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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

The British doom metal band Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, England in 1988; originally comprising vocalist Nick Holmes, lead guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, rhythm guitarist Aaron Aedy, bassist Steve Edmonson, and drummer Matthew Archer, the group recorded a pair of demo tapes, Drown in Darkness and Frozen Illusion, before signing with Peaceville Records to issue their debut album Lost Paradise in early 1990. The...
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by Jason Ankeny

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Pop/Rock

Styles

  • Hard Rock
  • Death Metal
  • Heavy Metal
  • Goth Metal
  • Doom Metal

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  • Faith Divides Us -- Death Unites Us

    Paradise Lost's career trajectory comes virtually full circle on 2009's Faith Divides Us -- Death Unites Us, an album that sees the British metal veterans resuming virtually the exact same... More ...

  • In Requiem

    In the scope of Paradise Lost's career, their eponymous release from 2005 represented the act of Hell freezing over, for it witnessed these founders of the British doom movement finally... More ...

  • Symbol of Life

    Though the relative merits of Paradise Lost's bizarre transformation from heavier-than-God doom/death metal originators to an alternative rock act delving into gothic electronica remain... More ...

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