Legends of doom and gothic metallic, Paradise Misplaced have unleashed their riveting third single, “Tyrants Serenade” — a four-plus-minute opus of towering riffs, mournful melodies, and emotional weight that stands as a bleak but lovely new chapter within the band’s storied catalog. The observe seems on their much-anticipated new album, Ascension, due September 19 by Nuclear Blast Information.
Vocalist Nick Holmes gives perception into the tune’s thematic depth: “Observing the demise of a person, and subsequently, how the transition of seasons evokes fond reminiscences. The God of Malevolence serves as an inner voice to dismantle these cherished reminiscences and reintroduces the preliminary anguish of loss.”
Musically, “Tyrants Serenade” sees Paradise Misplaced at their most dynamic — merging crushing, doom-laden guitar tones with sweeping, melodic leads, and pairing Holmes’ signature harsh growls with hovering clear vocal refrains. The result’s an anthem that resonates with each grandeur and grief.
The only arrives alongside a hanging visible companion directed by longtime collaborator Ash Pears (Host, Massacre, Katatonia), whose cinematic strategy amplifies the observe’s darkish romanticism and thematic depth.
Ascension‘s album cowl fittingly options the portray The Court docket of Dying (1870-1902) by famend British artist George Frederic Watts, which hangs within the Tate Gallery in London. The portray depicts Dying as an enthroned angel flanked by allegorical figures of Silence and Thriller guarding dawn and the star of hope, whereas a warrior surrenders his sword and a duke his coronet, displaying that worldly standing gives no safety. The portray’s bleak, prophetic imaginative and prescient embodies Ascension‘s darkish, tormented soundscapes as mournful verses collide with dire, foreboding riffs.
On the file, Holmes continued: “Ascension is a cavalcade of molten distress, a vigorous sorrow crammed stroll by a depraved world of superb triumph and pitiful tragedy.” Pre-orders can be found right here. You may also catch Paradise Misplaced at one in every of their many tour dates under with Messa, Excessive Parasite, and Lacrimas Profundere.
10/9 Manchester, UK New Century Corridor
10/10 Wolverhampton, UK KK’s Metal Mill
10/11 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Newcastle College
10/12 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Storage
10/14 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
10/15 Bristol, UK Electrical
10/16 Southampton, UK The 1865
10/17 London, UK Islington Meeting Corridor
10/19 Oignies, FR Tyrant Fest 2025
10/20 Paris, FR Élysée Montmartre
10/21 Lyon, FR La Rayonne
10/23 Köln, DE Dwell Music Corridor
10/24 Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU Rockhal
10/25 Dornbirn, AT Conrad Sohm
10/26 Padova, IT Corridor
10/28 Munich, DE Backstage Werk
10/29 Prague, CZ Palc Akropolis
10/30 Zagreb, HR Boogaloo Zagreb
10/31 Vienna, AT Simm Metropolis
11/1 Budapest, HU Dürer Kert
11/3 Geneva, CH PTR/L’Usine
11/4 Nürnberg, DE Z-Bau Biergarten
11/5 Utrecht, NL Pandora
11/6 Antwerpen, BE Trix Corridor
12/13 Bradford, UK Bradford Dwell
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