Paradise Lost – Medusa

After a most awaited “return to the roots” album with The plague within, it seems that Paradise Lost went all in into the world of gothic doom with a bleak and depressing Medusa. Apparently the fans weren’t the only ones over the moon with excitement as far as Beneath broken earth was concerned, but also the band itself, as Medusa picks up right where Beneath broken earth left us.

Paradise Lost, The plague within

Paradise Lost's The plague within is a very intriguing record, one of those albums of contrasts you can't really make up your mind about. First of all, it's a very atmospheric album. How you feel about it will be directly influenced by how you feel in general and how you listen to it. Second of all, it's an album of "buts". You know, the kind of music that makes you go "it's x, but it's y, but it's actually z" and then raise your hands in confusion because you realise you just contradicted yourself ten times and still everything you said is absolutely true.  It is definitely an awaited return to the roots and a huge step from Self obsessed, but it's still not quite up there where it should/could be. 

Sonisphere, Romexpo, 25-27.06.10

Sonisphere was HUGE! The number of people, the number of bands, the quality of the bands, the length of the festival... it was by far the biggest festival Romania ever held and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. I'm tired as shit, I can barely keep my eyes open and every inch of my body is sore, but it was well worth it.