Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us

Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	25 September 2009
Recorded	at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro in February–March 2009 and Lost in Prague tracks at Smecky Music Studios, Prague in July 2009 [1]
Genre	Gothic metal, doom metal
Length	46:02
Label	Century Media Records
Producer	Jens Bogren
Paradise Lost chronology
In Requiem (2007) Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us (2009) Tragic Idol (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Kerrang	[3]
Metal Hammer	(8/10)[4]
Rock Sound	(9/10)[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us is the twelfth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released through Century Media in September 2009. The album cover is based upon the Danse Macabre – "The Abbot" woodcut, first published in 1538. The band had no drummer at the time of recording of this album, so with help of the Swede, Jens Bogren, he recommended the band another fellow Swede, Peter Damin. Damin was the fifth drummer for the band ever, although he was a nonofficial member, meaning his rank doesn't count as much as he was hired only for the recording for this album. This album also marks the band's first use of seven string guitars.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"As Horizons End"	5:26
2.	"I Remain"	4:09
3.	"First Light"	5:00
4.	"Frailty"	4:25
5.	"Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us"	4:21
6.	"The Rise of Denial"	4:47
7.	"Living with Scars"	4:22
8.	"Last Regret"	4:24
9.	"Universal Dream"	4:17
10.	"In Truth"	4:51

Special Edition
No.	Title	additional notes	Length
11.	"Cardinal Zero"		4:28
12.	"Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us"	Lost in Prague Orchestra mix	4:17
13.	"Last Regret"	Lost in Prague Orchestra mix	4:20

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Cardinal Zero"	4:28
12.	"Back on Disaster"	4:15

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria	54[7]
Belgium (Vlaanderen)	66[8]
Belgium (Wallonia)	63[9]
Dutch Albums Chart	84[10]
Finnish Albums Chart	22[11][12]
Japanese Albums Chart	281[13]
Sweden	29[14]
Switzerland	52[15]
UK Albums Chart	122[16]

Personnel

Paradise Lost Nick Holmes – vocals, lyrics Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar, keyboards, music composition Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar Steve Edmondson – bass guitar

Production Jens Bogren – audio mixing HL (Heino Leja) – vinyl cut mastering Jan Holzner – recording engineering Johan Ornborg – engineer

Album Design Chiaki Nozu – photography Stefan Wibbeke – layout, artwork Takehiko Maeda (前田岳彦 (Maeda Takehiko)) – liner notes

Orchestral Florian Magnus Maier – arrangements Lucie Svehlova – concertmaster Miriam Nemcova – conductor City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestration on the "Prague Mixes" Ronny Milanowicz – orchestration (8)

Management Andy Farrow – management Vicky Langham – assistant management Peter Button – legal management Colin Young – accountancy Paul Bolton – agent James Fitzpatrick – contractor

Additional Musician Peter Damin – session drums[17]

Other Credits

• Published by Element Music Publishing
• Mixed, Mastered and Produced at Fascination Street Studios
• Additional Mastering at Optimal Media Production – B979423 & B979424
• Pressed by Arvato Digital Services – 53798176

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz06BCbdg8Q
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review: Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
3. Issue 1280, 26 September 2009
4. Issue October 2009
5. Faith Divides Us – Detah Unites Us review rocksound.tv. Retrieved on 13 October 2009.
6. Spencer, Trey. Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us review sputnikmusic.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-18.
7. Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us – austriancharts.at
8. ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
9. ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
10. dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
11. Suomen virallinen lista
12. finnishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
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14. swedishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
15. Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us – hitparade.ch
16. CHART LOG UK: CLUK Update 10.10.2009 (wk40)
17. Paradise Lost Begins Recording New Album; Video Available blabbermouth.net. 9 February 2009. Retrieved on 2009-07-15.