The Plague Within

The Plague Within
Studio album by Paradise Lost
Released	1 June 2015[1]
Recorded	at Orgone Studios in London
Genre	Death/doom, gothic metal
Length	50:27
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jaime Gomez Arellano
Paradise Lost chronology
Tragic Idol (2012) The Plague Within (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Metal Hammer	(4.3/5)[3]
Metal Storm	(4.3/5)[4]
Revolver	[5]
sputnikmusic	(3.8/5)[6]
The Quietus	positive[7]

The Plague Within is the 14th studio album by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. The album was released on 1 June 2015 in Europe and 2 June 2015 in North America via Century Media Records.^[8][9] This album shows the band returning to their death/doom roots, mixed with elements of the gothic metal direction heard on recent albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Hope in Sight"	4:54
2.	"Terminal"	4:28
3.	"An Eternity of Lies"	5:58
4.	"Punishment Through Time"	5:13
5.	"Beneath Broken Earth"	6:09
6.	"Sacrifice the Flame"	4:42
7.	"Victim of the Past"	4:29
8.	"Flesh from Bone"	4:19
9.	"Cry Out"	4:31
10.	"Return to the Sun"	5:44

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Additional notes	Length
11.	"Victim of the Past" (orchestra version)	live recording	5:13

Delux edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Additional notes	Length
1.	"Fear of Silence"
2.	"Never Look Away"
3.	"Victim of the Past" (orchestral version)	live recording

Personnel

Paradise Lost Nick Holmes – vocals Greg Mackintosh – lead guitar Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar Steve Edmondson – bass guitar Adrian Erlandsson – drums

Production Jaime Gomez Arellano[10] – production

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	39
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14]	28
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	53
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18]	209
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19]	24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	51

References

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2. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/paradiselost/fl/Paradise-Lost-The-Plague-Within-Review.htm
3. http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-paradise-lost-the-plague-within.html
4. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=13673
5. http://www.revolvermag.com/news/review-paradise-lost-the-plague-within.html
6. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/67323/Paradise-Lost-The-Plague-Within/
7. http://thequietus.com/articles/17904-paradise-lost-the-plague-within-review
8. "Paradise Lost: announce new album title and release date!". Centurymedia.com. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
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