The Anatomy of Melancholy (album)

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The Anatomy of Melancholy
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Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Live album by
Released UK - 23 May 2008
Recorded12 April 2007
Venue KOKO (London)
Genre Gothic metal
Length88:12
Label Century Media Records
Producer Paul M. Green
Paradise Lost chronology
In Requiem
(2007)
The Anatomy of Melancholy
(2008)
Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos
(2009)

The Anatomy of Melancholy is a live album by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It was recorded on 12 April 2007 at the Koko (London). The album was released on double DVD and double CD. There is also a deluxe 4-disc edition containing both aforementioned releases. The artwork was provided by Greek artist Seth Siro Anton.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "The Enemy"
  3. "Grey"
  4. "Erased"
  5. "Red Shift"
  6. "So Much Is Lost"
  7. "Sweetness"
  8. "Praise Lamented Shade"
  9. "Pity the Sadness"
  10. "Forever Failure"
  11. "Once Solemn"
  12. "As I Die"
  13. "Embers Fire"
  14. "Mouth"
  15. "No Celebration"
  16. "Eternal"
  17. "True Belief"
  18. "One Second"
  19. "The Last Time"
  20. "Gothic"
  21. "Say Just Words"
  22. "Isolate" (DVD Only, not listed on the tracklisting)

Track Information

Band line-up

Charts

Charts (2008)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [1] 175
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 42

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