''In Requiem'' is

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674 ...

's eleventh studio album, again with

Rhys Fulber Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One. Biography Rhys Fulber was born ...

on production duties. Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, from metal band

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, was responsible for the artwork."In Requiem" Coverart now Online! - Paradise Lost Official Website
/ref> The song "Sedative God" was originally intended for the previous

album, but was never recorded at that time. Drummer Jeff Singer, who played on the aforementioned album, was not an official member of the band back then until the first single of this album ''The Enemy'', although he left Paradise Lost one year after this album's release. The album features some harsher vocals by Nick Holmes, similar to the style he had on ''

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''. The title for song "Praise Lamented Shade" comes after ''

An Essay on Criticism ''An Essay on Criticism'' is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688–1744), published in 1711. It is the source of the famous quotations "To err is human; to forgive, divine", "A little learning is a da ...

'' by

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Track listing

All tracks by

Nick Holmes Nicholas John Arthur Holmes (born 7 January 1971) is an English singer, best known as the lead vocalist of British gothic metal/doom metal band Paradise Lost (band), Paradise Lost and Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. History and style Holm ...

and Greg MacKintosh.

Credits

– vocals * Greg Mackintosh – lead guitar * Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar * Steve Edmondson – bass *

Jeff Singer Jeff Singer (born 31 March 1971) is a British drummer, currently for the bands My Dying Bride (2018–present), Soldierfield (2012–present) and Kill II This (who reformed in 2016), and formerly for the bands China Beach (1992–1994), Bl ...

– drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control Paradise Lost (band) albums 2007 albums Century Media Records albums Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou Albums produced by Rhys Fulber