Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us

2009 studio album by Paradise Lost

Studio album by

Paradise Lost

Released

25 September 2009

Recorded

February–March 2009
July 2009 (Lost in Prague tracks)

^[1]

Studio

Fascination Street Studios, Örebro

Finnvox Studios
Smecky Music Studios, Prague (Lost in Prague tracks)

Genre

Gothic metal
doom metal

Length

46:02

Label

Century Media Records

Producer

Jens Bogren

Paradise Lost chronology

Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos
(2009)

Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
(2009)

Tragic Idol
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Kerrang	^[3]
Metal Hammer	(8/10)^[4]
Rock Sound	(9/10)^[5]
Sputnikmusic	^[6]

Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us is the twelfth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released through Century Media in September 2009. The album cover is based upon the Danse Macabre – "The Abbot" woodcut, first published in 1538.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"As Horizons End"	5:26
2.	"I Remain"	4:09
3.	"First Light"	5:00
4.	"Frailty"	4:25
5.	"Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us"	4:21
6.	"The Rise of Denial"	4:47
7.	"Living with Scars"	4:22
8.	"Last Regret"	4:24
9.	"Universal Dream"	4:17
10.	"In Truth"	4:51

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Cardinal Zero"	4:28
12.	"Back on Disaster"	4:15

Special edition
No.	Title	additional notes	Length
11.	"Cardinal Zero"		4:28
12.	"Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us"	Lost in Prague Orchestra mix	4:17
13.	"Last Regret"	Lost in Prague Orchestra mix	4:20

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austria^[7]	54
Belgium (Flanders)^[8]	66
Belgium (Wallonia)^[9]	63
Dutch Albums Chart^[10]	84
Finnish Albums Chart^[11]^[12]	22
Hungarian Albums Chart^[13]	39
Japanese Albums Chart^[14]	281
Sweden^[15]	29
Switzerland^[16]	52
UK Albums Chart^[17]	122

Personnel

Paradise Lost

Nick Holmes – vocals, lyrics
Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar; keyboards, music composition
Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
Steve Edmondson – bass
Peter Damin – session drums^[18]

Orchestral

Florian Magnus Maier – arrangements
Lucie Svehlova – concertmaster
Miriam Nemcova – conductor
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestration on the "Prague Mixes"
Ronny Milanowicz – orchestration (8)

Production

Jens Bogren – audio mixing
HL (Heino Leja) – vinyl cut mastering
Jan Holzner – recording engineering
Johan Ornborg – engineer

Album design

Chiaki Nozu – photography
Stefan Wibbeke – layout, artwork
Takehiko Maeda (前田岳彦 (Maeda Takehiko)) – liner notes

Management

Andy Farrow – management
Vicky Langham – assistant management
Peter Button – legal management
Colin Young – accountancy
Paul Bolton – agent
James Fitzpatrick – contractor

Other credits

Published by Element Music Publishing
Mixed, Mastered and Produced at Fascination Street Studios
Additional Mastering at Optimal Media Production – B979423 & B979424
Pressed by Arvato Digital Services – 53798176

References

^ "PARADISE LOST - Lost in Prague Orchestra Mixes (Trailer)". YouTube.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review: Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ Issue 1280, 26 September 2009
^ Issue October 2009
^ Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us review rocksound.tv. Retrieved on 13 October 2009.
^ Spencer, Trey. Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us review sputnikmusic.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved on 2010-03-18.
^ Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us – austriancharts.at
^ ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
^ ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
^ dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
^ Suomen virallinen lista^{[permanent dead link]}
^ finnishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
^ "2009/40 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ [cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/329073/ranking/cd_album/%7Ctitle=パラダイス・ロストのCDアルバムランキング、パラダイス・ロストのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |language=Japanese |date= |accessdate=1 January 2014]
^ swedishcharts.com – Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us
^ Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us – hitparade.ch
^ CHART LOG UK: CLUK Update 10.10.2009 (wk40)
^ Paradise Lost Begins Recording New Album; Video Available blabbermouth.net. 9 February 2009. Retrieved on 2009-07-15.