Paradise Lost is a heavy metal/goth metal band from the English county of Yorkshire, founded in 1989 (see 1989 in music).
Genre: Death metal, Doom metal, Goth
Country: UK
Status: Active
Time: 1989-
Paradise Lost are part of the big three bands that popularised doom death metal. The other two bands are Anathema and My Dying Bride. Ironically, Paradise Lost are 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.
Though often credited with pioneering goth metal, 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. Despite criticism from traditionalists, this bold approach has also garnered them many new fans along the way, and cemented the loyalty of progressive "old-timers."
Paradise Lost's line-up has remained remarkably consistent for a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmonson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited solely to them.
Only the band's drumming position has changed, with original sticks man Matthew Archer leaving in 1994 to be replaced by ex-Marshall Law drummer Lee Morris. In March 2004, Morris also left the band. Drummer Jeff Singer is now working with the band, but as of this writing, he is not a permanent replacement.
Nick Holmes - Vocals
Greg Mackintosh - Guitar
Aaron Aedy - Guitar
Steve Edmonson - Bass
Lee Morris - Drums
Matthew Archer - Drums
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
The Singles Collection - 1997
Reflection - 1998
at the BBC - 2003
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Paradise Lost are part of the big three bands that popularised doom death metal. The other two bands are Anathema and My Dying Bride. Ironically, Paradise Lost are 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.
Though often credited with pioneering goth metal, 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. Despite criticism from traditionalists, this bold approach has also garnered them many new fans along the way, and cemented the loyalty of progressive "old-timers."
Paradise Lost's line-up has remained remarkably consistent for a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmonson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited solely to them.
Only the band's drumming position has changed, with original sticks man Matthew Archer leaving in 1994 to be replaced by ex-Marshall Law drummer Lee Morris. In March 2004, Morris also left the band. Drummer Jeff Singer is now working with the band, but as of this writing, he is not a permanent replacement.