{"product_id":"paradise-lost-gothic-clear","title":"Paradise Lost - Gothic [Clear]","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImport\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/strong\u003e released \u003cem\u003eGothic\u003c\/em\u003e in 1991 on Peaceville Records, establishing themselves as architects of the doom-death metal template that would define the decade. The album arrived as a watershed moment for British heavy metal, fusing the funeral-paced riffing and atmospheric melancholy of funeral doom with the vocal aggression and structural rigor of death metal. Within the band's catalog, \u003cem\u003eGothic\u003c\/em\u003e stands as their creative zenith—a work that balanced accessibility with uncompromising heaviness, proving that extreme metal could operate on multiple emotional frequencies without sacrificing intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe record opens with the title track's mournful, clean guitar passages before collapsing into crushingly slow rhythms, a dynamic that recurs throughout. \"Dead Emotion\" and \"Shattered\" showcase the band's gift for constructing hooks from despair itself, with Nick Holmes' vocals moving between death growls and anguished clean singing to articulate themes of loss and dissolution. \"Rapture\" builds from whispered verses into seismic doom-metal architecture, while \"Eternal\" and \"Falling Forever\" plumb even deeper introspective wells. The entire record maintains a cohesive atmosphere of orchestrated desolation—never sacrificing clarity for murk, yet never allowing light to fully penetrate. This is heavy music that rewards close listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition vinyl reissue restores \u003cem\u003eGothic\u003c\/em\u003e to the format where its production fully realizes its potential. The package includes reproduction artwork and credits; the white paper inner sleeve and transparent sticker on shrink wrap complete a presentation befitting one of doom metal's most essential statements. For those who know the album only through digital sources or original compact discs, hearing \u003cem\u003eGothic\u003c\/em\u003e on vinyl captures the full weight of its orchestration and the breathing space its production design demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gothic\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paradise Lost\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel\u003c\/strong\u003e: Peaceville\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rock, Doom Metal, Death Metal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Type\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear [Crystal]\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e: UK\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode\u003c\/strong\u003e: 801056743312\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nA1. Gothic\u003cbr\u003e\nA2. Dead Emotion\u003cbr\u003e\nA3. Shattered\u003cbr\u003e\nA4. Rapture\u003cbr\u003e\nB1. Eternal\u003cbr\u003e\nB2. Falling Forever\u003cbr\u003e\nB3. Angel Tears\u003cbr\u003e\nB4. Silent\u003cbr\u003e\nB5. The Painless\u003cbr\u003e\nB6. Desolate\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peaceville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48321366819074,"sku":"SM1601","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/9614\/6690\/files\/SM1601.jpg?v=1786375194","url":"https:\/\/disciplinaryrecords.com\/products\/paradise-lost-gothic-clear","provider":"Disciplinary Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}