Symbol of Life

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Symbol of Life
Paradise Lost - Symbol of Life.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 October 2002
RecordedJune–July 2002
Genre
Length52:56
Label GUN (Europe)
Koch (United States)
Producer Rhys Fulber
Paradise Lost chronology
Believe in Nothing
(2001)
Symbol of Life
(2002)
Paradise Lost
(2005)
Singles from Symbol of Life
  1. "Isolate"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Erased"
    Released: 18 November 2002

Symbol of Life is the ninth studio album by British metal band Paradise Lost. It marks a departure by the band from their synth-based approach and returning to a much heavier sound, although not abandoning the keyboards altogether. This album was the final release featuring drummer Lee Morris.

Contents

Two songs which were written and left out for this album are "I Can Hate You" and "Deus". Neither have been released on any of the reissues of this album, but can be found on the digipak version of the single "Erased"; the aforementioned single has a music video.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gregor MacKintosh and Nick Holmes, expect where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Isolate"3:43
2."Erased"3:31
3."Two Worlds"3:29
4."Pray Nightfall"4:11
5."Primal"4:23
6."Perfect Mask"3:46
7."Mystify"3:49
8."No Celebration"3:45
9."Self-Obsessed"3:07
10."Symbol of Life"3:55
11."Channel for the Pain"3:53
Limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Xavier" (Dead Can Dance cover) Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry 6:04
13."Smalltown Boy" (Bronski Beat cover)Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville, Larry Steinbachek5:20

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Charts (2002)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [2] 61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 77
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 166

Credits

Paradise Lost

Additional personnel

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