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THE REVIEW
"Believe In Nothing" released by EMI in 2001, is what we define as an "Easy" album. No longer adhering to the Gothic-doom metal standards, Nick Holmes and the Paradise Lost crew are playing a less electronic card than "Host," focused on symphonic pop-rock, mixed with some enjoyable riffs that resurrect their old monsters.
This disc contains catchy and highly digestible tracks like "Fader" or "Mouth" (the hit of the entire work), flashbacks like "Sell It To The World" and "World Pretending", and a few other well-built, calm songs like "I Am Nothing" and "Illumination", and I can confirm that it passes the grade. The rest is not remarkable, but it isn't something to throw away either.
Nick Holmes, like in the two previous albums, maintains a good clean baritone, with a style that feels familiar, somewhat like he did in "Draconian in Times" compared to that of James Hetfield.
"Believe In Nothing" is recommended for those who love good music but stay away from heavy sounds, also recommended for fans of the genre (specifically symphonic pop-rock), and for those who want to listen to something easy on a bright and sunny Sunday morning. For those not mentioned in these last sentences, I admit that the disappointment will be bitter, especially if you are well-acquainted with their past. Then again, it’s a subjective matter, clearly, if you chew metal from morning till night this CD is not for you, but if you have an open taste, I would say give it a try.
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Paradise Lost's 2001 album 'Believe In Nothing' marks a departure from their gothic doom metal roots towards a more accessible symphonic pop-rock sound. The album features catchy tracks like 'Mouth' and offers a clean vocal style by Nick Holmes. Recommended for listeners seeking lighter music and fans of symphonic pop-rock, though longtime metal fans might find it disappointing.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 Mouth (01:57)
Feel So Low Some Days
And Only I Can Taste
Resent Security
Obscuring All I See
In My Mind
In My Mouth
In My Soul
Only You Provide These Symptoms That I Show
I Could Go Out In Style
Go Back From Where I Came
But Luck Sees To Us All
And Rarely Plays The Game
We've Seen It All Through Many Years Of Lonesome Hell
Back To A Place Where We All Terminate
05 Fader (01:17)
It's In My Heart; It's In Your Soul,
You Choose To Judge,
Is That Your Role?
Don't Analyse Or Complicate,
You'll Critisise, You Can't Relate...
And Now You Want Some Understanding.
What's My Point Of View?
Then I'll Just Fade Away
When I Hear All Your Lies I Choke
Then I'll Just Fade Away
Suffering From The Times You Spoke I Fade
Regarding More? Just Seems Much Less
So Cynical You Must Confess
I'm Dying Here, Completely Blind
Your Will To Live- Just Dampens Mine,
And Now You Want Some Understanding...
What's My Point Of View?
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost are an English band from Halifax, formed in 1988, widely associated with early death/doom and the development of gothic metal. Reviews highlight their shifts from extreme doom/death to more melodic gothic metal, a prominent late-’90s electronic/synth-rock phase (notably One Second and Host), and later returns to heavier gothic/doom.24 Reviews
