Paradise Lost: Ascension (Gold Vinyl)

The lead single “Silence Like the Grave” debuted in June 2025, packing a sharp, heavy-metal punch that leans even further into their heavier, doom-rooted origins—some critics liken it to vintage Testament in tone  .

The band continues to balance gothic ambience, death metal heaviness, and melodic doom—described by Nick Holmes as a “cavalcade of molten misery… a vigorous sorrow‑filled stroll through a wicked world of glorious triumph and pitiful tragedy.” 

Produced by guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, with mixing/mastering by Lawrence Mackrory—retaining a familiar yet refined sonic identity  .

The cover art draws from George Frederic Watts’s painting The Court of Death (c. 1870s), housed at London’s Tate Gallery. Its bleak, allegorical vision mirrors the album’s themes of mortality, decay, and defiant hope