''Gothic'' is the second full-length album released by British heavy metal band

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. The album has been re-released and remastered twice. The 2003 re-release contains two remixes of songs from ''

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'' (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

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re-release of ''Lost Paradise''. In 2008, ''Gothic'' was re-released with a bonus DVD with a rare performance by the band. The album was performed in full at the 2016 Roadburn festival and released by the band on Bandcamp.

Reception

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gave ''Gothic'' a three-star mixed review. In June 2005, ''Gothic'' was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame, becoming the fifth album overall to be featured there.

Track listing

All songs written by

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and Gregor Mackintosh.

Personnel

– 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

References

Paradise Lost (band) albums 1991 albums {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub