Album
Symbol of Life
Symbol of Life is the ninth studio album by the British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released in 2002. It followed Believe in Nothing from 2001 and came three years after Host, and it was the last record to feature drummer Lee Morris.
Two songs written for the sessions, "I Can Hate You" and "Deus", were left off the album. They never appeared on any reissue, but fans can track them down on the digipak edition of the "Erased" single, which also had a music video. For anyone following the band's story through the early 2000s, this is the record that closes one chapter of the line-up before the self-titled album of 2005.
Symbol of Life: tracklist and credits
13 tracks · 53:08Tracklist
- 1IsolateGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:45
- 2ErasedGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:33
- 3Two WorldsGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:29
- 4Pray NightfallGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:12
- 5PrimalGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes4:23
- 6Perfect MaskGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:46
- 7MystifyGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:50
- 8No CelebrationGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:48
- 9Self‐ObsessedGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:07
- 10Symbol of LifeGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:57
- 11Channel for the PainGregor Mackintosh and Nick Holmes3:53
- 12XavierLisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry6:07
- 13Small Town BoyBronski, Somerville, Steinbachek5:18
- Produced by
- Rhys Fulber
- Recorded at
- Chapel Studios, Dreamcatcher Recording Studios, Studio 775
- Recorded
- June–July 2002
- Mixed by
- Greg Reely
- Mixed at
- The Green Jacket Studios
- Engineered by
- Greg Reely, Carmen Rizzo
- Mastered by
- Kai Blankenberg
- Artwork
- Dirk Rudolph
- Photography
- Olaf Heine, Nick Veasey
- Labels
- Supersonic Records, GUN (Europe), Koch (United States)
- Length
- 53:08
Line-up
- Rhys Fulber · keyboard · guest
- Gregor Mackintosh · keyboard · guest
- Jamie Muhoberac · keyboard · guest
- Lee Dorrian · vocals · guest
- Joanna Stevens · vocals · guest
- Devin Townsend · background vocals, vocals · guest
- Chris Elliott · piano · guest
Singles
- “Isolate” · 2002
- “Erased” · 18 November 2002
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1992
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1993
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (2001, 2002)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 October 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 October 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2001 | |
| US release | 12 November 2002 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Paradise Lost | 5053760038429 | other |
| 21 October 2002 | DE | Supersonic Records | 743219617828 | original |
| 21 October 2002 | DE | Supersonic Records | 743219617927 | original |
| 4 November 2002 | RU | BMG Russia | 743219818027 | other |
| 12 November 2002 | US | KOCH Records | 099923843429 | other |
| 2003 | BR | Hellion Records | 7898237381930 | other |
| 5 February 2021 | XW | [no label] | 5053760030027 | other |
| 4 June 2021 | GB | [no label] | 8436566651622 | other |
| 4 June 2021 | GB | [no label] | 8436566651622 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |