The Plague Within

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The Plague Within
Paradise Lost - The Plague Within.jpg
Studio album by
Paradise Lost
Released1 June 2015 [1]
RecordedOrgone Studios in London
Genre
Length50:27
Label Century Media
Producer Jaime Gomez Arellano
Paradise Lost chronology
Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities)
(2013)		The Plague Within
(2015)		 Medusa
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Metal Hammer (4.3/5) [3]
Metal Storm (4.3/5) [4]
Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Sputnikmusic(3.8/5) [6]
The Quietus positive [7]

The Plague Within is the fourteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It 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 sound they are most known for.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nick Holmes; all music is composed by Greg Mackintosh.

No.TitleLength
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 edition bonus track
No.TitleAdditional notesLength
11."Victim of the Past" (orchestra version)live recording5:13
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleAdditional notesLength
1."Fear of Silence" 3:59
2."Never Look Away" 5:16
3."Victim of the Past" (orchestral version)live recording5:13

Personnel

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 (Album Top 100) [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
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] 23
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [25] 15

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