Paranoid Visions Explore “Subverse Reality” On New Album

In 2019, Paranoid Visions embarked on the five-part journey with Countdown to Pharmageddon. Conceived as a complete artistic statement rather than simply a record release, the collection combined an album, poetry book, art prints, and a range of additional elements. The band have today released the fourth instalment of the project, Subverse Reality, that, like its three predecessors, follows the established Countdown to Pharmageddon format, featuring vinyl, digital download, poetry book, art print, badge, insert, and an exclusive live download of the band’s 2022 Vicar Street performance, that is available only with the box set edition. Where this release differs, however, is that absolutely no compromises have been made. The mixes are exactly as intended, and for the first time the spoken-word and poetry pieces have been treated as fully realised tracks rather than interludes or fillers.

The result was simply too substantial for the standard 10-inch format, leading to its release as a double 10-inch vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve that is now available via FOAD Musick. The album’s arrival also coincides with the band’s 45th anniversary, an achievement that seems almost impossible to comprehend, yet stands as a testament to the determination and stubborn resilience of everyone involved. From day one, the guiding principle was simple: stop when it became a job, when the interest faded, or when the ideas ran out. Forty-five years later, we’re still a very long way from that point.

“This album has been 45 years in the making. Every record we’ve released has had some sort of limitation, but this is almost certainly the best Paranoid Visions album ever made.”