PARADISE LOST

Symphony X

Progressive Metal

3.80 | 559 ratings

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Paradise Lost is a very good album, but after 5 years of waiting i expected something REALLY special, though that does NOT mean that this album has let me down.

The sound is a bit less heavy than Odyssey and i could dare to say that overall it sounds like a mixture between "V" and "Divine Wings Of Tragedy". The biggest con of the album is that some songs give you the impression that you've heard them before or that they could fit in some of their previous recordings. E.g. the intro (although brilliant) will definitely get you back in "V" days, "Domination"'s intro will undoubtedly remind you "Sea of Lies" etc.

After hearing the album about 7 times i must say its great but not groundbreaking like "V" or "Odyssey" and that's what saddens me the most. I got total faith in those guys' capabilities and i believed that after 5 years of preparation that album could be a kick in the face but unfortunately isn't. It's still many levels above from 90% of prog-power recordings out there and a must-have for the genre's fans but to me it seems like they wanted to play in a "safe" ground.

Get this album, you wont regret it at all. Superb musicianship, powerful,fierce music and a voice that has no rival!

megrez | 5/5 | 2007-5-11

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