By: Jesse Striewski
While I must admit I haven’t paid as close attention in recent years to bands like Paradise Lost (although I did briefly revisit them in 2015 to review their new effort at the time, The Plague Within), the band still holds a special place for me. Almost immediately after putting on Obsidian (their sixteenth full-length overall), I was propelled back to listening to such brilliant albums as Draconian Times or Icon while I was still in high school.
“Darker Thoughts” starts off the album hauntingly, and provides appropriate insight for what’s to follow. “The Devil Embraced” and “Hear the Night” are two of the album’s definite strongest tracks, while “Fall From Grace” and “Ghosts” make up the rest of the singles released so far.
With so many mainstream options being constantly produced for the masses on a daily basis, it’s easy to overlook much of the unknown/underground bands out there. But if you can open your mind enough to try something new, you might find actually discover something truly worthwhile.
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
