PARADISE LOST - “Beneath Broken Earth” Video Released
May 5, 2015, 9 years ago
Paradise Lost's 14th studio album, The Plague Within, will be released via Century Media Records on June 1st in Europe and June 2nd in North America.
In anticipation of this release, the band has premiered the new video for the track “Beneath Broken Earth”, which can be seen below.
Guitarist Greg Mackintosh comments: “I fucking hate metal band performance videos, so when I got told that we needed to do one I was obviously annoyed but then came the idea to do a performance video of utter misery. The slowest song we have ever recorded. "Beneath Broken Earth" is utter, old school Paradise Lost doom/death song and doing a performance video with our miserable, old faces barely moving in a crappy, old basement was too much to resist. The director Ash has done a great job of capturing the sombre mood and has managed to make a performance video we can actually be proud of.”
Paradise Lost are once again refining the chemical equation to their sonic alchemy with the kind of creative invincibility few can afford. It’s a collection of songs that will surprise even the most seasoned of fans in its ambition: a monochrome miasma of morbidly uplifting anthems and heart-aching melancholia. Theirs is a pain born of the human condition itself as our fragile minds struggle to cope in a world overrun by demons.
Produced by Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost, Ulver, Cathedral) at London's Orgone Studios, the frostbitten riffs thunder beneath the bittersweet euphoria of Nick’s vocals, drifting between rich melodic soars and icy snarls. It’s an organic body of work that confronts the trials and tribulations of struggling alone in darkness, but also one that treads incredibly exciting and genuinely ‘new’ sonic ground in the process.
The cover artwork was created by the polish artist, illustrator and architect Zbigniew M. Bielak, best known in the musical realm for his record cover illustrations, which among others include meticulously handcrafted artworks of Watain, Ghost or Entombed A.D. albums.
Zbigniew comments: “Since their late 80’s inception, through somber abrasiveness of their debut and harrowing tristesse of groundbreaking Gothic, the unparalleled icons of gloom, Paradise Lost grew deep into all things murky and dreadful in modern music. Let alone Duncan Fergado’s artwork for their Lost Paradise debut remains one of my fave covers, so having heard that with Plague Within the band harks back to days of old, was - to say the least - a thrilling incentive to pick up the commission.
It was also a rare joy to see how prelimnarily calm and reflective Arcimboldian artwork, kept becoming ever darker and more sinister past each of Nick’s and Greg’s scrutinies, to finally become what one can see on the actual cover. A portrait of hopless decrepitude of mental illness - which is what Plague Within deals with thematically - where the tormented Sisyphus struggles to push his burden back up the slippery walls of a long frozen illusion.”
A lyric video for the track “No Hope In Sight” can be found below. The band comments: ““No Hope In Sight” was one of the first tracks we wrote and it reflects a blend of styles. From death metal to gothic to classic rock. It's like all eras of PL wrapped up into one track. We hope you all like it!”
Paradise Lost will be performing their new album, The Plague Within, in its entirety for the very first time in Bielefeld, Germany at the Forum on August 17th.
Cheap tickets bundled with the new album on CD Mediabook or vinyl are available via the following links:
Special ticket + Gatefold 2 LP
Rhythm guitarist Aaron Aedy states: “I hope you're all as excited as we are about the release of our new album, we can't wait for you all to hear it! We have organized an event in conjunction with our good friends at EMP and it's your chance to witness a one off show in Bielefeld, Germany on the 17th of August where we will perform the album, live in its entirety, for what could be the only time ever! Sharing this event with PL folk will make for what promises to be a memorable evening for us all. Check out the EMP Website for further details on the special event album/ ticket bundles and help us celebrate The Plague Within. I look forward to seeing you all there!”
Paradise Lost live:
May
30 - Nurburg, Germany - Der Ring - Grune Holle Rock
July
August
17 - Bielefeld, Germany - Forum (Special Show)
