Paradise Lost is an English gothic metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, and are considered by some to be the pioneers of the death-doom genre,[5] and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement.[6] Bands that have cited Paradise Lost as an influence, or have covered them, include My Dying Bride,[7] Anathema,[7] The Gathering,[7] Amorphis,[8] Cradle of Filth,[9] Katatonia,[10] Moonspell,[11] Lacuna Coil,[12] HIM,[12] Nightwish[12] and many others. As of 2005, Paradise...
Paradise Lost is an English gothic metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, and are considered by some to be the pioneers of the death-doom genre,[5] and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement.[6] Bands that have cited Paradise Lost as an influence, or have covered them, include My Dying Bride,[7] Anathema,[7] The Gathering,[7] Amorphis,[8] Cradle of Filth,[9] Katatonia,[10] Moonspell,[11] Lacuna Coil,[12] HIM,[12] Nightwish[12] and many others. As of 2005, Paradise Lost have sold over two million albums worldwide.[13] Their line-up has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited to them. During the years, the band has only changed drummers.
Studio albums Lost Paradise (1990) Gothic (1991) Shades of God (1992) Icon (1993) Draconian Times (1995) One Second (1997) Host (1999) Believe in Nothing (2001) Symbol of Life (2002) Paradise Lost (2005) In Requiem (2007) Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us (2009) Tragic Idol (2012) The Plague Within (2015) Medusa (2017) Obsidian (2020) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
