paradise Lost was actually one of the bands that got me into metal. First was Icon (sometime early 1995), then listened to all of their previous albums (my friends sister was totally into them), then Draconian Times came out and I would put it as my no. 1. Happy to hear your good opinion on Host, people often dismiss it as bad album because it's not metal. One Second is also in my top, loved it since first second I've heard it. For me their worst period was around Paradise Lost and In Requiem, to this day I rarely listen to those albums and find them not bad but kind of generic and bland. Faith Divides Us was their true return to form, also I think Obsidian is one of the best things they've ever done.

[@alex_flamer267]

I'd like to see you review every Exodus album next. Also eventually Tool.

[@UrbanAnimism]

One Second is such an underrated masterpiece. Just a beautiful dark album with plenty of earworms.

[@heavymetalmusicofdestructi3430]

amazing ranking i love paradise lost my favourite paradise lost albums that grew up listening to since 2006 in canada first then england in full 2009 realistically lost paradise 1990 which i have had on cd since i was in education 10 years since 2013 gothic 1991 on vinyl never got into icon so apart from icon draconian times 1995 which i have both on cd and vinyl i only have 3 paradise lost albums that i really love being lost paradise gothic and draconian times one second ver got into or host or believe in nothing or symbol of life or the self titled paradise lost from 2005 i heard in requiem on cd from my dad back in 2013 and hated it and have not listened to in requiem since then faith divides us death unites us never really got into i think i heard a snipet of tragic idol in school and don,t remember it all the plague within i barely listened to or remember medusa i never listened to in full or obsidian however i love darker thoughts as a song so my personal favourite paradise lost albums are only 3 that have stayed with me that i still listen to lost paradise gothic draconian times much bigger fan of my dying bride but still enjoy paradise lost and i would love to see a my dying bride ranking in 2024

[@anthonyprice4862]

I’ll be honest, If KZbin and The Metal Meltdown had been around when Host was released you’d have been downing a couple of shots to my asinine comments!😂 Fast forward to now and I think it’s my 3rd favourite album of theirs and this years Host album making my top ten. Really enjoyable review of one of my favourite bands of all time👍

[@homura2112]

My top 5 PL albums: Icon Gothic Symbol of Life Draconian Times Host

[@savinopistillo8252]

Hi,PL is a class an elegance in music,every album is a masterpiece!I lòove this band😀

[@galen3849]

would you do a review of every bon jovi album video?

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Lmao you know it, fuck it, why not

[@KnightlyTruth]

Do this for King Diamond?

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Meh. Maybe Mercyful Fate though...

[@KnightlyTruth]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial I’m bias because I met and spoken with Kim Several times, and he is a fantastic guy who loves cars and horror. But I get the meh, I somewhat agree that fate is better. But man Abigail live was insane, plus the fact his voice is the same live and recorded. I went ape shit when he killed Abigail on stage lol

[@user-pr9wy2lk4v]

Icon released September 1993, not 1983 :)

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

wait, you're telling me Paradise Lost DIDNT go back in time to release "Icon"???? 😮

[@Horrorblemusick]

As much as I love HOST, I find the production on it to be pretty dated. It’s still a cool record. If believe in nothing is your least good album?, you’re doing well.

[@deathbats3231]

I see so Paradise Lost don’t have any masterpiece albums On your lists but great video though

[@locust666av]

Almost every PL album is a masterpiece

[@Nick_K1te]

I'm a big fan of PL but I just can't understand people who like "Shades Of God". Songwriting is weak, vocals are awful, playing technique downgraded. "Icon", "Draconian Times", "One Second" - legends and bangers. "Paradise Lost" and "Medusa" are best of new era. I strongly dislike only "Shades Of God", "Symbol Of Life" and "The Plague Within".