Symbol of life

chronology
Symbol of life
Paradise Lost studio album
Publication ; (s)	October 22, 2002
admission	June-July 2002
Label (s)	GUN Records , Koch Records (USA)
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Gothic metal , dark rock
Title (number)	11 (Special Edition: 13)
running time	52:56
occupation	Singing: Nick Holmes; Guitar: Gregor Mackintosh ; Guitar: Aaron Aedy; Bass: Stephen Edmondson; Drums: Lee Morris;
production	Rhys Fulber
Studio (s)	Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire , Dreamcatcher Studios, Bradford

Symbol of Life is the ninth studio album by the English band Paradise Lost . It was released in October 2002.

Origin and style

For Symbol of Life the band was able to secure the services of Rhys Fulber (including Fear Factory ) after the less powerful album Believe in Nothing . The album was recorded from June to July 2002 at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire and Dreamcatcher Recording Studios, Bradford . Here sang Lee Dorrian the title Erased with Joanna Stevens Erased , Primal , and Mystify and Devin Townsend in Two Worlds and the cover Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat , in addition Xavier of Dead Can Dance found its way to the Limited Edition. Stylistically, the band again used some heavy metal riffs, but the electronic elements of the three previous albums are still used to a large extent.

reception

Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic gave Symbol of Life three out of five stars. Rivadavia described the cover as an “insult” to the band's metal fan base, although the album highlights were “mostly satisfactory”. In Rock Hard , Uwe “Buffo” Schnädelbach wrote: “With Symbol of Life , paradise, which was believed to be lost in the meantime, has come a whole lot closer.” The rating was eight out of ten points.

Track list

Isolates - 3:43
Erased - 3:31
Two Worlds - 3:29
Pray Nightfall - 4:11
Primal - 4:23
Perfect Mask - 3:46
Mystify - 3:49
No Celebration - 3:45
Self Obsessed - 3:07
Symbol of Life - 3:55
Channel for the Pain - 3:53
Xavier (cover of Dead Can Dance ) - 6:04
Smalltown Boy (cover by Bronski Beat ) - 5:20

Pieces 12 & 13 are bonus titles of the limited edition

Web links

Symbol of Life at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Eduardo Rivadavia: Symbol of Life - Paradise Lost , accessed January 13, 2013.
↑ Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach: Paradise Lost . Symbol of life . In: Rock Hard , No. 186, accessed January 13, 2013.

[all-1] A ^b Eduardo Rivadavia: Symbol of Life - Paradise Lost , accessed January 13, 2013.

[rh-2] Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach: Paradise Lost . Symbol of life . In: Rock Hard , No. 186, accessed January 13, 2013.


Studio albums	Lost Paradise (1990) • Gothic (1991) • Shades of God (1992) • Icon (1993) • Draconian Times (1995) • One Second (1997) • Host (1999) • Believe in Nothing (2001) • Symbol of Life (2002) • Paradise Lost (2005) • In Requiem (2007) • Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us (2009) • Tragic Idol (2012) • The Plague Within (2015) • Medusa (2017) • Obsidian (2020)
Live albums	At the BBC (2003) • The Anatomy of Melancholy (2008) • Draconian Times MMXI (2011) • Live at the Roundhouse (2013) • Symphony for the Lost (2015)