- rock
- 73 min
- 14 tracks
- Semaphore
Paradox is the fourth studio album released by the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt. This is a concept album, with lyrics inspired by religion and divinity. In 2025, it was ranked by Loudwire as the 11th best progressive metal album of the 1990s.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1The Awakening1:39
- 2River of Pain7:15
- 3Tearing Down the World5:32
- 4Message to God6:42
- 5Long Way Home5:54
- 6Time Will Tell9:31
- 7Silent Scream6:14
- 8It’s Over6:16
- 9Tearing Down the World (radio edit)4:41
- 10Message to God (radio edit)4:25
- 11Time Will Tell (radio edit)4:11
- 12Silent Scream (radio edit)5:36
- 13Martial Arts1:50
- 14Restless3:20
14 tracks, 73 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Royal Hunt
- Label
- Semaphore
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- DE
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