kalisz79, to muzykametalowa Polish
@kalisz79@pol.social avatar

Zacne uzupełnienie kolekcji o dwie pozycje z tych trudniej dostępnych. Nie zapraszam do dyskusji ;) o lepszych i gorszych okresach tego zespołu, bo odkąd go poznałem, gdzieś między Icon a Draconian, jestem niereformowalnym fanem po całości.
@muzykametalowa

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

For this I am seeking hallowed land.

🎵 Hallowed Land by
https://song.link/y/2GJGb81oN2Q

kreideland, to music German
@kreideland@norden.social avatar
schm43cky, (edited ) to random German
@schm43cky@metalhead.club avatar

Does anyone here have an opinion on the newly recorded Paradise Lost classic album "Icon"?

Just realised they did a completely new recording with new artwork, 30 years later.
I wonder, if it's worth buying.

derthomas,
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

@schm43cky artistically, there was no need to do it. But it sounds fanstastic.

I think the main reason why they did it was "to right the wrongs of the fact that they never actually owned the rights to the album or its artwork due to record label wranglings."
source: https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-icon-30-paradise-lost/

...and that deserves support!

negativeprimes, to literature
@negativeprimes@urusai.social avatar

My kid was typing "Paradise Lost" and autocorrect suggested "Paradise LOL" and now I want to see what that would look like in practice. Like, would Satan start a comedy routine in Hell? Would God kick Adam and Eve out of Eden because they failed his auditions?

lawrenceevalyn, to Wikipedia
@lawrenceevalyn@zirk.us avatar

For a long time I've been bothered by problems with the Paradise Lost article. Periodically I go try to improve one section or another, but I feel like it needs a group effort. Do I know any Miltonists or sympathizers interested in a mini editathon?? or Milton haters if you've got the receipts!

(? is that a hashtag anyone would use??)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost

trendskater, to random German
@trendskater@metalhead.club avatar

1993 erschien dieses ikonische (harhar) Meisterwerk, das ich rauf und runter gehört habe. Einen zeitgemäßen, differenzierten Sound haben die neu eingespielten Songs bekommen - die Vocals kräftiger und vordergründiger, die Gitarren schön mittenbetont, Schlagzeug und Bass kräftig von unten stützend … aber was sollte auch schief gehen? Live sind Paradise Lost immer noch eine Wucht, und dieses Meisterwerk bleibt Meisterwerk. Große Liebe für eine meiner Lieblingsbands!

bevanthomas, to random
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca avatar

"At once as far as angels ken, he views
The dismal situation waste and wild:
A dungeon horrible, on all sides round
As one great furnace flam’d, yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible...."

bevanthomas,
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca avatar
derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

Just so you all know, I'll go into the snowlands for the weekend with my kid. Just the two of us this time. I am really looking forward to some serious bobsleigh action and snowman building 🛷 ☃️

Luckily my kid is into dad's music, so we'll have this blasting in the car:

💿 Icon 30 by

https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_kgjLpgGsSK8OuY2xKR10Gxik8VqvVjLLc

Meanwhile: be sure to contribute to you all!

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

After all the new albums I listened to recently, time for some classics:

🎵 Enchantment by Paradise Lost

https://song.link/y/MPl0vvGwP7Q

Krakengarten, to random German
@Krakengarten@rollenspiel.social avatar

Unfassbar, dass Icon von 30 Jahre alt ist! Aber ernsthaft! Nick klingt heute noch geiler als damals, als ich die CD unterm Weihnachtsbaum ausgepackt habe. 🥰
Lieblingsband for ever!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=jsFE7fOzzaY&si=cDFeogf9pua0OtZR

TheMetalDog, to random
@TheMetalDog@mastodon.social avatar



Hear 'Embers Fire' From PARADISE LOST's Re-Recorded Version Of 'Icon' Album
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their fourth album, "Icon", British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST recently re-recorded the LP...

https://blabbermouth.net/news/hear-embers-fire-from-paradise-losts-re-recorded-version-of-icon-album

derthomas, (edited ) to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

wins the battle against and proceeds to the next round of my poll contest thingy.

Here comes another totally random matchup of two beloved metal bands:

Who do you like more, or ?

ℹ️ Remember: please vote for the band you like more, not the band you think is better!

🔁 appreciated

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

On my current rampage I am today revisiting , my second favourite PL album.

Of course the album is great and all, but can we talk about that album cover for a second? I mean ...what?

🎵 Shades of God by Paradise Lost

https://song.link/y/MoYDprxqz1A

TheMetalDog, to Finland
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derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

Guess what, there's another by Paradise Lost eating its way through my brain 👇

🎵 Say Just Words by Paradise Lost

https://song.link/https://youtube.com/watch?v=IT0oDkByKqA

derthomas, (edited ) to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

Another I have since last Saturday is this one 👇

🎵 Enchantment by Paradise Lost

It is the perfect opener for any live show if you ask me. Which raises a question:

How does your perfect Paradise Lost setlist look like?

https://song.link/at/i/1532489203

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

@Kitty asked for earworms for and right now all I have in my head is Paradise Lost (and some Dusk [check 'em out!])

Here's their closer of their fantastic set from last Saturday:

🎵 Ghosts by

https://song.link/at/i/1501148721

For Jesus Christ 🙏

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

I think I became a huge Paradise Lost fan this weekend. Can't stop listening to them...

🎵 Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us by Paradise Lost

https://song.link/y/bxi7hqwuM7g

derthomas, (edited ) to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

report 🧵

Part 1

Oh man it felt great to be back where all are dressed black 🤘

The first act of the day was an Austrian band called . Spoiler alert: they were my discovery of the evening.

We didn't know them, and were really impressed! They play some kind of psychodelic fantasy pagan themed heavy metal, you should check them out:

https://duskheavyrock.bandcamp.com/album/wheels-of-twilight

derthomas,
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

report part 6

The headliner:

There was a goosebumps moment when everyone in the hall sang along to Black No 1 from Type O Negative shortly before PL entered the stage.

Then PL.
Simply put: they were great! It was a pitty that I don't know any lyrics because I wanted to sing along so badly.

I secretly hoped that they'll play Fader or Mouth, but I guess that era is long forgotten.

Anyhow, it was great seeing them live!

All in all a great evening🤘

The End.

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

There's gonna be , and this Saturday at the

But the band I look forward the most is Küenring! 🤘

🎵 Further On Through The Night by Küenring

https://song.link/y/Ie6Yos6kJ44

Check them out: https://kuenring.bandcamp.com

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

And here it is, my ranking of all albums:

  1. Tragic Idol 4,5
  2. Draconian Times 4
  3. Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us 4
  4. The Plague Within 4
  5. Obsidian 4
  6. Believe In Nothing 3,5
  7. Medusa 3,5
  8. Icon 3,5
  9. In Requiem 3,5
  10. Paradise Lost 3,5
  11. Symbol of Life 3,5
  12. One Second 3
  13. Lost Paradise 2,5
  14. Host 2,5
  15. Shades Of God 2,5
  16. Gothic 2

I am curious what
@thomas @Kitty @SimoRavens19 and @trendskater have to say about my ranking!

derthomas, to random
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

Alright alright, I guess there's no way around a

Since they have such an extensive catalogue I'll do things differently this time, allowing myself more time between the records so that I can catch up with other stuff as well.

I already started with their debut which was to my surprise a Death Metal record. A quite slow one, so I guess that's Death Doom then?

Verdict: 2,5/5 (solid, won't listen to it again)

https://album.link/at/i/158001881

derthomas,
@derthomas@metalhead.club avatar

Obsidian is a great closer to my
It gets well deserved 4/5 (great album).

This was by far my longest metaljourney. Not in terms of albums (Saxon had 23!!!), but the time it took me to finish it was almost 2 months.

It's not because I don't enjoy PL, but rather their heavy style. The music is great, I just needed time to digest it. Hence the longer breaks in between albums.

My final ranking will follow in the next toot.

grissallia, to gaming
@grissallia@aus.social avatar

I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.

For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".

Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".

I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).

I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.

I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.

One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.

Unplayed games: #NewPlay
Trying a game again: #RePlay
Going live on Twitch: #GrissGames

I'll hashtag these with #Project365ONG so you can mute it if you're not interested.

#Project365 #Gaming

grissallia,
@grissallia@aus.social avatar

February 27, 2024 - Day 423 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 459

Game: Paradise Lost

Platform: Steam
Released: Mar 25, 2021
Installed: Feb 2, 2024
Unplayed: 25d
Playtime: 23m

Paradise Lost is a first-person walking simulator set in an alt-history 1980 where World War II did not end in 1945, and the Nazis managed to survive until (at least) the 1960's, before setting off nuclear weapons and retreating underground.

A lot of folks aren't big on walking simulators, but one of my favourite (ever) games is a walking simulator - Firewatch.

A walking sim needs to have a good pace, and a good story.

Therein lies my biggest issue with Paradise Lost; the walking pace is so agonisingly slow, that 20 minutes into the game, I was only just starting to scratch the surface of a game that seems to have an incredible atmosphere, and design aesthetic... and Nazis.

It is the story of a boy named Szymon who, after his mother's death, seeks to find the answers as to who she really was, and who the unknown man in a photo is (or was).

This leads Szymon to this abandoned underground world built by the Nazis to escape the consequences of their bombs.

Unfortunately, Nazis just feels too on the nose in 2024, and combined with the excruciatingly slow pace, Paradise Lost is an unfortunate:

2: Meh

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