''Tragic Idol'' is the thirteenth studio album by British

gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...

band

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse (poetry), verse. A second edition fo ...

. It was released on 23 April 2012 in Europe and 24 April 2012 in North America via

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...

. In support of the album, Paradise Lost went on a UK concert tour with

Insomnium Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. They are primarily a melodic death metal band with occasional elements of doom metal and ...

. 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 ew CD wasagain 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." Also this is the first Paradise Lost studio album featuring

Adrian Erlandsson Adrian Erlandsson (born 27 October 1970) is a Swedish heavy metal drummer who is a member of At the Gates (1990–1996, 2007–2008, 2010–), the Haunted (1996–1999, 2013–), and Nemhain (2006–). He has also been a member of H.E.A.L. ...

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

;Limited edition bonus CD: ;Limited edition Japanese edition CD:

Credits

Paradise Lost

Nick Holmes Nicholas John Arthur Holmes (born 7 January 1971) is an English singer, best known as the lead vocalist of British gothic metal/ doom metal band Paradise Lost and Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. History and style Holmes formed Paradis ...

– vocals and lyrics *Greg Mackintosh – lead guitar and music *Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar *Steve Edmondson – bass *

– drums

Production

Jens Bogren Jens Peter Daniel Bogren (born 13 November 1979) is a Swedish record producer, mixer and recording engineer specializing in heavy metal music. He has worked on albums by Opeth, Dimmu Borgir, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Katatonia, Babym ...

– production, mixing *Johan Örnborg – engineering

Imagery

*Valnoir & Metastazis.com – album artworkKam, Chee
Paradise Lost Unveil 'Tragic Idol' Cover Art; Announce UK Tour Dates
puregrainaudio.com. 1 February 2012. Retrieved on 6 February 2012. *Paul Harries – photography *Paul Grand – background photography *Takehiko Maeda (前田岳彦) – liner notes

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Paradise Lost (band) albums Century Media Records albums Albums produced by Jens Bogren