Origin: Halifax, England
Genres: Doomdeath, Gothic Metal
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Paradise Lost  


Paradise Lost is generally regarded as one of the founders of the the genre of metal known as doomdeath, mixing the raw vocal style of death metal and slowing the riffs down to doom metal speed. Gothic, the band's second album, is widely considered a classic in the genre. As with many doomdeath bands, however, the succeeding albums have moved steadily away from that style, gradually losing the death vocals and instead opting for a more melancholy, slighty goth-influenced mainstream sound, losing almost all metallic ties on albums such as Host and Believe In Nothing. Since then, they've reverted slightly, with Symbol Of Life and the recent Paradise Lost containing a few nods to their mid-period days.

Current Members

Nick Holmes

vocals

Gregory Mackintosh

guitars

Aaron Aedy

guitars

Stephen Edmondson

bass

Former Members/Guests

Matthew Archer

drums

Lee Morris

drums (Marshall Law)

Jeff Singer

drums (Blaze, Kill II This)

Peter Damin (guest)

drums


Discography


Lost Paradise 
1990 Peaceville
  1. Intro
  2. Deadly Inner Sense
  3. Our Saviour
  4. Paradise Lost
  5. Rotting Misery
  6. Frozen Illusion
  7. Breeding Fear
  8. Lost Paradise
  9. International Torment II
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Matthew Archer



Gothic 
1991 Peaceville
  1. Gothic
  2. Dead emotion
  3. Shattered
  4. Rapture
  5. Eternal
  6. Falling forever
  7. Angel tears
  8. Silent
  9. The painless
  10. Desolate
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Matthew Archer
1991 BNR Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Shades Of God 
1992 Music For Nations
  1. Mortals Watch The Day
  2. Crying For Eternity
  3. Embraced
  4. Daylight Torn
  5. Pity The Sadness
  6. No Forgiveness
  7. Your Hand In Mine
  8. The Word Made Flesh
  9. As I Die
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Matthew Archer



Icon 
1993 Music For Nations
  1. Embers Fire
  2. Remembrance
  3. Forging Sympathy
  4. Joys Of The Emptiness
  5. Dying Freedom
  6. Widow
  7. Colossal Rains
  8. Weeping Words
  9. Poison
  10. True Belief
  11. Shallow Seasons
  12. Christendom
  13. Deus Misereatur
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Matthew Archer
1993 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Draconian Times 
1995 Music For Nations
  1. Enchantment
  2. Hallowed land
  3. The last time
  4. Forever failure
  5. Once solemn
  6. Shadowkings
  7. Elusive cure
  8. Yearn for change
  9. Shades of god
  10. Hands of reason
  11. I see your face
  12. Jaded
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Lee Morris
1995 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Metal Observer 


One Second 
1997 Music For Nations
  1. One second
  2. Say just words
  3. Lydia
  4. Mercy
  5. Soul courageous
  6. Another day
  7. The sufferer
  8. This cold life
  9. Blood of another
  10. Disappear
  11. Sane
  12. Take me down
  13. I despair
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Lee Morris

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility 


The Singles Collection  COMPILATION
1997 Music For Nations
  1. As I Die
  2. Rape of Virtue
  3. Death Walks Behind You
  4. Eternal (live)
  5. Embers Fire
  6. Sweetness
  7. True Belief
  8. Your Hand in Mine (live)
  9. The Last Time
  10. Walk Away
  11. Laid to Waste
  12. Master of Misrule
  13. Forever Failure
  14. Another Desire
  15. Fear
  16. Say Just Words (edit)
  17. Cruel One
  18. Soul Courageous
  19. Say Just Words (album version)



Reflection  COMPILATION
1998 Music For Nations
  1. Say just words
  2. Hallowed lands
  3. True belief
  4. Pity the sadness
  5. Eternal
  6. Forever failure (remix)
  7. Gothic
  8. One second
  9. Rotting misery (in dub)
  10. The last time
  11. Mercy
  12. Widow
  13. Embers fire
  14. As I die
  15. Soul courageous (live)
  16. Blood of another (live)
  17. As I die (live)



Host 
1999 EMI
  1. So Much Is Lost
  2. Nothing Sacred
  3. In All Honesty
  4. Harbour
  5. Ordinary Days
  6. It's Too Late
  7. Permanent Solution
  8. Behind The Grey
  9. Wreck
  10. Made The Same
  11. Deep
  12. Year Of Summer
  13. Host
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Lee Morris



Believe In Nothing 
2001 EMI
  1. I Am Nothing
  2. Mouth
  3. Fader
  4. Look At Me Now
  5. Illumination
  6. Something Real
  7. Divided
  8. Sell It To The World
  9. Never Again
  10. Control
  11. No Reason
  12. World Pretending
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Lee Morris

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Lords Of Metal 


Symbol Of Life 
2002 GUN
  1. Isolate
  2. Erased
  3. Two Worlds
  4. Pray Nightfall
  5. Primal
  6. Mystify
  7. Perfect Mask
  8. No Celebration
  9. Self Obsessed
  10. Symbol Of Life
  11. Channel For The Pain
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Lee Morris

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 


Evolve 
2002 Music For Nations



Paradise Lost 
2005 GUN
  1. Don't Belong
  2. Close Your Eyes
  3. Grey
  4. Redshift
  5. Forever After
  6. Sun Fading
  7. Laws Of Cause
  8. All You Leave Behind
  9. Accept The Pain
  10. Shine
  11. Spirit
  12. Over The Madness
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Jeff Singer

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal 


In Requiem 
2007 Century Media
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Jeff Singer

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 


Over The Madness 
2007 Century Media



The Anatomy Of Melancholy 
2008



Drown In Darkness - The Early Demos  COMPILATION
2009 Century Media
  1. Drown In Darkness ()
  2. Internal Torment ()
  3. Morbid Existence ()
  4. Paradise Lost ()
  5. Internal Torment ()
  6. Frozen Illusion ()
  7. Internal Torment (live) ()
  8. Our Saviour (live) ()
  9. Plains Of Desolation (live) ()
  10. Drown In Darkness (live) ()
  11. Paradise Lost (live) ()
  12. Nuclear Abomination (live) ()



Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us 
2009 Century Media
  1. As Horizons End
  2. I Remain
  3. First Light
  4. Frailty
  5. Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
  6. The Rise of Denial
  7. Living With Scars
  8. Last Regret
  9. Universal Dream
  10. In Truth
  • Nick Holmes
  • Gregory Mackintosh
  • Aaron Aedy
  • Stephen Edmondson
  • Peter Damin



Draconian Times MMXI 
2011 Century Media



Tragic Idol 
2012 Century Media
  1. Solitary One ()
  2. Crucify ()
  3. Fear Of Impending Hell ()
  4. Honesty In Death ()
  5. Theories From Another World ()
  6. In This We Dwell ()
  7. To The Darkness ()
  8. Tragic Idol ()
  9. Worth Fighting For ()
  10. The Glorious End ()

Reviews:   Metal Forces 


Lost In Time  COMPILATION
2012 Century Media
  1. Our Saviour
  2. Eternal
  3. As I Die
  4. True Belief
  5. Hallowed Land
  6. Say Just Words
  7. Nothing Sacred
  8. Mouth
  9. Erased
  10. Forever After
  11. The Enemy
  12. Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
  13. Honesty in Death


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