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Paradise Lost
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gothic metal, doom metal, metal, gothic, death metal
Paradise Lost - initally one of the premier death/doom bands (along with their former labelmates Anathema and My Dying Bride) that later incorporated electronic elements in their music. They formed in 1988 in Halifax, UK. Along with bands like Dream Death, Sempiternal Deathreign, Asphyx, Winter etc… they are also credited for helping develop the subgenre known as “gothic” metal.
Ironically, the band is almost unknown in their home country, but in mainland Europe they have been extremely popular for many years, especially in Greece and Germany, where they are regarded as mainstream rock stars. Although they have also been partially attributable for pioneering gothic metal[1], throughout their career the band have also confounded fans and critics alike with their perpetual taste for reinvention and experimentation, a desire to work with producers from other musical genres, and an oft-stated refusal to repeat themselves for fear of stagnation.
For instance, vocalist Nick Holmes used a muddy sounding grunt-style of singing in the band’s early duration (Lost Paradise(1990), Gothic(1991)); Upon the release of Shades Of God (1992), Icon (1993) and Draconian Times (1995), he refined his voice to a cleaner tone almost akin to James Hetfield of Metallica; And on One Second (1997), which was distributed by hip hop label Jive Records, the band experimented with Depeche Mode-styled synth pop and electronica.
Ironically, the band is almost unknown in their home country, but in mainland Europe they have been extremely popular for many years, especially in Greece and Germany, where they are regarded as mainstream rock stars. Although they have also been partially attributable for pioneering gothic metal[1], throughout their career the band have also confounded fans and critics alike with their perpetual taste for reinvention and experimentation, a desire to work with producers from other musical genres, and an oft-stated refusal to repeat themselves for fear of stagnation.
For instance, vocalist Nick Holmes used a muddy sounding grunt-style of singing in the band’s early duration (Lost Paradise(1990), Gothic(1991)); Upon the release of Shades Of God (1992), Icon (1993) and Draconian Times (1995), he refined his voice to a cleaner tone almost akin to James Hetfield of Metallica; And on One Second (1997), which was distributed by hip hop label Jive Records, the band experimented with Depeche Mode-styled synth pop and electronica.
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My Dying Bride, Katatonia, Moonspell, Tiamat, Anathema, Amorphis, Type O Negative… see all
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Paradise Lost - One Second
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The Enemy
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Praise Lamented Shade
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Never For The Damned
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Requiem
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Unreachable
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Ash & Debris
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Gothic
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Beneath Black Skies
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Grey
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Forever After
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Fallen Children
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Shoutbox
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Veskander wrote:
The new DvD is so damm good .. Really like the way they played pity the sadness there
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Bonald wrote:
Over the madness worth getting?
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NighttimeLunacy wrote:
Screw the synth/Depeche Mode era hate, they're awesome--period.
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proggirl wrote:
The Anatomy of Melancholy artwork
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Alex8V wrote:
The Anatomy of Melancholy is fuckincredible !
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proggirl wrote:
New DVD is simply AMAZING!!!!!!!!
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Verwolfo wrote:
Oh Good find on LV Tracker! Dunno but I have heard "Say just words" somewhere! and rly great song(other too)
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Wicked_Adidas wrote:
http://www.last.fm/event/691844
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Tipheret wrote:
Love these guys.
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Demon_Fall wrote:
Bought The Anatomy Of Melancholy double disc last week, very impressed. ;D
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Hopeless86 wrote:
Absolutely The Best Band Ever! I've bought their new DVD and after 5 minutes I started crying! *rotfl* PL 4 Ever.
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Oceanheart89 wrote:
"Gothic", one of the best albums ever.
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-miro- wrote:
Trash ... Hahaha, very funny ! First 3 albums(and their best) were doom/death . Later they played sinth pop/rock or something simillar . On In requim they play gothic metal .
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Therion668 wrote:
Thrash? Wtf are u talking about? Paradise Lost never played thrash...
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Davie_UCF wrote:
Thrash? I shall check out the later album.. Maybe its just live they sound all samey due to his vocals
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jut666 wrote:
The big deal is they are a brilliant band that has progressed from death metal,to gothic metal to thrash.Shades Of God was the big step which put them on the metal map.My Dying Bride were awesome in the early days,especially up until great tracks like The Songless Bird,but my mate saw them at Graspop the other week and said there wasnt enough old stuff.As for Anathema,I havent heard enough.Seriously,Paradise are an awesome band.Just their riffs alone which ride along the verses are brilliance.In my top 10 listened bands.
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Davie_UCF wrote:
Can someone explain the big deal with Paradise Lost? I've listened to al ot of their material, seen them live and checked out the live dvd but to me they sound very samey with each song.. compared to say My Dying Bride or Anathema, Anathema being one of my favourite bands.. Thanks!
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Marsallah wrote:
They'd be one of my fav bands even if they only recorded one album: ICON. They'd be a better band if Nick didn't ruin most of their gigs with his out of tune moans.
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suicideangel666 wrote:
wooohohohoooo haha :)))
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ChrisHayes wrote:
The Unholy Trinity gig in September should be one of the highlights of this year.
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Театр Стаса Намина (Зеленый театр), Moscow, Russian Federation
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Roko naktys
Zaraso ežero sala, Zarasai, Lithuania
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Recent Activity
- Blackheartsaur tagged Paradise Lost with ‘gothic metal’ and ‘gothic rock’. 7 hours ago
- Salamandrea tagged Paradise Lost with ‘gothic metal’. yesterday afternoon
- Jogurts tagged Paradise Lost with ‘doom metal’. yesterday morning
- Uthyr tagged Paradise Lost with ‘metal’. yesterday morning
- herra_huu, Mera-Luna and sarkasvili tagged Paradise Lost with ‘gothic metal’. yesterday morning
- Thorakil connected Paradise Lost to the group Amorphis PL. Thursday afternoon
- Noemmson tagged Paradise Lost with ‘seen live’. Thursday afternoon
- AniaRose and mik_skrrr tagged Paradise Lost with ‘gothic metal’. Thursday morning
- XXMelancholiaXx connected Paradise Lost to the group Black People Who Are Fans of Rock Music. Wednesday evening
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